The 2nd International PROWESS conference has been heralded as a landmark event in women's enterprise development attracting over 300 delegates, including leading national and international policy makers, key researchers and inspirational business support providers and businesswomen.

Over two full and interactive days, delegates celebrated the achievements so far in encouraging more women into enterprise. Practical solutions were put in place for driving this forward and accelerating the pace of change.

Jacqui Smith MP, Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality, spoke in the first plenary, commenting on the atmosphere of 'energy and excitement' being generated. She announced plans for a major tour of the UK regions to emphasise the role of women business owners in regional economies.

On the final day the winners of the PROWESS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Women's Enterprise Development were announced and seven new organisations were awarded PROWESS Flagship status.

Delegate feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with one person commenting:
"If we all go away and implement just one thing that we have learned from the conference the cascading effect will be overwhelming"