Her Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2011:

Christina Mackay
CPR Coffee

Christina won both of the categories that she had entered: Best SME, and Most Sustainable Business

She then went on to win the Supreme Award as Marlborough’s Her Businesswoman of the Year 2011.

The judges’ comments of her three wins were:

Best SME:  
A well planned business with a proven management, great product, strong brand, strong culture and team philosophy, good growth history, financial strength and clear vision, strategy for the future.  This was a very impressive entry and a well deserving winner of Best SME award

Most Sustainable Business:
Founded in 2003, this Marlborough business has shown steadily increasing turnover and profitability over since 2006, with a focus on maintaining good margins all the way.  It has also very aggressive forecasts for growth which due to the proven leadership and management, excellent business planning and strategies you can believe will be achieved. 

This business has proven its sustainability through steady growth and demonstrated convincing plans for future success.

Supreme Winner:
By far the most outstanding entry.  A well planned business with a proven management, great product, strong brand, strong culture and team philosophy, good growth history, financial strength and clear vision, strategy for the future.  It’s exciting, proven and totally believable.  You can see this business achieving its goals, which are clearly articulated and planned for.  It’s also in a growing trend at the right time.  It is an increasingly crowded niche – but the judges believe the strength of the business planning and commitment to executing the strategy will carry this business forward.