HZ WomenPreneur Awards: Jury Criteria & Top 3 Nominees For Business Woman Of The Year

HerZindagi's first edition of WomenPreneur Awards are just around the corner. The awards aim to celebrate women achievers from across spheres for their excellence. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon'ble Union Minister of Women & Child Development Minority Affairs, Govt. of India will be gracing us with her presence at the event as the chief guest.

The HZ WomenPreneur Awards 2023 were powered ByHamdard Khaalis Spices,Knowledge Partner WEP. Women entrepreneurs under 15 categories will be honoured during this event. One of the award categories is Business Woman Of The Year and among all the nominations coming in, three have made it to the top three spot.

Business Woman Of The Year Award

The award will celebrate women entrepreneurs who are all-rounders and are driving their business successfully with trustworthiness and empathy.

Meet The Jury

• Anna Roy (Senior Adviser, Niti Aayog)
• Ankhi Das (Co-Founder, Ankurit Capital)
• Apurva Purohit (Co-Founder, Aazol Ventures Pvt Ltd)
• Sumeet Singh (Chief Marketing Officer, Info Edge)
• Anita Nayyar (COO-Media, Branding & Communication, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd)
• Durga Raghunath (Head of News Partnerships in India at Google)
• Megha Mamgain (AVP & Business Head - Health & Lifestyle, Jagran New Media)

Jury Criteria For Business Woman Of The Year Award

For this award, the jury is looking for sustainable and scalable business models. Significant growth of the business in terms of the revenue, customer base, profitability and other metrics will be looked at while deciding the winner among the nominees.

NOMINEES

Tage Rita, Lambu Subu Food and Beverages

Company Revenue: INR 12 Cr

Rita is the founder of India's first kiwi winery, Naara Aaba. The brand has been making world-class wines using locally sourced organic fruits. The brand has distribution channels across Arunachal Pradesh. Tage Rita and her brand has managed to increase the product portfolio to six variants now. Over the past year, the brand has attracted and hosted many foreign and domestic tourists to the winery.

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Ankita Sheth, StayVista Pvt. Ltd.

Company revenue: FY 2019-2020: 39.6 Cr | FY 2020-2021: 46.4 Cr | FY 2021-2022: 93.8 Cr

Sheth's StayVista offers over 500 handpicked holiday homes across 50 destinations. The brand is known for arranging stay experiences within a four-hour drive/two-hour flying distance of getaway cities in the country. The founder, Ankita Sheth and her brand have won multiple accolades in the past.

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Neha Kant, Clovia, Purple Panda Fashions Pvt. Ltd

Company revenue: INR 200+ Cr

A premium fashion, lingerie, and personal care brand for the urban millennial women, Clovia is Neha Kant's brainchild. The brand's one-of-its-kind feedback-led design approach processes over 1 million product feedback and other customer-profile data points to offer products that meet their needs.Last year, Clovia became one of the biggest exits in the Indian apparel space which further raised the company's profile globally. Reliance Retail Ventures acquired 89% stake in Clovia in a INR 950 crore-deal. The first-ever national television advertisement of the brand themed -'Happy is my superpower' featuring Shraddha Kapoor was recently launched.