The Scottish Women’s Awards 2019, now in their third year, recognise and celebrate Scottish female talent. They provide women power-houses and organisations with influential and hard-working women making a change in industries across Scotland a platform to be appreciated. Finalists have been shortlisted based on public nominations.

The awards will commend women entrepreneurs, professionals, businesses, civil servants and sports stars on their success and contribution to society.

The awards will be held in Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel on August 28. They will highlight the achievements of women in many roles across sectors of industry. These include business, sport, technology, management and charity.

As the founder of the all female team Resonance Capital, Ms Higgins recently advised Moorfield Group on two of Scotland’s biggest property deals. The first being the negotiation of major office lettings to the Department For Work and Pensions on 85,000 sq.ft. at Atlantic Quay 1 and 80,000 sq.ft. to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service at Atlantic Quay 3 in Glasgow, which sold for a record yield in the Scottish market.

She also advised Hermes on the purchase of Skypark in Glasgow, one of the west of Scotland’s largest urban business park at 560,000 sq. ft. across 6 buildings. 

As a qualified surveyor, Ms Higgins was also an equity partner at James Barr and a director of Savills before setting up Resonance Capital in 2009.

Discussing her nomination, Ms Higgins said: “I am so proud to have been nominated for Business Women of the Year 2019. The nomination recognises the outstanding work of our fully female team at Resonance Capital in a highly competitive field, as well as being actively involved with our two favourite charities Finding Your Feet and Cash for Kids.

“We focus on maximising returns for our investors by intensive management and refurbishment of standing assets and funding and structuring new development. Our fantastic female team are hands on with over 50 years collective experience applied across all property sectors and throughout the UK.”

She added: “We don’t sit at a distance we roll up our sleeves and understand the need to apply creative thinking. It works and we enjoy it! We have had numerous successful JV’s, worked with private family trusts, fund management houses, banks and institutions. Our team has transacted over £3 billion of commercial investments over the last 25 years.”

Aside from her work, Ms Higgins finds time to enjoy life and is actively involved with her two favourite charities Cash for Kids and Finding Your Feet. They have raised over £50,000 in recent years through inspiring fundraising events. As a Trustee and Secretary of Finding Your Feet Amputee Charity, Ms Higgins has helped to fund 50 new clubs, from cycling and skiing to wellbeing.

Ms Higgins said: “We take our work seriously, but it’s important to enjoy life. We find community engagement very rewarding and are actively involved with two of our favourite charities – Clyde Cash for Kids and Finding Your Feet. We are silver patrons of both through our annual fundraising efforts.”