On March 8, International Women’s Day, Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton, co-founders and co-directors of sass & bide, were announced as the Australian winners of the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2010. The announcement was made by the global president of Veuve Clicquot, Stéphane Baschiera, at the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award lunch in Sydney, attended by some of Australia’s most powerful and successful business leaders. The Award commemorates Madame Clicquot, who was arguably the first woman entrepreneur. Janet Holmes à Court, a previous winner of the Award and chair of the Australian judging panel, believes Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton are outstanding winners of the Award. “Madame Clicquot was an innovator with global ambitions; creative, brave, tenacious, unconventional and ahead of her time.” said Janet Holmes à Court. “These are qualities the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award recognizes and celebrates, and which Sarah-Jane and Heidi possess in abundance.”