Business directory for women in Nottingham

Looking back to last November, when the Women's Enterprise Wish List was first set up, one of the most popular requests was for a Nottingham women's business directory so that members of the View from the Top Nottingham Women's Network could get in touch with each other outside of the networking events.

Clearly something had to be done about that one - and now it's here. I wanted to make the Smart Women site more of a community than just a directory (and, indeed what's out in cyberspace at the moment is just phase 1) and I also wanted it to be more generous than those directories which want you to stump up an arm and a leg just for a link to your web site.

Open to all business women in Nottingham, and especially women business owners, you can create a free directory profile in up to five directory categories. There's no catch - just a great way to promote your business to other business women in Nottingham

Spirit of Enterprise Awards

This year's Spirit of Enterprise Awards have just been announced by Nottinghamshire Business Venture. Award categories are:

• Young Business of the Year Award
• The Sir Paul Smith Award
• The Norman Allcock Business Growth Award
• Business Against All Odds Award
• Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• NES Scholar of the Year Award

And the closing date is Friday 31 August at 12.00 noon sharp.

The Awards Dinner will be in October - and as this is an anniversary year for NBV, it promises to be a good shindig.

More details of the awards, and the application form, can be found at http://www.nbv.co.uk/Content.aspx?nFlavour=1&nSectionId=106&nContentId=0

DOn't forget that looming deadline - act soon.