Lindsay Phillips, founder of SwitchFlops, was honored as Best Entrepreneur at the Stevie Awards ceremony Nov. 13 in New York City.

More than 1,100 nominations were submitted for consideration in 54 categories.

In addition to Philllips, notable Stevie Award winners include:

• Best Young Entrepreneur: Melissa Fields Tugwell, Founder of PetRays Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants
  
• Best Overall Company of the Year: Camp Bow Wow (Founder and CEO: Heidi Ganahl)
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Jennifer Openshaw, founder and president of WeSeed.com and Family Financial Network
  
• Fastest Growing Company of the Year: The Bioengineering Group Inc. (Founder and president: Wendi Goldsmith)

The 2009 honorees reflect a diverse group of large and small organizations from around the world. Eulogy! Public Relations (London) was the only organization to win two Stevie Awards this year, for Best Overall Company of the Year (Services Businesses--up to 100 Employees) and Best Executive in EMEA (President Lara Levanthal). For a complete list of honorees and more information, visit: stevieawards.com/women.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the organizations they run.