Over the last two years, Margaret Hirsch (Hirsch’s CEO) has been the recipient of a variety of awards to acknowledge her contribution to the business world in South Africa.
This includes the BWASA Business Woman of the Year (Entrepreneur) Award in 2012 and Sanlam’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship in 2013.
This year she is up for more awards, including the Standard Bank sponsored Business Woman of the Year (Topco) Award.
“Winning these awards has been wonderful – both for Hirsch’s and for me personally, and I would like to see this happening to other women in business,” Margaret explained when she decided to launch the Margaret Hirsch Business Woman of the Year Award in each area in which Hirsch’s operates throughout South Africa.
“As women, we tend not to be assertive enough. There are so many fantastic women out there who are not coming forward to be acknowledged for their contribution to the business world.”
Hirsch encourages all business women to consider entering this competition, to nominate a friend or business owner who they would like to be recognised for this award.
If you think you are a successful business woman, don’t be too shy to enter yourself.Here are the rules and details for entering this competition:
* Entries open on February 23.
* Include entry fee of R100 payable on submission. The funds will be donated to the The Girls with Dignity Project.
* Entrant and business must be based in the Boksburg area.
* Must be a South African citizen.
* The entrepreneurial enterprise must not be operating at a loss.
* Nominees must be engaged in their profession as a means of livelihood.
* Nominees are required to operate an entrepreneurial enterprise as a sole proprietorship, a partnership or close corporation.
* All entrants must have a web-presence in the form of a blog or website.
* Entrant must also have been in her current position for at least three years.
Winners will be chosen on a monthly basis.
For more information and application forms to enter the competition, submit documentation to Brigitte Thysse at Brigitte@hirschs.co.za. She may also be phoned on 084 602 8469.
