Overview:

The award recognizes outstanding women who are senior level executives, entrepreneurs, and CEO's that have mastered their industries and are admired by the business community.  

Criteria:

•Nominee must live in Connecticut

•Nominee must work for a company operating or based in the 61 towns of central Connecticut:  

Andover, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, Durham, East Granby, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Haddam, Hartford, Hartland, Harwinton, Hebron, Lebanon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Wallingford, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willington, Winchester, Windham, Windsor, and Windsor Locks

•Each Women in Business winner will be selected from the field of nominees by a panel of independant judges made up of selected professionals and community leaders.  

•Individuals will not be honored more than once.
•Only one person from each company will be honored in a year.
•Self-nomination is allowed.