NSW business woman of the year

Ettalong resident Ms Michelle Allen has won the Business Woman of the Year award at the 2011 NSW Business Women's Awards held at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney on Friday, October 30.

Ms Allen was presented with the award for her web design company Webstuff.biz which is located in a commercial office in Erina.

She collected the award after having won an award for business services earlier in the night.

Ms Allen credited her staff for their web design work and thanked her clients.

The business has now received five business awards over the last three years.

As part of her Business Woman of the Year responsibilities, Ms Allen will visit business groups on the Central Coast.

She will address the Ettalong Beach Business Group on Wednesday, September 19, from 6pm at Aqua Vista, Umina, to discuss social media and how it can benefit business.

Ms Allen, a fitness and health enthusiast, said: "Getting myself healthy and fit has been one of my key strategies in business.

"I can focus more, be more productive and think clearly about decisions.

"Things that took me ages to do can now be done so much quicker."

She said she loved the lifestyle at Ettalong because "it's so peaceful here".

"I love walking on the Esplanade and especially like the organic health community here".

Val Bridge, 6 Oct 2011 Interviewee: Michelle Allen Email, 12 Oct 2011 Michelle Allen, Ettalong