About the Day on the Hill Event: CWE partners with Massachusetts legislators to host the event, which highlights the vital role of women entrepreneurs in boosting the state’s health and prosperity. Below are this year’s winners and past recipients of the CWE Women Entrepreneurs Who Lift Up Massachusetts Award.*

This event honors inspiring women business owners and recognizes legislators who actively support small businesses and women's economic empowerment. Past winners of the CWE Women’s Economic Leadership Award include Senate President Karen Spilka and Representative Anne Margaret Ferrante.

*2026 list includes winners who have notified CWE that they will accept the award as part of the 2026 Celebration. More will be added soon!  

2026 Honorees

Marleny Cabrera

Highland Day Care

Janell Caldwell

Phenomenal Js LLC

Julia Becker Collins

Vision Advertising

Deborah Dart

Chicopee Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Nitya Eisenheim

Cedar Rose Naturopathic

Marianne Lancaster

Lancaster Packaging, Inc.

Maria Natapov

Synergistic Stepparenting

Natalie Rodriguez

To Life Enterprises

Baheja Rostami

Ariana Restaurant Inc.

Justine Snyder

Fine Properties Inc

Maria Storms

MVS Welding