KwaZulu-Natal''s leading businesswomen"s network has summoned a call for nominations to salute the best female business talent in the province in the 2015 Regional Businesswomen''s Achiever Awards (RBAA).

The region''s Businesswoman''s Association are geared up to accept public nominations to honour entrepreneurial, professional and business women leaders who have excelled in their areas of expertise.

Spearheaded by newly appointed regional chairperson, Mpume Langa, the RBAA champions the success of business women and female entrepreneurs in KwaZulu-Natal.
 

''There has been a dramatic shift in the confidence amongst business leaders over the past years, the time is right to encourage and inspire future generations of female business leaders,'' says Langa, who holds the position as regional head of Absa Private Banking.
 

As a proud initiative of the Businesswomen''s Association of South Africa, the RBAA has actively identified and celebrated extraordinary women in leadership for 14 years. ''With this platform we seek to give women credible recognition in industry,'' added Langa.
 

Nominations are open to all business sectors, professions, community organisations and individuals who meet and exceed the RBAA criteria. The categories include: Entrepreneur; Emerging Entrepreneur; Social Entrepreneur; Professionals as well as the Corporate and Government sectors. ''This is more than just a competition, it''s about celebrating each women''s successes and creating a chain of women empowerment,'' says Langa.
 

Businesswomen''s Association of South Africa (BWASA) with 11 branches throughout South Africa, is the largest and most prominent association of business and professional women in the country. The organisation plays an active role in highlighting the current status of women in leadership and advocating on women's business issues in an effort to transform the economy.
 

The RBAA is noted for its glitzy guest lists which include KZN''s business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, government dignitaries and members of the media who converge at a gala dinner to collectively applaud the winners. ''We roll out the red carpet for a glitzy night where we honour these phenomenal women and we believe that every representative in the competition is a worthy winner,'' says Langa.
 

This year''s awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 24 June at the Durban ICC.

Nominations close on 10 April 2015. All nominations for each category are to be submitted by third parties with formal acceptance of the nomination by the nominee. It is not essential that the nominee be a registered member of the BWA to be considered.
 

The categories and criteria for the businesswomen''s association RBAA 2015 are as follows:

The nominees must:

Applicants do not need to be a member of the Association.

Nominations for all categories should come from 3rd parties and nominees need to indicate acceptance thereof.
 

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

CORPORATE CATEGORY

EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR CATEGORY

For background information on the RBAA and in order to nominate please visit:www.bwasa.co.za or call 031 563 8496

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About Businesswomen''s Association of South Africa (BWA)
 

The BWA is a platform for the inspiration and empowerment of women. Individuals who join the organisation benefit by becoming part of a vibrant, passionate community of businesswomen; they are given opportunities to mentor and be mentored, they are also able to have their personal and professional skills honed and their networks developed from the experience and expertise of other women in business.
 

Tracing its origins back to the Executive Women's Club in 1979, the BWA in its current form was launched in 2000 through the amalgamation of the Executive Women's Club, the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Professional Women's Leadership Development Organisation.
 

The BWA has 11 branches around the country with its head office in Johannesburg. Branches include Johannesburg, Soweto, Zululand (Durban and Richards Bay), , Free State, North West,Cape Town, East London, Port Elizabeth, Limpopo, Queenstown. Branches provide local and national forums where members can exchange ideas become informed about topical issues and create business opportunities

The BWA has a membership association with the African Businesswomen's Network