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by Anne Crowther

Forward Ladies has announced bigger and better Women in Business Awards for 2012, with four new categories, and the hunt is on to find the Outstanding Business Women of the Year from the cream of North West and Isle of Man businesswomen.

This is the second year of the awards in the North West and Isle of Man, following the outstanding success of last years inaugural event.

Professional women from all walks of life are invited to enter the awards which are free - by either nominating themselves, or by getting a friend or colleague to nominate them. A 500-word award entry is required, along with a 50 word biography, high quality photograph and supporting documentation. Entry is via a new dedicated micro- website: http://wiba2012.com/ .The closing date for entries is Friday 6 July, and shortlisted finalists will be invited to a prestigious ceremony on 26 November at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.

Etta Cohen, the founder of Forward Ladies said: Our previous awards have been tremendously well received and we now have a very worthy winner from last year Nasira Majid of PIN Properties, who has made a huge contribution to the development of the women in her company, and also to the wider region. This year in tough economic times, it is even more important to recognise professional women who are continuing to create new opportunities for success.

This year there are 12 individual awards, leading to an overall winner who will be chosen from the winners of each category. The awards are once again being sponsored by Barclays.

The categories are: Start-up, Not for Profit, Corporate, International, Home-based, Property, Manufacturing, and Young, with new categories for this year: Professional Services, SME, Retail and PA of the Year.

Etta said: We have had a very successful year with a number of excellent development workshops to help our members to learn new skills and diversify, as well as our usual senior industry speakers and social events.

Forward Ladies was founded by Etta Cohen with a handful of women who met to find mutually beneficial ways of working together. It is now the Norths largest womens business support organisation, and is committed not only to encouraging greater levels of female entrepreneurship in the region, but also to supporting all professional women.

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