Intellect’s Women in IT Forum seeks to inspire, lead and influence the action to increase the number of women in IT. The forum advises ministers on programmes that need to be undertaken and the likely impact they will have. Topics that the forum focuses on include the difficulties in producing a business case for diversity, sharing best practice, legislation updates and retention issues. The Forum holds meetings regularly, mainly in London but is open to all.

More To Life Than Shoes was created to inspire, support and encourage women to get out there and make their dreams happen. Our aim is to provide a place where real women can come to get the support they need to fulfil their ambitions; whether you want to go on an adventure, start a business, learn something new, or change your life completely.

Online community and networking for business women and female business owners from Nottingham and the East Midlands. Women in business and female entrepreneurs are welcome to create a free profile at www.womengetsmart.co.uk. They can promote their own events and find out about other events for business women in the region, as well as join in Smart Women networking and showcase events.

She Says is an initiative aimed at women who are just starting a career in digital advertising or have been in the industry for a while. We organise a series of free events and provide free mentorship for women in digital.

Women in business meet over a glass of wine and a sandwich to meet other like minded women, make new contacts etc. Guest speaker to inspire, motivate or inform members at a time that fits around work and family committments (from 6-8pm in Spalding)

The Rural Women’s Network consists of 10 independant network groups spread accross Cumbria. The groups are specifically aimed at women who either own their own business or who are contemplating setting up in business.

Women’s Biz Network is a networking organisation specifically for women who own or manage their own businesses. We provide you with useful tips, helpful advice, inspiring success stories and up-to-date news as well as details of our wide range of networking events.

Women in Business Network is a ladies only networking group aimed at business owners and decision makers within larger organisations. We meet monthly from 12-2pm and offer a mixture of formal and informal networking over lunch. The groups are lively with a good mix of interesting and inspirational ladies from a variety of businesses.

The Swan Group is a women only networking group. It meets once a month, usually on the 3rd Thursday of each month in the Copthorne Hotel, in Cardiff. The meetings are mostly at lunch time but some times we meet in the evening, especially when we are holding seminars. The group started in March 2007 and has so far held a number of successful and well attended events and seminars. We have also run one event with a charity and we will be holding a ball in February 08 for a charity. Finally, we carried out 2 events for Enterprise week in Cardiff.

The aim of the WIN meetings is for women in business to meet in an informal and friendly setting to gather information and share experiences. At each meeting there will be a guest speaker talking on a topic of interest to business women, the opportunity to hear from other business women about their experiences and also structured networking sessions. The benefit of the networking experience is that it enables everyone to be able to speak about their business in an informal and relaxed setting.