Libby wins top award
One of Blackpool's new generation of women entrepreneurs has won a top award.
Libby Nightingale of Chromasia - was named as Business Start Up Of The Year in the Northwest Women In Business Awards 2009.
The company has specialised in fine arts and commercial photography since 2005, and established a new company, Chromasia Training Ltd, in the early part of 2008 offering Photoshop and photography training in the form of face-face-training sessions and online tutorials.
It is based at the new creative industries hub, FYC, on Church Street, Blackpool.
The awards, organised by the Northwest Women's Enterprise Forum, in partnership with the Northwest Regional Development Agency, aim to bring together some of the region's most innovative and successful female-led companies and recognise and reward their achievements and successes.
Sylvia Phillips, Chair of NWWEF, said: "Female entrepreneurs make an important contribution to the regional economy and it is vital that we create an environment and culture that encourages more women to start up businesses in the Northwest."