The eighty five successful Semi-Finalists will now go through to the next stage of the judging process, and the finalists will be announced on 8^th February 2019.  

Venus Awards Devon & Cornwall is now in its 6th year, and the response remains consistently strong with more than 1100 nominations and 340 applications.

The Devon & Cornwall participants are competing in 15 categories including Woman in Property/Construction, Small Business of the Year, Inspirational Woman in STEMM and Business Mother of the Year.

Nikki Price, Drake’s Jewellers Marketing Manager sponsors of our Inspirational Woman Category said about the process so far:

“It was such a lovely evening celebrating the semi-finalists, well done to all of them! We feel incredibly lucky to be sponsoring Inspirational Woman of the Year; with so many incredible entries it was a very difficult decision to choose just 5 women. We’re looking forward to getting to know them over the next couple of weeks and choosing three amazing, inspirational finalists. “

This year’s Charity Sponsors are the Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance  The aim of Devon Air Ambulance is to help save ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances: parents, partners, children. Nobody chooses to have an emergency, but thanks to the crucial support of the Devon community, they can be there when it matters most. Cornwall Air Ambulance flies more than 700 missions every year bringing vital emergency medical treatment in minutes to patients across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It does not receive any government support for these missions and relies on the generosity of its supporters.

The Venus Awards – dubbed by Channel 4 as “The Working Women’s Oscars” – celebrate the vital contribution that women in business make to the local, regional and national economy, and are unique in that anyone can nominate a friend, client or family member.  To provide extra help for our nominees and other working women, we have recently launched The Venus Business School. This exciting new initiative offers invaluable support for female entrepreneurs and working women in the areas of confidence, communication, leadership and stress/time management.

The Devon & Cornwall 2019 Venus Awards, will culminate in a glamorous Ceremony and Gala Dinner on the 29^th March 2019.

The Venus Awards Dorset 2018 Semi-Finalists are:

Woman in Property/Construction (Sponsored by MIDAS)

 Small Business of the Year (Sponsored by SW Business Connections)

Inspirational Woman in STEMM (Sponsored by TRUCKSMITH)

 Employer of The Year (Sponsored by Plymouth City Bus)

 Inspirational Woman of the Year (Sponsored by Drake’s Jewellers)

Business of The Year 

Entrepreneur of the Year (Sponsored by Cornish Mutual)

Lifetime Achievement Award (Sponsored by Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management) 

Director of the Year (Sponsored by BBX South West)

Networker of the Year 

New Business of the Year (Sponsored by Accounting4Everything)

Influential Woman of the Year (Sponsored by Folk2Folk)

Marketing & PR Excellence Award 

Customer Service Award 

Business Mother of the Year (Sponsored by Heart FM)