Hanna Bordewijk is in the running for her second entrepreneurship award of the year.
Bordewijk, owner and operator of ‘All Things Beautiful’ is one of the two Brandon finalists for the Women’s Business Organization of Manitoba ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year for Manitoba’ award. Earlier this year, she was the recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year for Brandon sponsored by the city.
The winner will be announced next Thursday, May 20, at The Fairmont in Winnipeg.
The modest Bordewijk nearly rejected the nomination. “I called the organization saying it was just too much praise, I couldn’t do it. But they talked to me and convinced me to accept the nomination.”
‘All Things Beautiful’ is a charming home decor / ladies, girls, and babies clothing store that Bordewijk opened in April 2005 after moving to Brandon from Rapid City in 2002. In Rapid City she focused more on Home Decor after a tragic assault left her with back, neck, head, and brain trauma that caused her to be unable to continue her previous physiotherapy career.
“My sister, mother, and uncle all had (their own) stores, so that definitely influenced my decision to start my own.”
Bordewijk says she is a strong believer in inner beauty, believing that it is what’s inside that makes a person attractive. This belief was the influence behind one of the store’s biggest and most successful advertising campaigns, the Top Model Competition, which is a contest for any person who has bought clothing from ‘All Things Beautiful’. The contestants only have to take a picture of themselves in clothing from the store, and finalists get professional photography sessions, while winners are chosen to model for store displays. The contest had over 4000 voters the first year, and that number has gone up over the years.
“It really felt like more of a personal success than a business success to be nominated for such an award,” she said.
‘All Things Beautiful’ is located at 457 9th Ninth Street.
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