*Best New Start Up (sponsored by Ulster Bank) - Alison Allen (Driving Miss Daisy Driving School); Tori Higginson (Stamp Promotions); Orla McKeating (Boden Park Coffee Company); Tara Mullan (Doodlebugs Creative Workshops).
* Entrepreneurship/Innovation (sponsored by NYSE Euronext) - Jane Harnett (Harnett's Oils); Anne Murphy (Delegate International Recruitment Ltd); Deirdre O'Neill (Sign2music).
* Outstanding Management/ Leadership (sponsored by The Department for Employment and Learning) - Darina Armstrong (Progression Building Society); Karen
Blair (Cleaver Fulton Rankin); Eithne Kelly (The Keystone Group).
* Best Marketing Campaign (sponsored by JCDecaux) - Ashley Loughrey (SLA Mobile); Christine Adams (Abbey Insurance).
* Best Small Business (sponsored by Belfast City Council) - Rhona Montgomery (Montgomery Food Consulting); Shelly Taylor (Taylored Workwear); Judith Totten (Keys Commercial Finance).
* Best Customer Service (sponsored by Asda) - Mairead Mackle (Homecare Independent Living); Bernie McClelland (Rayanne House);
Deirdre O'Neill (Sign2music).
* Best in Professional Services (sponsored by University of Ulster - Ulster Business School) - Lisa Boyd (Cleaver Fulton Rankin), Caitriona Gibson (Arthur Cox Solicitors); Sharon Johnston (Sharon Johnston Designs); Johann Muldoon (Manor Architects).
* Best Young Business Woman of the Year (sponsored by Progressive Building Society) - Melissa Elliott (Recovery Network); Rachel Garrett (Emergency Fire & Safety Ltd); Jane Harnett (Harnett's Oils); Catherine O'Neill (Amelio).
* Advancing Diversity in the Work Place (sponsored by The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland) - Lynda Gordon (Southern Health and Social Care Trust); Samantha Lewis (Drumlins Integrated Primary School); Janette O'Hagan (Heatboss T/A Okotech).
n Best Exporter (sponsored by Business Travel Solutions) - Grace Weir (Stealth Translations); Ruth Wilson (Beaufort Interiors).
* Excellence in IT (sponsored by The Irish News) - Stacey Mallon (NYSE Euronext); Jacqueline McGonigle (whatsonni.com); Deirdre O'Neill (Sign2music); Tracey Rooschuz (CME Group).