People's Choice at the South England Awards

Nominated | South England Awards

Joanne Dewberry

SEO & Social Media at Joanne Dewberry Networking Ninja

15 to 20 years experience

Lover of coffee ☕️, crisps & a crime drama. Boosting small biz visibility online & offline via networking, SEO & social media

Small Business of the Year Award
Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Women in Tech Leadership Award
Women Social Media Leader of the Year Award

About Joanne

*waves* Hello! My name is Joanne Dewberry, and I help small businesses with their visibilty on and offline. Offline, I organise various networking events, from training to wellness walks to archery. Building a supportive and engaging community is important to my mental health and wellbeing as well as business growth. Online, I help small businesses with their social media and digital marketing. I love SEO and blogging, and my favourite social media platform is Facebook. I'm so grateful to have been nominated for these awards. Thank you

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Proudest achievements

Book "Crafting A Successful Small Business" (2012)
Book "Networking A Successful Small Business" (2020), which I launched during a global pandemic when you couldn't actually network!
Lemur Linkup Small Business Networking (2014 - present)
Netwalking (2018 - present)

People's Choice

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Small Business of the Year Award

16 votes

Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award

16 votes

Women in Tech Leadership Award

15 votes

Women Social Media Leader of the Year Award

22 votes

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People's Choice

Voting is open now

Small Business of the Year Award

16 votes

Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award

16 votes

Women in Tech Leadership Award

15 votes

Women Social Media Leader of the Year Award

22 votes

It takes a few seconds and counts straight away.

People's Choice

Voting is open now

Small Business of the Year Award

16 votes

Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award

16 votes

Women in Tech Leadership Award

15 votes

Women Social Media Leader of the Year Award

22 votes

It takes a few seconds and counts straight away.

Joanne's road to the ceremony

Nominated
Nominated on 22 June 2026
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Shortlist announced
The judges choose the finalists
The awards ceremony
Wednesday, 27 January 2027 at Citygate Centre, 138a Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth BH8 8AS

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