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AYEBIA CLARKE PUBLISHING LTD Wins the Best Creative Business PRECIOUS Awards 2009
- Unique entrepreneurial awards ceremony for woman of colour recognises Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd-
Monday 16 November, 2009: Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd won the Best Creative
Business Award at The PRECIOUS Awards 2009, an annual awards ceremony for inspirational and entrepreneurial women of colour. The PRECIOUS Awards are currently in their third year and are open to all female business owners of colour from any sector.
The award for Best Creative Business was won by Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd as in recognition of the businesses outstanding effort within the industry. Over the past 12months Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd has (has published 5 groundbreaking books from the black and African Diaspora community internationally which brings fresh insights to black history, culture and contributions to world knowledge while promoting cultural understanding. These include a book analysing the impact of the election of the first Black President of the US and US/Africa relations entitled: BARACK OBAMA AND AFRICAN DIASPORAS: DIALOGUES AND DISSENSIONS. A novel by Véronique Tadjo, translated from the French by Amy Baram Reid which revisits a legendary tale about an Ivorian Queen entitled: QUEEN POKOU. In support of gender equality, Ayebia has released two titles promoting women’s rights concerns and examines some of the most contentious issues in feminist scholarship by publishing EMPATHY AND RAGE – a book about female genital mutilation co-edited by Tobe Levin and Augustine H Asaah and a forthcoming title, MASCULINITIES IN AFRICAN LITERARY AND CULTURAL TEXTS co-edited by Helen N Mugambi and Tuzyline Jita Allan. In addition, Ayebia has recently released a Memoir entitled YOU MUST SET FORTH AT DAWN by the 1986 Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka for the Southern African market which will be hitting the bookshops in early January in readiness for the Cape Town Book Fair from 30th July to 1st August 2010.
Nana Ayebia Clarke, Managing Director of Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd commented, “We are delighted to have won the PRECIOUS Awards for Best Creative Business 2009. This award recognises 12 months of hard work and determination as detailed above.
Foluke Akinlose, the founder of The PRECIOUS Awards says, “The PRECIOUS Awards are about recognising and honouring the success women of colour have achieved. I am delighted that Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd has won the awards for (award name) - they are a thoroughly deserving winner.”
The judging panel for the Precious Awards 2009 includes one of the UK’s leading Black Entrepreneurs Joy Nichols, director and chief executive of CMB2 Group Limited and Sandra Kerr, National Director of Race for Opportunity. They are joined by Desiree Fraser, a leading Business growth consultant and Abu Bundu-Kamara, the UK Diversity Manager for Pearson PLC, the events headline sponsors.
Launched by Foluke Akinlose in 1999, Precious Online is the UK’s leading magazine and resource for entrepreneurial women of colour. Precious includes an online magazine, which is viewed by over 80,000 people each month, a growing social network (www.thepreciousnetwork.com), networking events and it’s annual awards ceremony - The PRECIOUS Awards.
Foluke Akinlose, the founder of The PRECIOUS Awards confirmed that, “We are proud to be one of the few awards ceremonies that shines a spotlight on the diverse range of women starting and growing a business in the UK. The PRECIOUS Awards are supported by a diverse range of stakeholders including politicians, businesses and charities throughout the UK. Being nominated carries enormous prestige and credibility as the entrepreneurial community celebrates the achievements of inspirational women of colour.”
About Precious
Founded by Foluke Akinlose, the PRECIOUS Awards is the leading awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of inspirational entrepreneurial women of colour who are running businesses in the UK. After 10 years of success as a website and magazine the Awards are celebrating their 3rd year. The Awards are open to all female business owners of colour from any sector, Full details of categories are available online at www.preciousawards.com .
