Regional award for Vision's MD

Vision Managing Director and owner Sharon Roberts, has been successfully appointed as the East Midlands Enterprise Champion, one of nine regional Champions appointed by respective RDAs. The East Midlands Development Agency were tasked with overseeing the recruitment process for this voluntary post and found Sharon to be the perfect candidate to provide them with advice and offer guidance to Ministers from Business Innovation and Skills. The role will involve looking at ways to raise the profile of womens enterprise regionally and nationally. A key element of the project is to promote enterprise to women from low income families.

Laura-Jane Ranby, Business Support Diversity Manager, emda comments, Sharon has been heavily involved with the Womens Ambassadors Network, international trade development and a number of events encouraging women to look at enterprise. She is an inspirational woman on all levels.

As you know, Sharon is an executive management & performance specialist, facilitator, author and motivational speaker. She is an unconventional, dynamic business woman and a self made entrepreneur. She owns and runs Visions two companies which trade in 5 countries. She continues to work in Los Angeles, and is there at the moment, alongside some of the top U.S Entrepreneurs and her new book Formula for Success was nominated for the East Midlands Women of Worth Awards in 2007. Her company Vision Development are specialists in leadership training.

Sharon will now be the regional voice of womens enterprise and a champion for the agenda on all stages.