The Auckland based businesswoman also takes the Best SME category with her vision to create the largest Au Pair Agency in the world and New Zealand’s largest home-based early childhood education provider.
"It gives me immense pleasure to recognise these women who are achieving great things in business,” Annah says. “Cecilia is an outstanding example of business leadership. Hers’ is a service for busy women who want not just a nanny but an educator too.”
The winner of the Best New Business is Sachie Nomura of Sachie’s Kitchen. Judges appreciated Sachie’s vision of creating a debt-free business that included television appearances, branded products and tours.
The winner of the Most Sustainable Business Category is Dawn Engelbrecht of Safe Kids In Daily Supervision (sKids). sKids provides quality out of school hours care to approximately 3,500 children each day from Whangarei to Queenstown.
The Her Businesswoman of the Year awards are run in association with Her Magazine; New Zealand’s leading women’s business and lifestyle publication.
The awards celebrate outstanding female business acumen and leadership within the New Zealand SME industry. Past winners have included Cilla Hegarty of NZ Tax Refunds Ltd, Brigit Blair of Linden Leaves, Peri Drysdale of Snowy Peak Ltd and, the event's current organiser, Stretton Group CEO, Annah Stretton.
The 2012 winners are:
Best New Business:
Sachie’s Kitchen – Sachie Nomura
Best SME:
Au Pair Link – Cecilia Robinson
Most Sustainable Business:
sKids - Dawn Engelbrecht
Her Businesswoman of the Year:
Au Pair Link – Cecilia Robinson
For more information, photos and contact with the winners contact:
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