ABC make it 1,2,3!

 

ABC, the Sussex based free parenting magazine, scored a hat-trick by scooping their third major award in 12 months on Friday night when they won the NatWest Small Business of the Year Venus award at the glitzy event held at the Brighton Metropole Hotel.

Rachel Boyle (bottom right) with the other Venus Award nominees

On 27th September following thousands of votes, hundreds of nominations and applications with a frenzy of excitement and enthusiasm the winners of the Brighton NatWest Venus Awards were announced. Tara Howard has with the help of other local business women, created the Venus Awards to recognise local business women across the UK. The moment you walked into the room you were hit with an array of emotions. The thrilled, excited and glamorous business women all gathered waiting to hear the winners announced and hopefully to collect an award.

Rachel Boyle, MD and founder of ABC said "I am so proud of the team and all our achievements. These awards are recognition that we're getting it right. Right for our clients and right for our readers - I'm absolutely delighted for everyone involved."

Rachel Boyle

As a business ABC is great because it offers a unique package: a tri-annual publication, which is part directory, part information source and part light entertainment. Readers therefore read the magazine cover to cover, and then keep their copy long-term for reference, which gives advertisers excellent value for money. 

NatWest Venus Awards, were set up in 2009 by Tara Howard, to recognise the hard work, effort and skill that it can take women to successfully juggle business with other commitments. www.venusawards.co.uk

ABC are able to add this third award to their two previous successes - in November 2012 Rachel Boyle was awarded Business Woman of the Year by Johnston Press and in May this year the hard work of the ABC Social Media team was recognised by winning The Purplebiz UK Business of the Day Twitter Award. ABC make it 1, 2, 3!

Team ABC! From L-R Stacey Renphrey, Tania Ford, Iain Boyle & Wiebeke Vuursteen

 

ABC Magazine founder wins Business Woman of the Year 2012!

Rachel Boyle, founder and managing director of the ABC Magazine Group has won Business Woman of the Year 2012!

This hard fought category, sponsored by www.foxyladydrivers.com was one of the highlights at the prestigious Woman of the Year 2012 event held at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel in Arundel, West Sussex last Friday.

Organised by Johnston Press Southern Events, in association with The Mumpreneurs Networking Club  the evening was a great success with over 300 guests celebrating the success of local women in business, women in the home, women in the community - in fact, women everywhere.

"I am absolutely chuffed to bits to receive this award, particularly with such an impressive list of nominees. Women all over the country are now very strong in business with many finding the time and energy to run their businesses alongside their families. Like many women in business, I rely on a strong network of other mums to ensure that what we do at ABC Magazine is as accurate, correct and useful as it can be - thank you to you all."

Charlotte Plummer, from headline sponsor

The Body shop, said: “At The Body Shop, we believe that true beauty comes from the heart. For us, beauty is  much more than a pretty face. It’s about looking good, feeling good and doing good. We make our products with love and care and we source some of the finest ingredients from the four corners of the globe, and we trade fairly so communities benefit as well as you.”

Founded by Dame Anita Roddick, successful business women and entrepreneur, The Body Shop has always had a special relationship with women. As well as supporting women in business, The Body Shop also runs campaigns on women’s issues and rights, including its ‘Activate Self Esteem’ programme and ‘Stop Violence in the Home’ campaign which raised over £4 million for partners who work to offer prevention, support and protection of women.

The Body Shop also works with a number of women-only co-operatives, through its Community Fair Trade programme, sourcing ingredients and accessories from marginalised communities across the globe. This provides predictable and regular income and the security and confidence for some women to develop their own businesses.  The trade transforms their lives, their self-esteem and their voice in the community.

Rachel Boyle (R) receiving her Business Woman of the Year Award 2012 from Nicky Chisholm (L) of the Mumpreneurs Networking Club