About the Awards

The annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, which recognize the finest women entrepreneurs in North America and beyond, is widely considered one of the most prestigious recognition programs for women business owners.

Nominees are judged based upon: 1) the revenue growth of their company; 2) the leadership they have exhibited in their local communities and/or at the state, national or international levels; and 3) the ways in which they have given back to the women's business community by mentoring or supporting other women in business.

The 11th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration was held April 3-4 , 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  The 2013 award winners and honorable mention recipients were celebrated at the Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Gala Dinner the evening of April 4.  They also will be profiled in the special May 2013 commemorative awards issue of Enterprising Women magazine.

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Congratulations to our Class of 2013!

Hundreds of nominations poured into Enterprising Women magazine's headquarters from around the world last fall for the 2013 Enterprising Women of the Year Award.

Following the close of entries, the magazine's editorial team undertook the difficult process of reviewing each nominee's adherence to the award criteria and then narrowing the field to a round of semi-finalists. Members of the magazine's Advisory Board joined the editorial team for the detailed final selection round, which ended with the naming of our 2013 class of Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winners and Honorable Mention recipients.

Congratulations to all the Winners and Honorable Mention recipients of the 2013 Enterprising Women of the Year Award. Each and every one of you can be proud of your inspiring achievements!

• 2013 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Winners

• 2013 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Honorable Mention Recipients

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Nine Key Sponsors Supported the Awards Celebration

Enterprising Women magazine is pleased to announce that nine key sponsors committed their support to the 2013 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards.

"The strong corporate support for the Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration this year is an indication of the commitment these top-notch organizations have to supporting the growth of women's entrepreneurship," Enterprising Women Publisher and CEO Monica Smiley said. "We are honored to have had the support of these outstanding companies."

This year's event sponsors included:

• Premier Level: Office Depot and Verizon Wireless

• Diamond Level: Center for Women in Business

• Platinum Level: UPS, Walmart/Sam's Club, and AT&T

• Gold Level: American Airlines and The Coca-Cola Company

• Silver Level: Pfizer

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Partner organizations represented on the Enterprising Women Advisory Board and supporting the event included:

• Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO)
• Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
• National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC)
• Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW)
• Center for Women in Business (CWB), U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Center for Women’s Business Research (CWBR)
• Women's Business Development Center (WBDC)
• Quantum Leaps
• Springboard Enterprises
• UnitedSucces
• Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC)/ Women Entrepreneurs Inc. (WE)
• Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence (Make Mine a Million $ Business)
• Women’s Leadership Exchange (WLE)
• Asian Women in Business (AWIB)
• eWomenNetwork (EWN)
• Association of Women's Business Centers (AWBC)
• National Association of Women REO Brokerages (NAWRB)