The Handpicked Collection has been declared Best Online Gift Store in the Sheerluxe Online Shopping Awards, marking its second win in consecutive years.
Hailed as the definitive guide to luxury online shopping, SheerLuxe invites readers to vote to determine the very best in luxury online shopping, in a series of categories including gifts, toys, maternity and beauty.  2011 is the second annual Sheerluxe Online Shopping Awards, making The Handpicked Collection the only company ever to win in the Best Online Gift Store category.
Founder Jo McGivern commented, “I am absolutely delighted that …

Me Finder – the new digital wristband to help children when they get lost – has won 5 prestigious awards for invention in the month of October including the Platinum Award for Consumer Product from the British Inventors Society.
Claire Bardner, inventor of the Me Finder, is delighted to announce the five awards that Me Finder has won – all top accolades in the field of invention.
European Women Inventors & Innovators Special Recognition Award 2011
British Female inventors & Innovators Special Recognition Award 2011
Silver – Consumer Product – British Inventors Society Awards …

Eco venture forerunner, Laura Rudoe, founder of the evolve organic beauty range, has been recognised for her business success at the recent prestigious annual Mumpreneur UK award ceremony.  Laura, 33, was chosen out of over 700 entries to win the ‘Best Green Business’ award.
 
A panel of high profile business experts which included BBC’s Dragon Den star, Duncan Bannatyne, judged the awards.  On receiving the honour, Laura said,
 
“I’m very pleased the judges appreciated the strong green vision behind evolve and I’m truly thrilled to have won.  I set up the business …

Organic clothing brand, Frugi, has just been nominated for the first Regional Business Awards, as part of Global Enterprise Week. This follows on from huge success in 2011 from a company that is continuing to thrive in spite of the economic climate. Earlier this year, Frugi swept up at the Cornwall Business Awards and this month Lucy Jewson (Frugi’s co-founder) attended the Woman of the Year Awards in London, having been nominated by a past Chairwoman for her personal contribution to society.
Frugi’s shortlisting as Small Business of the Year is …

Are you looking to boost your businesses exposure? Then why not enter for an award or competition, a great way to gain media exposure.
Thanks to Boost Marketing for the round up of awards and competition deadlines till the end of January.
Business Awards
- The Home Business Awards – submission deadline: Early November
- Red Herring 100 Awards (Europe) – submission deadline: 1st November
- Virtual Business of the Year Awards – submission deadline: Mid November
- PLC Awards – submission deadline: Late November
- Buyout Track 100 programme – submission deadline: 2nd December
- Network of …

The news is full of stories about women leaving their jobs to look after their families, due to the high cost of childcare.  But, one company breaks the mould of traditional childcare to offer flexibility to women  – Third Door.
 
London-based Third Door has already scooped several awards and a year after launch the accolades keep coming.  The ground-breaking organisation, which is the UK’s first flexible workspace with on-site childcare, finished in the top 50 at the SMARTA 100 awards who recognised third Door as one of the UKs savviest, enterprising …

The winners of the prestigious mumandworking 2011 Awards have just been announced – and Best in Glass from Sevenoaks, Kent was one of the 7 national winners!
The 2011 mumandworking awards are organised by www.mumandworking.co.uk and reward, recognise and celebrate the companies and individuals that make flexible working possible. The awards highlight those shining examples which prove that family-friendly employment not only supports family life but gives real benefits to the companies and businesses involved.
Sarah Beeny, TV presenter, author, entrepreneur and Mum said of this year’s event
“As a mum of four …

Dragons’ Den veteran Duncan Bannatyne was among the judges who voted business lawyer Suzanne Dibble’s venture Lawyers4Mumpreneurs a winner at the national Mumpreneur Awards ceremony on Sunday 25 September 2011.
The accolade recognises Suzanne’s growing practice for the outstanding support it provides to smaller, family-run businesses, since launching in 2010. The only law firm in the UK to do so, Lawyers4Mumpreneurs focuses solely on mumpreneurs’ needs in setting up and growing their businesses, offering friendly, cost effective, jargon-free business law advice. Suzanne spotted her opportunity in a market where many small …

Tooth Ticklers, a uniquely designed toothbrush specifically for babies and toddlers, invested by Sonia Day, has been chosen as winner of the Concept Award at the Baby Show for Trade at London Olympia.
While there are existing toothbrushes on the market for children with variations in handle designs, these are generally smaller versions of adult toothbrushes which make cleaning little teeth unsatisfactory and fiddly. Tooth Ticklers have bristles all the way round the head so top and bottom teeth get brushed at the same time with different length bristles for hard …

Working mums don’t get half the recognition they rightfully deserve. So if you know a hard working working mum or are one yourself then why not nominate them for The Working Mum of the Year Awards 2011.
This fantastic recognition award is sponsored by Pitman Training and the winner will receive a fabulous prize of a family holiday and the three runners up will also receive some great prizes too.
The winner will also be invited to the awards ceremony at The Royal York Hotel, on the 19th November 2011 where the …