Leicestershire Entrepreneur receives #WOW award from Jacqueline Gold CBE
On Friday 18 June 2021, Jo Pole from Loughborough, Leicestershire was recognised by British businesswoman, Jacqueline Gold CBE, for her success as a female entrepreneur, and awarded with a prestigious #WOW badge.
Jo who owns the facelet® was the winner selected by Jacqueline after she entered ‘Women on Wednesday’ – a competition launched by Jacqueline in 2011 to celebrate the growing number of UK female entrepreneurs and businesswomen.
Women on Wednesday (#WOW) takes place every week and is run through Jacqueline’s Twitter page. When selecting the winners, Jacqueline looks for businesses that are interesting, that have strong brand values and that she thinks have potential to grow and succeed in their industry. She looks for quality products and services, well designed websites and entrepreneurs who demonstrate good business acumen and who have spotted a gap in the market that meets the consumer’s needs.
Founder & inventor of the facelet®, Jolene Pole says: “Winning this award means so much to me, especially as it promotes successful women in business – something which we all know isn’t celebrated enough! Following this we’ve also made the Midlands final of Start-up Entrepreneur at The Great British Entrepreneur Awards (#GBEA)…so all in all, it’s been a great few months for us!”
Jacqueline Gold says: “the facelet® was created to support the new world we are living in and to combat the number of discarded disposable face masks and gloves, threatening our world. Jo with her team designed a much needed, unique, reusable and washable facemask that also can be worn on the wrist, meaning it’s readily available for when you need it. A fantastic product that does good in every way! I wish Jo and the facelet® team every success in the future.
For me, #WOW is all about inspiring and celebrating female entrepreneurs. My vision is for women in the UK to come together, celebrate their strengths, skills and fantastic businesses, and do all that they can to inspire other women to realise their potential.
The WOW community is a fantastic network which offers female entrepreneurs the opportunity to share advice, support each other, trade and most importantly celebrate their successes!”