2006 award winners

Winners of the North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2006 

Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship

Winner - Christine Mavin, Plaster Piece Ltd (Wallsend, Tyne & Wear)

Runner Up - Catherine Handcock, Alfol Ltd (Hexham, Northumberland)

Most Innovative Idea

Winner - Sara Johnson, Crafters Companion Ltd (Bishop Auckland, Co Durham)

Runner Up - Rebecca Jayne Philipson, UR - In The Paper Ltd (Stanhope, Co Durham)

Young Woman Entrepreneur

Winner - Victoria Lynch, Additional Lengths (Stockton, Tees Valley)

Runner Up - Maunika Gowardhan, Starters & Spice (Newcastle, Tyne & Wear)

Woman in Retail

Winner - Ling Valentine, LINGsCARS.com (Gateshead, Tyne & Wear)

Runner Up - Lesley Hardy, Pinc (Bishop Auckland, Co Durham)

Judges' Special Commendation

Carly Heddon, Glitter Box

Woman Social Entrepreneur 

Winner - Sylvia Hudson, South Tyneside Credit Union Ltd (South Shields, South Tyneside)

Joint Runner Up - Mary Briggs, Seven Stories, The Centre for Children's Books (Newcastle, Tyne & Wear)

Joint Runner Up - Kate Welch, Acumen Development Trust (Horden, Co Durham)

Best Cultural and Creative Business

Winner - Jacqui Chapman, Spacecraft Events Ltd (Tanfield, Co Durham)

Runner Up - Rebecca Burns, Melting Pot Arts (Darlington, Co Durham)

Best Newcomer

Winner - Danielle Dunn, Fresh Soap Deli Ltd (Shiremoor, Tyne & Wear)

Runner Up - Donna-Marie Caldwell, L'Amour Bridal (South Shields, South Tyneside)

Rural Woman Entrepreneur

Winner - Jane Nolan, Shark Group (Shark Sports Ltd T/A) (Morpeth, Northumberland)

Runner Up - Linda Calvert, Three Bears Playthings (Rothbury, Northumberland)

Woman in Technology

Winner - Siobhan Bales, The bgroup (Newcastle, Tyne & Wear)

Runner Up - Jo Clay, Strange Agency (Middlesbrough, Tees Valley)