From L-R: Josie Marsh, Lizanne Shew, retail magnate Theo Paphitis and Samantha Marsh.
Online pet retailer Tigga Towers has won the Jacqueline Gold award for women in business.
Tigga Towers, founded in 2009, is a family business run by sisters Samantha Marsh (owner) Josie Marsh (marketing executive) and Lizanne Shew (sales and design manager) that specialises in cat products. In 2015, it entered the dog sector as well, with the launch of its luxury dog range at Crufts.
Its collections – which are also available to the trade – include the Cat Scratching Towers, Super-Soft Cosy Cat Bed and the Cat Nip Kicker Toys.
In June 2011, Ann Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold launched a campaign to support women in business. Women On Wednesday, or #WOW, takes place every Wednesday and is run through Jacqueline’s twitter page.
Each week she encourages female business owners to tweet her using the #WOW hash tag along with their business name and a short overview of what they do. She then picks her three top entries for that week and re-tweets them to her 30,000+ followers.
The three winners also receive a #WOW badge, which they can display on their websites.
