The Forward Ladies National Women In Business is the highlight of the business calendar for women across the UK.

Several hundred guests are expected to attend the glittering ceremonies across the country, which will celebrate the most talented business women from across the UK. The awards, now in its sixth year, has become one of the most high profile and respected accolades for women recognizing their hard work and enormous contribution to the economy. The award acknowledges start-ups to multi-million pound companies and this year’s finals promise to be one of the most closely-run in the award scheme’s history, making it an event not to be missed!

There are 4 regional heats

•   Newcastle (29th September), The Crowne Plaza
•   Manchester (23rd October), The Radisson Blu Edwardian
•   Nottingham (9th October), Nottingham Belfry and
•   London (16th October), Thistle Marble Arch

These lead to a live judging panel in Leeds on the 4th of November and an announcement of national winners at a UK Grand Final in Leeds on 20 November 2015 at the Queens Hotel.

This year’s event will feature talks from inspirational female entrepreneurs – a perfect opportunity to connect and learn from some inspirational people.We are giving away tickets to 10 new female start-up or women at the start of the career journey to come and be inspired at our regional heats.

Entering is simple just tweet us at @forwardladies with answers to the following question:

How would attending the our women in business awards benefit you?