S
P
03
6
LEICES
TER
MER
CUR
Y
TUESD
AY
,
JUNE
24
,
2008
WO
MEN
IN
BUSINES
S
The
Wo
men
of
Ac
hie
ve
ment
Aw
ar
ds
ar
e
a
unique
celebr
ation
designed
to
captur
e
the
achie
ve
ment
of
almost
an
y
wo
man
in
Leicester
,
Leicestershir
e
and
Ru
t
l
a
n
d
.
Th
e
success
of
wo
men
in
our
society
often
goes
unr
eco
g-
nised,
be
tha
t
in
bu
siness
,
the
community
or
at
home
.
Wo
men
ar
eacr
ucial
par
to
f
our
social
fa
bric
,
and
this
pr
estigious
ga
la
dinner
seeks
to
bring
the
suc
-
cesses
of
local
wo
men
to
ge
ther
and
aw
ar
d
them
fo
rt
heir
a
ch
i
ev
e
m
e
n
t
.
Th
er
e
ar
el
iterall
y
thousands
of
wo
men
in
the
county
wh
o
ha
ve
ac
hie
ve
d
gr
ea
tt
hings
,b
ut
ha
ve
ne
ve
rb
een
thank
ed,
con
-
gr
at
ula
ted
or
re
co
gnised
fo
r
their
ef
fo
rt
s.
Th
is
ev
ent
is
not
onl
y
a
celebra
tion
of
wo
men,
it
is
designed
to
re
co
gnise
,
moti
v-
at
e
and
inspir
e.
It
is
af
antastic
oppor
tunity
to
raise
the
pr
ofile
of
all
finalists
or
tha
t
of
the
org
anisa
tion
or
insti
-
tute
fo
r
wh
ic
ht
hey
wo
rk
.E
ac
h
ca
te
gory
winner
is
pr
esented
with
a
cer
tifica
te
and
an
aw
ar
d,
all
finalists
re
cei
ve
a
cer
tifica
te
along
with
the
associa
ted
pub
li
-
city
and
media
inter
est.
Th
ee
ve
nt
is
an
enjo
ya
bl
ee
x-
perience
,
not
onl
y
fo
r
the
entrants
bu
t
also
fo
r
friends
,
collea
gues
and
cl
ients
.
Th
e
winner
of
eac
h
ca
te
gory
re
mains
confidential
until
the
ev
ening
of
the
aw
ar
ds
dinner
it
-
s
e
l
f.
A
unique
celebr
ation
of
the
achie
ve
ments
of
wo
men
OW
NERS
of
small
to
medium-
siz
ed
bu
sinesses
ne
gotia
ting
the
maz
e
of
emplo
yment
la
w
and
human
re
sour
ces
issues
incr
easingl
yt
ur
n
to
Ru
th
Ing
-
man
Ltd
fo
r
help
.
As
an
emplo
yment
la
ws
pecial
-
ist
consultanc
y,
Ru
th
Ingman
Ltd
has
ear
ned
ah
igh
pr
ofile
on
the
Leicestershir
eb
usiness
scene
,
wo
rk
ing
tir
elessl
y
fo
rc
li
-
ents
to
detangle
the
we
b
of
highl
y
complex
le
gisla
tion.
Tr
av
elling
acr
oss
Leicester
-
shir
e,
Ru
th
Ingman
ad
vises
cl
i-
ents
in
man
y
dif
fer
ent
sectors
,
bu
t
wh
ic
h
tend
to
be
small
to
medium-siz
ed
enter
prises
without
the
in-house
le
ga
l
sup
-
por
ta
va
ila
bl
et
o
man
yl
arg
er
or
-
g
anisa
tions
.
Ru
th
is
an
Emplo
yment
La
w
Consultant
with
15
ye
ars8217
com
-
pr
ehensi
ve
le
ga
l
kno
wledg
ea
nd
experience
.AMasters
de
gr
ee
in
La
w
and
Emplo
yment
Re
la
-
tions
,
fi
ve
ye
ars
as
a
practising
bar
rister
and
a
fur
ther
fi
ve
as
an
emplo
ye
d
consultant
special
-
ising
in
emplo
yment
la
ws
et
fir
m
fo
unda
tions
fo
r
the
special
-
ist
practice
she
esta
bl
ished
ear
ly
in
2002.
As
Pr
esident
Elect
of
the
Leicestershir
e
Chamber
of
Commer
ce
,t
aking
of
fice
in
December
this
ye
ar
,s
he
fa
ces
the
ne
wc
halleng
e
of
boosting
membership
and
fo
rging
ev
en
str
ong
er
re
la
tions
with
par
tner
org
anisa
tions
.
In
her
wo
rk
Ru
th
asser
ts
tha
t
smaller
companies
ne
ve
rh
av
e
to
feel
they8217
re
alone
.
She
sa
ys:
8220F
riendl
y
suppor
t
and
practical
solutions
can
of
-
fer
re
al
peace
of
mind
in
man
y
situa
tions
,
ensuring
compli
-
ance
with
le
ga
le
mplo
yment
ob
-
lig
at
ions
,
understanding
of
hu
-
man
re
sour
ce
options
and
av
oiding
cl
aims
at
emplo
yment
t
r
i
bu
n
a
l
s.
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Clients
rang
e
fr
om
bl
ue
ch
ip
companies
to
sole
traders
in
all
major
industry
sectors
,i
n
Leicestershir
e
and
thr
oughout
the
East
Midlands
.H
er
no-non
-
sense
ap
pr
oac
hi
s
teamed
with
top
quality
ad
vice
and
hands-on
s
o
l
u
t
i
o
n
s.
8220T
he
vo
lume
of
le
gisla
tion
on
emplo
yment
la
wi
s
va
st
and
man
ys
maller
fir
ms
find
it
ve
ry
dif
ficult
to
de
ve
lop
their
bu
si
-
ness
and
maintain
up-to-da
te
kno
wledg
e
on
the
subject.
LEG
AL
AND
CO
RRECT
8220Whether
they
ar
ed
ealing
with
an
issue
tha
ta
ff
ects
a
single
emplo
ye
e,
or
has
a
br
oad
-
er
impact
on
the
wh
ole
wo
rk
-
fo
rc
e,
they
pr
oba
bly
kno
ww
ha
t
outcome
they
ar
el
ooking
fo
r,
ye
t
they
ma
y
not
kno
w
ho
wt
o
go
ab
out
it
cor
re
ctl
y
and
le
ga
ll
y.
8220I
ha
ve
am
ind
tha
t
functions
in
both
a
lo
gical
and
cr
ea
ti
ve
wa
y,
wh
ic
h
means
cl
ients
re
-
cei
ve
a
rang
eo
f
practical
solu
-
tions
.
Th
ey
need
somebod
y
wh
o
can
compr
ehend
the
pr
ob
lems
and
pr
esent
a
nu
mber
of
options
to
ac
hie
ve
the
solutions
they
want.
Ic
an
ste
p
into
the
br
eac
h
fo
r
them
and
pr
ov
ide
essential
pr
ofessional
suppor
t,8221
said
Ru
t
h
.
Betw
een
2003
and
2005,
Ru
th
was
also
Chair
man
of
Inte
gr
a,
Leicestershir
e
Chamber
of
C
o
m
m
e
rc
e
8217s
Associa
tion
fo
r
wo
men
in
bu
siness
.I
n
tha
tr
ole
,
she
joined
the
Boar
d
of
the
Chamber
of
Commer
ce
as
a
non-
ex
ecuti
ve
dir
ector
and
has
held
the
ro
le
of
De
puty
Chair
man.
She
is
also
an
ad
viser
to
the
LeicestHERda
y
Tru
st,
wh
ic
h
she
ch
air
ed
in
2004/05.
Ru
th
is
also
in
vo
lv
ed
in
Yo
ung
Enter
prise
,
fo
r
wh
ic
hs
he
has
sponsor
ed
a
Leicestershir
e
aw
ar
d,
as
we
ll
as
acting
as
a
bu
siness
ad
viser
in
the
Te
am
Pr
og
ramme
.I
n
both
the
ye
ars
in
wh
ic
hs
he
ch
air
ed
the
judg
es
fo
rt
he
Leicestershir
eC
ounty
Finals
the
successful
compan
-
ies
re
ac
hed
the
na
tional
finals
.
8220I
ha
ppen
to
be
a
wo
man
wh
o
ru
ns
a
bu
siness
,t
ha
ts
houldn
8217t
in
itself
be
an
un
usual
ro
le
.T
he
quality
of
my
ad
vice
and
the
ser
-
vice
I
pr
ov
ide
to
my
cl
ients
is
in
-
di
vidual
to
me
and
not
de
pend
-
ent
on
my
ge
nder
per
se
.8221
8220T
his
ethos
also
ap
plies
to
my
vie
w
of
my
ro
le
as
Pr
esident
Elect
of
Leicestershir
e
Cham
-
ber
of
Commer
ce
,
although
fo
ra
wo
man
star
ting
out
in
bu
siness
it
might
be
encoura
ging
to
see
a
wo
man
helping
to
lead
an
or
-
ga
nisa
tion
wh
ic
h
has
suc
ha
high
pr
ofile
and
str
ong
re
puta
-
tion
in
the
bu
siness
and
wider
c
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s.
8221
8220W
omen
in
bu
siness
ha
ve
to
be
abl
e
to
jug
gle
man
yd
if
fer
ent
as
-
pects
of
their
li
ve
s.
Ev
ery
one
does
it
to
the
best
of
their
ab
ility
and
hopes
tha
t
it
wo
rk
so
ut.
If
yo
u
ha
ve
the
suppor
t
of
an
or
-
ga
nisa
tion
and
friendships
with
other
wo
men
in
bu
siness
,
then
so
muc
h
the
better
,
bu
ti
t
is
the
service
or
pr
oduct
tha
ty
ou
pr
ov
ide
fo
r
yo
ur
cl
ients
tha
t,
fo
r
the
most
par
t,
defines
yo
ur
suc
-
cess
.
8221
If
yo
uw
ould
lik
ea
ni
nf
or
mal,
no-ob
lig
at
ion
discussion
ab
out
emplo
yment
la
w
issues
call
Ru
th
Ingman
0116
235
2809,
or
07814
357
984.
Ruth
Ingman
Ltd
8211
Negotiating
the
maze
of
employment
law
EMPL
OY
MENT
LA
W
SPECIALIS
T:
Ru
th
Ingman
of
Ru
th
Ingman
Lt
d
AWA
RD
S:
Jenny
Bond
(centr
e,
re
d
dr
es
s),
the
guest
speak
er
at
the
aw
ar
ds
with
guests
and
ladies
fr
om
the
Integr
a
committee,
the
wo
men
8217s
arm
of
the
Leicester
shir
e
Chamber
of
Commer
ce.
The
aw
ar
d
categories
in
the
competition
Y
oung
Ac
hie
ve
r
of
the
Ye
ar
Th
is
aw
ar
di
s
open
to
an
yw
o-
man
under
the
age
of
25
wh
o
has
ac
hie
ve
d
something
outstand
-
ing,
has
at
ru
ly
inspira
tional
story
to
tell,
or
is
simpl
yt
he
ve
ry
best
at
wh
at
they
do
.
Whether
it
is
in
bu
siness
,t
he
community
or
their
personal
life
,
we
ar
e
looking
fo
r
ay
oung
wo
man
wh
o
has
ac
hie
ve
d
gr
ea
t
t
h
i
n
g
s.
Business
Wo
man
of
the
Ye
ar
Th
is
aw
ar
di
s
open
to
an
yw
o-
man
in
bu
siness
.
Do
yo
u
kno
w
of
aw
oman
wh
oh
as
tak
en
a
risk
and
succeeded
with
her
ow
n
bu
siness
ve
ntur
e,
ar
e
they
contrib
uting
gr
ea
tl
y
to
the
success
and
gr
ow
th
of
an
-
other
org
anisa
tion,
or
ha
ve
they
pla
ye
da
n
impor
tant
and
acti
ve
ro
le
in
the
local
bu
si
-
ness
community?
If
so
then
she
could
be
our
Business
Wo
-
man
of
the
Ye
ar
.
Ru
ra
l
Business
Wo
man
of
the
Ye
ar
We
ar
e
looking
fo
r
aw
oman
wh
o
either
ru
ns
or
is
par
t
of
a
bu
siness
in
a
ru
ral
ar
ea
suc
h
as
a
villa
ge
,s
mall
mar
ke
tt
ow
n
or
the
countryside
and
is
an
asset
to
the
local
community
.
Ru
ral
bu
siness
-
wo
men
ar
e
a
di
ve
rse
,
ade
pt
and
multi-skilled
gr
oup
,
cr
ucial
to
the
success
of
the
ru
ral
econom
y.
Wo
man
with
Deter
mina
tion
We
ar
e
looking
fo
r
aw
oman
wh
o
has
fa
ced
bar
riers
tha
t
fo
r
man
y
wo
uld
ha
ve
been
an
obstac
le
too
fa
r,
indi
viduals
wh
o
ha
ve
used
their
impair
ments/
disa
bility
,s
ocial
sta
tus
or
finan
-
cial
standing
as
a
dri
ve
rt
o
out
-
standing
success
.I
f
yo
uk
no
wo
f
aw
oman
wh
od
eserv
es
to
be
ac
-
kno
wledg
ed,
then
they
could
be
the
winner
of
our
Wo
man
with
Deter
mina
tion
aw
ar
d.
Wo
man
in
the
Comm
unity
We
ar
el
ooking
fo
ras
pecial
wo
-
man
wh
oi
s
hea
vil
yi
nv
olv
ed
with
community
acti
vity
,
wh
ether
it
be
ch
arita
bl
e,
social
or
vo
luntary
.T
hey
ma
yb
ei
ndi
-
viduals
wo
rk
ing
fo
r
an
on-pr
ofit
making
org
anisa
tion,
in
the
cor
pora
te
wo
rl
d
contrib
uting
to
the
vo
luntary
sector
,o
r
simpl
y
an
indi
vidual
wh
ov
oluntaril
y
car
es
fo
ra
nd
suppor
ts
others
wh
o
need
their
help
.
Yo
u
could
see
them
aw
ar
ded
fo
r
their
kindness
and
compassion,
and
thank
them
fo
rt
heir
contrib
u-
tion
to
the
community
.
Wo
man
of
the
Ye
ar
Wo
man
of
the
Ye
ar
is
as
pecial
aw
ar
d
and
has
no
parameters
.
Do
yo
uk
no
w
of
aw
oman
wh
ose
ac
hie
ve
ments
fa
ll
into
tw
oo
r
mor
eo
f
the
ab
ov
ec
at
eg
ories?
Or
is
their
ac
hie
ve
ment
so
unique
it
doesn
8217t
fa
ll
into
an
yo
f
the
ca
te
gories
listed.
Wo
man
of
the
Ye
ar
is
open
to
an
y
wo
man
of
an
y
age
in
an
y
cir
cumstance
.
The
winner
s
for
the
Wo
men
of
Ac
hie
ve
ment
Aw
ar
ds
20
08
BUSINES
S
WO
MAN
OF
THE
YEAR,
SP
ONS
ORED
BY
LEICES
TER
MER
CUR
Y
Stella
Baxter
8211A
thena
Car
e
RU
RA
L
BUSINES
S
WO
MAN
OF
THE
YEAR,
SP
ONS
ORED
BY
LEICES
TERSHIRE
CO
UNTY
CO
UNCIL
Ka
tie
Ja
cques
8211K
at
i
e
8217s
Cook
Shop
,
Melton
Mo
wbra
y
WO
MEN
WITH
DETERMINA
TION,
SP
ONS
ORED
BY
BUSINES
S
LINK
Ly
nn
Ro
ff
ee
8211S
ocial
Car
e
and
Health
De
par
tment,
Leicester
City
Council
WO
MAN
IN
THE
CO
MMUNITY
,
SU
PP
OR
TED
BY
JOBCENTRE
PL
US
Ja
waahir
Daahir
8211S
omali
De
ve
lopment
Services
YO
UNG
AC
HIEVER
OF
THE
YEAR,
SP
ONS
ORED
BY
CO
NNEXIONS
Meena
Ku
mari
8211H
.O
.P
.E.
Tr
aining
&
Consultanc
y
WO
MAN
OF
THE
YEAR,
SP
ONS
ORED
BY
FOS
SE
SHOPPING
PA
RK
Pr
ofessor
Shir
ley
Pe
ar
ce
,
CBE
8211L
oughbor
ough
Uni
ve
rsity
Shar
on
Je
ff
re
y,
ev
ent
org
aniser
and
Commer
cial
Mana
ge
ra
tt
he
Leicestershir
e
Chamber
of
Commer
ce
wh
ic
h
org
anises
the
aw
ar
ds
,
commented:
8220T
he
aw
ar
ds
ar
e
no
w
in
their
fo
ur
th
ye
ar
and
contin
ue
to
go
fr
om
str
ength
to
str
ength.8221
Fo
rm
or
ei
nf
or
ma
tion
on
ho
wt
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