Michelle McPherson, founder of agency Hyde and Rowe in South Croydon, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Best Businesswomen Awards.
McPherson started the business in 2004 and now runs a group of five companies. She has been shortlisted for the Lifetime Achievement category. The winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Night tsking place in Daventry on 10 October 2025.
Hyde & Rowe was named Most Trusted Independent Estate Agency of the Year 2024 at the SME Business Elite Awards.
“I’m deeply honoured to be recognised in the Lifetime Achievement category,” said McPherson. “This nomination is a reflection of the values we’ve upheld at Hyde & Rowe from the very beginning: integrity, innovation, and impact. It’s been a lifelong mission to show that business can be a force for good and I’m just getting started.”
Debbie Gilbert, the founder of the Best Businesswomen Awards, said: “This is the 11th year of these awards, and once again, we’ve seen an incredible calibre of entries. Despite the mounting pressures faced by women in business, from funding gaps to rising costs to the mental load of balancing life and leadership, these finalists have shown that female entrepreneurship is stronger than ever.
“Our judging panel was truly impressed by the standard of entries, and we’re proud to shine a light on these trailblazing women.”
