NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame 2024 Opens its Nominations

Wendy Coulter, Founder and President of the NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame, announced that nominations are open for the 2024 class of inductees. Since 2018, the NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame honors North Carolina’s most successful female entrepreneurs and advocates. These women have made significant and enduring contributions to women’s entrepreneurial development in North Carolina.

Inductees to the NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame must meet the criteria stated on the website. Correspondingly, consideration of potential inductees requires that their efforts, accomplishments and impact be documented and widely honored. A nomination form is available on the website at ncwbohalloffame.org/nominations. The nominations window runs through April 30, 2024. The inductees will be honored at the 7th Annual Awards Gala in the Triangle, NC, in October. October also marks National Women’s Small Business Month. During this month, the SBA celebrates women-owned businesses and their lasting impact on the economy.

Past inductees to the NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame

Past inductees to the North Carolina Women Business Owners Hall of Fame include:

• 2023: Gabi Angelini, Denise Bennett (Advocacy Award), Cameron Cruse, Jan Davis, Judy Fourie, Carol Lilly (Advocacy Award), Teresa Spangler, Angelica Thacker, Amy Wright
• 2022: Mary Diener, Monica Doss, Van Eure, Katie Gailes (Advocacy Award), Lorraine Johnson, Joan Maxwell, Sepi Saidi
• 2021: Myjestic “Jessie” Anderson, Senator Sydney Batch (Advocacy Award), Ashley Christensen, Wendy Fletcher Hardee, Shelley McPhatter, Monica Smiley
• 2020: Dawn Chaney, Wendy Coulter, Carolyn Covington, Kellie Falk, Olalah Njenga, Beth Wood (Advocacy Award)
• 2019: Ann Bailey, Cindy (Whitehead) Eckert, Andrea Harris, Nancy McFarlane (Advocacy Award), Fabi Preslar, Ashley Thomas
• 2018: Leah Brown, Mary Cantando, Mildred Council (“Mama Dip”), Linda Craft, Barksdale “Dale” Halton, Janice Bryant Howroyd, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (Advocacy Award), Elizabeth Nisbet Miller, Sheila Hale Ogle, Sara Garces Roselli, Gloria Shealey

For more information or to nominate someone to the North Carolina Women Business Owners Hall of Fame, visit ncwbohalloffame.org.

About the North Carolina Women Business Owners Hall of Fame

Since its founding in 2018, the NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame honors North Carolina’s most successful female entrepreneurs and advocates. These women have made significant and enduring contributions to women’s entrepreneurial development in North Carolina. As a result, induction into the North Carolina Women Business Owners Hall of Fame requires that the woman’s efforts, accomplishments and impact be documented and honored within the business community. Further, the criteria for induction into the Hall of Fame emphasizes the descriptors “significant,” “enduring contributions” and “impact” on women’s entrepreneurial development. For more information, visit ncwbohalloffame.org.