Picture: Kresse picks up her Entrepreneur award from Hollywood star Liz Hurley

The event on 8 November saw a host of top women, including the senior director of the Office of Fair Trading, Sonya Branch, human rights lawyer Shaheed Fatima and barrister Ruby Sayed of the Asian Women’s Resource Centre, commended.

Presenting Kresse with the award, Hurley said: “I don’t know of anything more glamorous than being an entrepreneur. To build something from nothing is the stuff that dreams are made of. The women in this category are an inspiration – and god damn it, they’re all under 35!”

The 30-year- old ambassador runs a range of businesses making products from reclaimed industrial waste streams in the UK.

Sweet success

Divine Chocolate, run by ambassador Sophi Tranchell, was also crowned overall winner at the Enterprising Solutions Awards in October.

Picture: Sophi and the Divine team collect their Enterprising Solutions Award

And, Unique Scrap Store, run by ambassador Matt Stevenson-Dodd has been nominated for a Green England Award.

The Awards showcase and celebrate success and innovation within green and ethical organisations, and are decided purely on public vote between now and 5 December. See www.green-england.co.uk/greenawards for more info.