The shortlist has been announced for an awards ceremony celebrating the best of North East women in business.
The NE Women In Business Awards will return on October 28 after a two-year gap due to the pandemic. Categories at the awards – which are in their 21st year – feature prizes for new and small businesses, young entrepreneurs, women in STEM and the top prize of the Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship.
Nickie Gott, chair of the judging panel, said: “I genuinely cannot believe the amount and calibre of entries we have received this year. The two-year gap we had due to Covid was such a miss on the business calendar in our region.