Macclesfield businesswoman wins award for skill-teaching company in lockdown
A female Macclesfield CEO has won an award for her platform boosting people's skills during lockdown.
Centre of Excellence helped students and furloughed folk gain new skills with their interactive online courses.
The company registered in Sutton took an 'Internet Industry of the Year' award at the Enterprise Vision Awards.
Sara Jones, whose Macclesfield-based business Centre of
Excellence (CoE) has transformed the skillset of millions of students across the globe, has been recognised for her entrepreneurism. Sara was acknowledged as one of the leading female entrepreneurs in the North West by the Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAs). She said: "We're so thrilled to announce that we won the Internet Industry of the Year Award at the EVA's Awards last night, it was such an honour to be amongst such incredible entrepreneurs in the finals and this award marks just how far we've come as a business. "A huge thank you to all of our amazing customers, our incredible team and everyone that voted for us." The awards, celebrating its tenth anniversary, was created to recognise and honouroutstanding female entrepreneurship in the North West.
Sara was one of 19 women honoured, winning 'Internet Industry of the Year'.
CoE has become one of the most significant global e-learning portals, revolutionising the way people learn.
Since 2012 it's provided online learning across a wide range of unique subjects, building a vast international community of students seeking self-betterment.
Courses are available in yoga and mindfulness, herbalism and aromatherapy, cooking and nutrition, alongside numerous other subjects.
During the lockdowns of 2020, CoE became a crucial focal point for millions of learners worldwide, helping people upskill and maintain positive mental health during one of the most significant periods of upheaval in a generation.
The Macc company rapidly expanded their international audience and currently sells courses in over 150 countries, with over 2,000,000 monthly users.
The latest courses added to the website include music theory for £15, and an Intermediate Italian Diploma for £127.
Their website can be found here.
Centre of Excellence has over two million likes on [L[https://www.facebook.com/centreofexcellenceonline/[L+]Facebook[.L].
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