A Peregian Springs mum who founded her own prenatal supplement range has been named Health and Wellbeing Award runner up as well as Product Design Award runner up at the 2020 AusMumpreneur Awards.
The awards were held online via Zoom where thousands of talented mums in business from all over the country tuned in to the livestream to support and encourage other Australian mumpreneurs.
NaturoBest founder Nikki Warren said she was excited to win silver in two categories in the AusMumpreneur Awards in such a challenging time.
“I felt so honoured to even make it as a finalist in five categories let alone win silver in two of them,“ Nikki said.
“It’s so nice to receive recognition for the years of blood, sweat and tears that goes into the start-up phase of a business.
“This award really means a lot to me and my mission to create a healthier world, one baby at a time.”
A battle with polycystic ovarian syndrome and then an unpleasant experience with morning sickness fuelled Nikki’s passion towards naturopathy and then on to designing her own prenatal supplement range.
“This is my first year attending an AusMumpreneur event and I felt so inspired by the other women there,“ she said.
“They are all so talented and every mumpreneur deserves an award because running a business while raising kids is not easy. We should all be proud of ourselves and how far we have come.”
The AusMumpreneur Awards are presented by The Women’s Business School and were created to inspire, celebrate and provide a community for Australian entrepreneurs, like Nikki Warren.
Now more than ever Australian women need inspirational role models and a safe and supportive space to connect online, Peace Mitchell, cofounder of The Women’s Business School said.
“These awards are all about recognising the growing number of mums who are achieving outstanding business success while balancing motherhood,“ Mitchell said.
“I was blown away by the courage, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of the award winners and I know that they will provide great inspiration for other women considering starting their own business.”
This is the eleventh year the AusMumpreneur Awards have run, with the business mum community growing at lightning speed as mothers look for opportunities to join the ranks of small business owners in search of more flexibility, financial freedom and family time.
The Women’s Business School co-founder Katy Garner said the awards show the passion of women who want to fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams as well as be great mums.
“The number of women starting businesses has continued to grow in 2020,“ she said.
“Of the 670,000 women operating a small business in Australia currently, around 50 per cent are mums with children at home.
“We are proud to be the number one community for mumpreneurs and showcasing the best and the brightest each year through these awards.
“We are delighted that Nikki has been acknowledged with this award, she has created an outstanding business and is an inspirational role model and ambassador for mums in business everywhere.
“We wish her and all our amazing AusMumpreneur Award winners every success.”
