Women Around the World Recognized at Event in New York

ZenBusiness®, a platform that provides small business owners with the tools, services, and expert support they need to start, run, and grow successful businesses, has announced that its COO, Shanaz Hemmati, has been named a Silver Stevie® Winner in the Female Executive of the Year, Business Services (11-2,500 Employees) category in the 21st annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run—worldwide. The Stevie Award has been hailed as the world’s premier business award.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the awards were presented to winners last night during a gala event attended by nominees and their guests at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The event was broadcast via Vimeo.

More than 1,500 entries from organizations and individuals in 36 nations and territories were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. ZenBusiness COO Shanaz Hemmati won in the Female Executive of the Year, Business Services (11-2,500 Employees) category.

“Entrepreneurship can be transformative, and I’m honored to be recognized alongside so many incredible women leaders worldwide,” said Shanaz Hemmati, co-founder and chief operating officer of ZenBusiness. “This award is a testament to the passion and innovation of our team, which works every day to support small business owners and make their journeys easier and more successful.”

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 200 business professionals around the world, working on seven juries.

Maggie Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In its 21st year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business received an outstanding body of nominations. We are gratified by how meaningful it is to women to win a Stevie Award, and how impactful it can be on the futures of their careers and their organizations. We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.

Entries for the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business will open in May.

About ZenBusiness

ZenBusiness® is a company that provides an easy, all-in-one platform and trusted guidance for small business owners. They’ve consolidated all the tools, services, and expert support needed to start, run, and grow a successful business. Think of it as the operating system for small business success. Customers can protect their liability, manage finances, and get customers—all in one place.

ZenBusiness has been named a 2024 Inc Power Partner, a 2024 Silver Stevie® Award winner for Sales & Customer Service in the Front-Line Customer Service Team category, a winner in the Customer Experience, Medium Business category at the 2024 Greater Austin Business Awards, and ranked as the #4 fastest-growing Longhorn business in 2024.

Seven hundred thousand people have turned to ZenBusiness for their entrepreneurial journey. For more information, visit www.zenbusiness.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

About the Stevie® Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

HCLTech sponsored the Women in Technology categories in the 2024 competition.

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