WINDERMERE business woman Sue Coulson has just been nominated for her third award of 2017.

Sue, who runs Coulson Associates and is the founder of the Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire Family Business Network, has been confirmed as a finalist for the national stage of the National Institute of Directors Awards which take place in London on September 22.

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The nomination comes after she picked up the prestigious North West Institute of Directors Small Business Director of the Year Award in March.

Sue has also made the finals of Business Woman of the Year category of Enterprise Vision Awards, a round of live interviews with judges precedes the awards ceremony in Blackpool on September 29.

People can vote for Sue from August 14 at the EVA’s website www.enterprisevisionawards.co.uk

"I’m absolutely delighted to have made the finals of such prestigious awards, it’s testament to my wonderful team and highlights that Cumbria is a viable place to create a successful business," Sue said. "2017 has already been a super year for me and the business, to win these would be the icing on the cake."