Yorkshire entrepreneur shortlisted for national women in business award
The founder of a Leeds-based PR agency has been shortlisted for a prestigious national business award.
Founder and managing director of MacComms, Ellie MacDonald, has been nominated for a Forward Ladies award in the Yorkshire, North East and Scottish start-up of the year category.
Dedicated to supporting the growth of women in business, the Forward Ladies awards celebrate and showcase the achievements of successful businesswomen across the UK, seeking to empower women and close the gender gap.
Offering PR, marketing and communications services across Yorkshire, MacComms has raised the profile of more than 100 businesses and the key spokespeople in it, since forming in 2015.
Over the past three years MacComms has achieved 140% year-on-year growth and has grown to a team of eight having recently hired an additional PR intern, Emily Daly.
Ellie’s underlying ethos is based on treating people right which is reflected in her support and solidarity for local homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets.
Along with this, she received a certificate of special recognition for the Women’s Changemakers award, highlighting her focus on corporate responsibility and commitment to supporting the Yorkshire community.
Commenting on this, Ellie MacDonald said:
“I am honoured to be shortlisted for this highly prestigious award. After enduring the challenges of setting up my own business, it is truly an honour to be recognised and rewarded for my hard work.
“There is no doubt that being a businesswoman does pose significant challenges and it is important to celebrate our work and help close the gender gap and I’m proud to have built a team of many more inspiring young women. I am extremely excited for the ceremony in September!”
The ceremony will take place on Friday 14th September in Newcastle Upon Tyne where Ellie will join fellow inspirational women leading their industries.