Dublin City Female Entrepreneur Awards

2011

The winners of the annual Dublin City Female Entrepreneur Awards were announced at the DCEB Networking event at Wood Quay Venue on 12th December 2011.

The winner of the Most Improved Business Award was Deirdre Hardiman, Hepburn Designs (www.hepburndesigns.ie), pictured below receiving her award from the Chairman of DCEB, Patrick Lynch.

 The winner of the  ‘Rising Star’ Award was Joanna Norton of Click4ESOL (www.click4esol.com), pictured below receiving her award from DCEB Chairman Pat Lynch.

The winners of the annual Dublin City Female Entrepreneur Awards were announced at the DCEB Networking event at Wood Quay Venue on 13th December 2010.

The winner of the Most Improved Business Award was Agata Stoinska, D-Light Studio (www.d-lightstudios.com)

Agata Stoinska (right), of D-Light Studio receiving her trophy from Denise Brophy, DCEB Board member.ember.

The prize is a Perpetual trophy, €500 cash, a €500 DCEB voucher and a Certificate.

The winner of the  ‘Rising Star’ Award was Deirdre Hardiman, Hepburn Designs (www.hepburndesigns.ie). 

Deirdre Hardiman (right), of Hepburn Design receiving her prize from Denise Brophy, DCEB Board member.

The DCEB is very grateful to the four judges for reviewing the entries and choosing the winners.  The judges were:

• v      Cora Barnes, Managing Director of Three Q Recruitment
• v      Daire Coffey, DCEB Mentor and Management Consultant/Business Coach at Perspectives Consulting
• v      Natalie Kelly, Partner with Anne Brady McQuillans DFK Accountants.
• v      Jackie Prendergast, Consulting Excellence, HR & Management Solutions

2009

Most Improved Business Award

 

The Winner of the 2009 Award for the Most Improved Business in the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women in 2009 was Karen Brown of Chic Commodities (www.chiccommodities.com  ).  She won the perpetual trophy, €500 cash and €500 worth of DCEB training vouchers.  Karen’s company Chic Commodities is a leading distributor of “ethical and green” brands including an organic fake tan retail range, a professional spray tan, an organic skincare range for men and pure mineral cosmetics.  Karen has grown the business from 2 to 7 people over a 2 year period.  Among the company’s achievements in 2009 were rolling out of their brands to stockists nationwide, being selected  by SFA as Best Emerging New Business 2009 and launching their own brand.

    

Rising Star Award

The Winner of the 2009 Rising Star award in the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women in 2009 was Agata Stoinska of D-Lite Studios (http://d-lightstudios.com  ).  She won €500 worth of DCEB training vouchers.  Agata’s company D-Lite Studios rents studio space for photographers, television crews, theatre companies, exhibitions, creative workshops, seminars, fashion shows.  Working as a photographer Agata wanted an innovative creative space to work in and provide a space for a multitude of creative disciplines. They have held exhibitions and also had a one day art festival which showed more than 30 artists.

 

2008

Eibhlin Curley, Dublin City Enterprise Board, Mary Ryan, Product Innovator and Brian Carey, Sunday Times presenting the Award, December 2008

 

Mary Ryan, Product Innovator Ltd

 

“I am delighted to have won this prestigious award, and would recommend that entrepreneurs take advantage of the great services that are offered by Dublin City Enterprise Board” said Mary Ryan. “They provide great training and mentoring programmes, as well as invaluable opportunities to network and make business contacts.  They have certainly helped me in my business”.

Mary Ryan launched Product Innovator Ltd in 2002 to provide training and coaching in Product Management for the Technology Sector.

 

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Mary Ryan, Product Innovator Ltd (Dublin City Female Entrepreneur 2008)

Pauline Logan, Network Manager, Eibhlin Curley, Dublin City Enterprise Board,

Alison Bell, Spa -Ireland (Rising Star 2008)

Photography by Grainne Duggan of Art and Soul www.artandsoul.ie

The prize is a €500 DCEB voucher and a Certificate.

2007

(Grainne Duggan Photography) Left to Right: Daire Coffey (DCEB Mentor) Joan Bree (Cush n Shade) Eibhlin Curley (Assistant Chief Executive DCEB) Pauline Logan (DCEB Network Manager) - Trophy crafted by Ayelet Lawor.

Cush’n Shade is the brainchild of Joan Bree. She was presented with the Dublin City Female Entrepreneur Award on Monday 12 November to acknowledge her enterprising achievements in 2007. Cush’n Shade is a portable, foldable, device that combines a cushion and a sunshade that provides neck support and protects the face from the direct rays of the sun while the rest of the body tans.

Jennylynd James of Caribbean Enterprises, won the Rising Star Award at the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women award ceremony.   Jennylynd is a food scientist with a PhD in food biotechnology.

 

Photo (Grainne Duggan Photography Left to Right): Joan Bree (Cush n Shade) Winner of the Dublin City Female Entrerpreneur Award 2007 and Jennylynd James, Caribbean Enterprises, winnder of the Rising Star 2007 Award.