Women business leaders were celebrated at the North East Businesswomen of the Year (WIN) Awards.
Kris Blackburn, who owns The Running Fox Group of coffee shops in Northumberland, scooped the prestigious Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship. She said “I am speechless - this is such an honour. I totally did not expect this, and I feel so humbled amongst so many inspirational women. There were so many amazing winners and runners up and I totally didn’t see this coming. The team are buzzing, and it has given a huge lift to everyone’s spirits after a very difficult couple of years during Covid.”
Best Small Business was presented to Louise Kennedy of Oculus HR, while the Best New Business went to Natalie Dawson from Awesome Botanical Ltd and Employer of the Year was won by Karbon Homes.
