Shropshire mum reaches finals of mumandworking national awards
A Shropshire mum has been named as one of the finalists in the prestigious mumandworking 2011 Awards.
The 2011 mumandworking awards are organised by www.mumandworking.co.uk and reward, recognise and celebrate the companies and individuals that make flexible working possible.
The awards will be hosted this year by coach Alexandra Watson as seen on the X-Factor, across the national press and founder of the 'Happiness System at Work'. There are seven different award categories which embrace the full spectrum, celebrating working parents, flexible employers, mumpreneurs/parents in business alongside two new awards for the best start up of the year and the best growing business.
Hundreds of nominations were made this year and Rhea Alton, of Journalism and PR, based on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, is a finalist in the self-employed category.
Rhea, who is mum to seven-month old George, launched Journalism and PR in April 2009 and as well as being press officer for the Cosford Air Show and Shropshire County Show works with numerous county businesses as a PR consultant.
She said: “It is very exciting to be a finalist in the mumandworking awards and I am very grateful to the clients who nominated me. I think it is important to recognise the efforts of working mums across the country – I fell pregnant unexpectedly after being told a medical condition would make it extremely difficult for me to conceive naturally and George arrived when the business was still very new.
“I knew if I was to keep it going I had to continue working but I had no idea how hard it would be. I have the greatest respect for the women out there who have been doing it for years.
On October 10, all finalists are invited to the Thistle Hotelin Brighton for the awards ceremony which will take place as part of The Business Mums Summit with keynote speakers Kate Garraway and Laura Tenison MBE.
The esteemed judging panel, many of whom are award winners themselves are also all business experts, real achievers in their field and fully support and examplify the flexible, family-friendly working model.
The winners will walk away with a selection of indulgent prizes worth nearly £3,000 in total.
To see a full list of the awards, finalists, prize details and full information just visit www.mumandworking.co.uk/awards.
