Wyoming Jan Torres Woman Entrepreneur Award Nominations Open

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The Wyoming Council for Women is seeking nominations for the Jan Torres Woman Entrepreneur Award. The award recognizes outstanding female entrepreneurs in Wyoming who have owned or co-owned a business for at least three years. The nomination deadline is May 10, 2024.

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The Wyoming Council for Women (WCW) has opened nominations for its annual Jan Torres Woman Entrepreneur Award. This notice serves to inform potential nominees and nominators about the opportunity to recognize women business owners in Wyoming. Nominees must be women who own, co-own, or operate a Wyoming-based business that has been in continuous operation for at least three years.

Interested parties can find nomination forms on the WCW website. The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2024 award is May 10, 2024. Recipients will be recognized on the WCW website, social media, and statewide media outlets, with the award presented at a ceremony in the recipient's business location city. This is an informational notice with no direct compliance obligations for regulated entities, but it highlights a state-level initiative to support and recognize women in business.

What to do next

Review nomination criteria for the Jan Torres Woman Entrepreneur Award.
Consider nominating eligible women entrepreneurs in Wyoming by the May 10, 2024 deadline.

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CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Council for Women (WCW) is seeking nominations for outstanding female entrepreneurs across the Cowboy State for recognition with the annual Jan Torres Woman Entrepreneur Award.

“Wyoming’s women have accomplished incredible feats, and we want to encourage all women entrepreneurs to toot their own horns or recognize other great women,” said Natalia Duncan Macker, chair of the Wyoming Council for Women. “We need help finding these amazing women and telling their stories. We are asking everyone to nominate women business owners in their communities – or to nominate themselves. The WCW is excited to have the opportunity to share these stories.”

WCW Entrepreneur Award Committee chair Mary Ann Cummins said, “The last several years have been challenging for Wyoming entrepreneurs, yet many female business owners have overcome their obstacles and succeeded despite the odds. These community leaders have provided inspiration to countless others with their actions. Please help highlight these self-made businesses by nominating a personal hero.”

Nomination forms are now available at wyomingwomenscouncil.org. Nominees must be women who own, co-own or operate a Wyoming-based business that has operated continuously for at least three years. Nominees may nominate themselves or be nominated by another individual. Along with recognition on the WCW website and social media and statewide media outlets, the award will be presented at a recognition ceremony in the recipient’s business location city. The deadline for 2024 nominations is May 10.

This will be the seventh Woman Entrepreneur Award the WCW has given out. Previous recipients include Angela Hartley-Drube (2023), owner of Gillette’s Live 2 Dance; Katherine Bede (2022), owner and operator of Verdello Olive Oil and Fine Foods in Sheridan; Sara Flitner (2021) owner of Flitner Strategies and founder of Becoming Jackson Hole in Jackson; Alexis “Lexie” Garrett (2020) founder and owner of Alexis Drake Designs in Cheyenne; Ariane Jimison (2019) owner and operator of Pizza Carrello in Gillette; and Kylah Bowers (2018) owner of Altitude Drug in Pinedale.

For questions about the award, contact Cummins at maryann.cummins@wyoboards.gov or WCW Chair Macker at natalia.macker@wyoboards.gov.