Join us for the fourth Northern Power Women Awards at our new venue Manchester Central Convention Complex. Nominations open on 4 September, 2018 for the Northern Power Women Awards.  Read More

This year we aimed to be bigger, brighter and bolder than ever so we were thrilled to receive 959 nominations which proved an challenging and inspiring task for our 38 judges. In our third year it was great to see growth, but what was also brilliant to see was an increase of 28% in North...Read More

After hours of deliberating our outstanding 950 nominations, we are proud to announce our Northern Power Women’s Award Shortlist for 2018. Congratulations to all the fantastic nominees and good luck to our shortlist at the awards! The awards will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on 6th March. Agent of Change Charlotte Percy Associate Family...Read More

We’re proud to announce that the Northern Power Women Awards are back for 2018 – bigger and better than ever, with a new award up for grabs called “Innovation”, to be awarded to an individual, group or organisation that share the goal of accelerating gender equality by pursuing game-changing ideas. Join us for our third...Read More

The Northern Power Women Awards not only found a ream of inspirational individuals but also whole teams. ​ Northern Rail were right on track to win best large business at the awards and one member of the workforce, Nicola Hosty, who left school when she was 16, talks here about her dedication to achieving her...Read More

NPW transformational leader award winner Donna Hall CBE, who is the chief executive of Wigan Council – one of the largest in the country – is ready for her next steps to supporting other women to reach their career goals. The 52-year-old from Breightmet in Bolton, who attended the NPW awards with her daughter, says...Read More

On the 3rd of March this year I put on my sparkly sequinned dress and headed over from Liverpool to Manchester for the Northern Power Women Awards Dinner. Awards dinners are always a bit of a funny entity to me. I never quite believe I should be there and I never quite believe that people...Read More

On a mission to make ethical business the normal way to do business is Grace Dyke, strategic director of media and communications social enterprise – Yellow Jigsaw. And she is certainly living up to her ‘one to watch’ Northern Power Women award win. The 27-year-old, who walked away from the University of Liverpool with a...Read More

Nine years ago I was on maternity leave from my high-flying corporate job, surrounded by piles of washing and ironing, when I made the momentous decision to start my own business. I always smile when I hear people say “do something that you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” because my...Read More

One to Watch ​WINNER – KRITI SHARMA VP, Bots and Artificial Intelligence, Sage Also shortlisted: CARYS KAISER, The Drone Lass CHERYL LATHAM, Founder and CEO Brighter World Energy DANIELLE AYRES, Employment Solicitor, Gorvins GERALDINE ESDAILLE, Founder Freedom 2 Be VICTORIA BOLDISON, Founder, Bolst Global HANNAH TAYLOR-HEMINGWAY, Principal Project Manager, WYG Group LAURA EARNSHAW Founder and...Read More