Female entrepreneurial talent will be celebrated in a national competition.

A regional heat for the Grazia O2 X Business Woman of the Year Award will be held at a Brighton hotel next week.

The scheme aims to highlight and celebrate businesswomen who have a strong passion for innovation, determination to push the boundaries in their field and do business in a different and individual way.

Five shortlisted candidates will battle it out to be selected to go through to the final this summer, where they will compete with five women from around the UK.

The event takes place at the Alias Hotel Seattle at Brighton Marina on Monday from 7pm until 10pm.

Tuesday, May 2, 2006