Business Mums Hub, an Adelaide-based community for mums in businesses, has announced the launch of the inaugural ‘I Did It Anyways’ Awards.
A brainchild of founder Sandra Senn, the awards are designed to honour the resilience, creativity, and determination of mums balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship, focusing more on the women behind the businesses and less on how big their business is, and what turnover they are churning.
The awards feature categories that recognise the mums in business that may have been overlooked in other award initiatives. Categories include awards for the solo mum, the neurodivergent mum, the first-generation migrant mum, the first nation mum, foster and stepmums, rural mums, and more, ensuring that every unique journey is celebrated.
“We created these awards to shine a light on the diverse and remarkable achievements of mums in business, especially those who have been overlooked in traditional award programs,” said Senn.
“As a dyslexic, neurodivergent business owner myself, I have also noticed that criticism of AI in some award processes was discouraging neurodiverse women from applying, which is incredibly frustrating,” she added. “I personally struggle to complete online forms without assistance of tools such as videos and/or voice notes, so I wanted to ensure the application process wasn’t a barrier for the Mums to enter”.
“My passion for supporting and celebrating mums in business drives everything I do. I simply wanted to create an inclusive and supportive platform. Whether they’ve overcome personal challenges, built their business from scratch, or simply inspired those around them, every mum deserves to be recognised and celebrated,” Senn further said.
Since the soft launch on socials on August 12, Business Mums Hub reported that nominations have reportedly been coming in at a steady pace.
“I am blown away by the response we have had so far. We have had over 100 nominations already across all of the categories since we launched it last week!”, Senn shared, “But it’s the positive feedback and comments that I have been getting that is truly humbling. It seems that I’m not alone in thinking that an award platform of this type is very much needed”.
Nominations are open to all mum-led businesses across Australia until September 1 2024. Winners will be announced at the award ceremony held at the Playford Hotel, Adelaide, on November 16, 2024.
