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Bloom Her Businesswoman of the Year 2008 is....
Jenny Yule, PORSE |
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Jenny Yule is a hands-on Managing Director. She has a very clear vision and with this empowers her staff. Jenny thrives on creating new ideas and turning them into reality. Her leadership and business acumen has seen PORSE become the success it is today. The business has grown substantially both at the top line and bottom line and without this a business cannot be truly successful. Jenny is to be congratulated as being the stand out Bloom Her Business Woman of the Year for 2008.
Category sponsored by: Hewlett Packard
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BEST NEW BUSINESS
Lisa Ebbing and Ange Crosbie, HOTmilk
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HOTmilk has created a range of maternity lingerie that is sassy, sexy and sweet. They have turned maternity lingerie into a fashion item. The idea was inspired by Lisa Ebbing and together with her best friend and co director Ange Crosbie the have turned a concept into a great new business.
In less than two years, Lisa and Ange have underscored their business model with a solid distribution network. HOTmilk is stocked by over 60 stores in New Zealand, 100 in Australia and they are now entering the UK and European market.
Category sponsored by AJ Park
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BEST MICRO BUSINESS
Lisa Ebbing and Ange Crosbie, HOTmilk
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To quote TV3’s John Campbell, maternity underwear was a fashion wasteland before HOTmilk. The choice came down to black, white or beige! HOTmilk’s range of maternity underwear is designed to empower women and in doing so has ensured its own success with initial sales seeing HOTmilk outsell its competition five to one. HOTmilk has created a real niche market and is a business success story for business and woman in business.
Category sponsored by Staples Rodway
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BEST SME BUSINESS
(small-medium enterprise,
employing 6+ employees)
Sharon Newton, Liquorland Taupo
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With her husband who works part time in the business, Sharon Newton owns Liquorland Taupo. From taking over the brand new business in 2004, Sharon has devoted a lot of her time to ensuring the business was financially successful. She has achieved this year on year. Over the last four years of taking over the business she has exceeded the financial goals set for the business. At the same time she has instilled a strong focus on customer service and has set up systems and procedures to ensure that the business is independent of her and therefore sustainable in the longer term.
Category sponsored by Westpac
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MOST INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL
Helga Taylor, WasteWorks
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WasteWorks is the only 100% New Zealand owned refuse company in Northland. Co-Founded by Helga Taylor in 1990, WasteWorks is dedicated to maintaining a sustainable waste management system for Northland. Helga has overcome a number of challenges from very humble beginnings to becoming an established and successful business employing over 70 staff. Filled with ideas Helga has been the driving force behind the financial direction of WasteWorks since its inception. She is passionate about what she does, is focused with a clear vision and goals. She is a very motivated woman and encourages those around her to be the same; she is a role model that any business woman would want to emulate.
Category sponsored by Mercedes-Benz
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MOST OUTSTANDING BUSINESS LEADER
Jenny Yule, PORSE
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Jenny Yule was inspired in 1986 to create an organization for nannies in an environment that best works for young children – HOME. From this innovative concept, Jenny established PORSE in 1994 which provides in-home childcare and educator training. Since its inception, the business has experienced excellent growth year on year. Jenny is very modest about her own success and gives credit where credit is due to the team around her. But a strong team needs a strong and passionate leader – this is Jenny.
Category sponsored by Massey University
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MOST OUTSTANDING BUSINESS CITIZENSHIP
Dr Liza Schneider, Holistic Veterinary Services
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Established in 2003, Holistic Vets integrates veterinary medicine with alternative therapies for the benefit of sustainable long term animal health. Over the past five years, Liza has balanced the growth of her business with a focus on socially responsible practices. Holistic Vets’ business activities have been not just about profit but about giving back. To this end Liza has focused her business practices around the sustainability of the environment, supporting the SPCA and DoC, improving wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services to name but a few. All of this she does for the benefit of the community beyond her business.
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Her Business Network of the Year
Cheyenne Ribbon, Taupo Network
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The Taupo Network was launched in July 2006. Cheyenne immediately demonstrated her quiet but very determined leadership style. Always keen to let others shine, Cheyenne has consistently maintained very high numbers at her meetings, always ensuring a balance of inspiration and networking is achieved.
Cheyenne insists her recipe for success is not complicated, “I believe I am a genuine person who is friendly, positive, approachable, helpful and inspirational, and my peers hold me in high regard. I lead by example and treat everyone with respect. I support members’ dreams and ideas, gently encouraging them into action.”
Celebrating success is also vital to Cheyenne, who is organising the first ever Her Business Network Taupo Regional Awards. She sees these awards as the perfect incubator for women who can then enter the 2009 Bloom National Awards.
Not content to just support the network members, Cheyenne and her network membership have implemented a number of initiatives that give back to women in the their community. Current projects include organising the ‘Pink Walk’ where all funds raised will be donated to the local cancer support group. Another is the ‘supporting extraordinary dreams’ programme where a woman with a worthy dream will receive support to achieve their dreams.
And just what in Cheyenne’s opinion is her greatest achievement... “To love what I do and feel that it matters – how could anything be more fun!”
cheyenne@herbusinessnetworktaupo.co.nz www.herbusinessnetworktaupo.co.nz
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