Translator becomes the International Businesswoman of the Year
23 June, 2016
The glitz and glamour of a red carpet event with flashing lights are rarely part of your average translator’s professional life, however when I tentatively stepped onto the stage to receive my award for winning the Gloucestershire International Businesswoman of the Year last week, I felt as if I was there to also represent the entire translators’ community. I was completely overwhelmed to receive this prestigious award, and was absolutely thrilled at the positive reaction from the other local businesses taking part, as well as from my fellow translator colleagues. The lovely messages that have been pouring in to me...Read more
The glitz and glamour of a red carpet event with flashing lights are rarely part of your average translator’s professional life, however when I tentatively stepped onto the stage to receive my award for winning the Gloucestershire International Businesswoman of the Year last week, I felt as if I was there to also represent the entire translators’ community. I was completely overwhelmed to receive this prestigious award, and was absolutely thrilled at the positive reaction from the other local businesses taking part, as well as from my fellow translator colleagues. The lovely messages that have been pouring in to me...Read more
Last week I was absolutely thrilled to learn that I was in the running for the Gloucestershire Women of the Year Awards 2016. A closer look at the official Gloucestershire Women of the Year Awards website revealed even more exciting news: I am a finalist in not one, but two categories, i.e. International Businesswoman of the Year 2016 and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016.
I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that this week I’ve become an official winner of the Small Business Sunday competition. Small Business Sunday, shortened to the hashtag #SBS on Twitter, is a weekly initiative run by UK top retail entrepreneur and former BBC2 Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis to recognise the work and achievements of UK small businesses. Following Theo’s motto: ‘make your own luck by making use of every opportunity’, I entered Small Business Sunday to highlight the role of translators and gain more exposure for my translation business. Last Sunday, I tweeted Theo about Mastermind Translations, describing the language support...