Breda Murphy awarded MP HERo status by Nigel Evans

By Latitude Studios

24 Nov 2022

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Clitheroe based businesswoman Breda Murphy of Breda Murphy Restaurant was awarded MP HERo status by her local MP Rt Hon Nigel Evans at a Champagne afternoon tea celebration at the House of Commons on Wednesday 16th November during Global Entrepreneurship Week and Parliament Week.

About MP HERoes

A cross party national initiative which encourages, celebrates and supports female enterprise in every area of the UK. MPs Nominate a dynamic female owned business in their constituency, highlighting female entrepreneurship across sectors and industries.

Women business owners are featured online: The MP HERoes and join an interactive peer group with year-round events and activities to develop skills and build connections, from Parliament to regional and local events. MP HERoes are role models leading the way for other women to start or grow a business. Inspired by the Alison Rose Review into Female Entrepreneurship, MP HERoes is a Savvitas programme in partnership with NatWest, supported by the Women & Enterprise All-Party Parliamentary Group and the Inclusive Entrepreneurship APPG.

Breda Murphy, managing director of Breda Murphy Restaurant said: "It was a pleasure to be invited to be part of this event and meet so many inspiring women. 2023 will see us build on our B2B model which is already attracting interest from delis, farm shops and garden centres looking to stock our restaurant-quality ready meals. Thanks to Helene and Nigel a spotlight has been shone on our achievements and made valuable introductions helping us to continue to strengthen our business for success into the future.”

Helene Martin Gee, Savvitas founder & MP HERoes creator, says: “Thanks to our partnership with NatWest, MP HERoes is shining a spotlight on brilliant women business owners throughout the country. I’m delighted to meet so many successful female founders from every sector and from every part of the UK, championed by MPs of all parties.”

Yvonne Greeves, director of Women in Business at NatWest Group said: "It’s great to be working with MPs and Savvitas to champion women business owners who are contributing to their local economy.”

About Savvitas: An influential and innovative network which works to positively impact lifelong development of women. With a special emphasis on boosting women's economic power www.savvitas.com

MPs include: Dame Eleanor Laing, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Rt Hons Nigel Evans, Stuart Andrew, Theresa May, Robert Jenrick, Caroline Nokes, Liz Truss, Dr Lisa Cameron, Virginia Crosbie, Clive Betts, Dr Luke Evans, Stephen Hammond, Gordon Henderson, Sharon Hodgson, Gill Furniss, Stephen Kinnock, Seema Malhotra, Paul Maynard, Damien Moore, Chi Onwurah, Selaine Saxby, Naz Shah, Craig Tracey, Helen Whately, Mike Wood.

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