It's been a few months since the National everywoman Conference but we're still feeling reverberations from a great event. This week we heard from Paula Wynne, one of our contributors at last November's event. She felt so inspired by what she saw and heard on the day, and most importantly who she met - like-minded women in business - that she decided that night to take a leap and get a book published, an idea she'd had for a long time but had never progressed with. Sure enough, this week she received a publishing deal. That's fantastic news - Paula made for a really captivating panelist in the 'Build Your Online Presence for Business Success' so we look forward to reading her book!

This week we attended a round table discussion hosted by Lord Davies, the Minister for Trade and Industry to discuss women and business growth. Research by the University of Strathclyde Business School highlighted key issues and challenges facing women growing their businesses, which included that they were less likely to be serial and portfolio entrepreneurs compared to men.

Today marks the end of a challenging year, but what better way to end it than to see Michelle Mone, creator of Ultimo lingerie and founder of MJM International awarded with an OBE in the Queen's New Years Honours list.

This week's guest blogger is Judith Lewis, Search Director at i-level and workshop moderator at the 2009 National everywoman Conference.

Since getting online in 1985, I've always been aware of the importance of building out who you are online. Whether it was to find a date in my teens through a wholly non-graphical medium or to establish my credentials later in life within search results, I've grown up understanding that online presence does not equal offline.

The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index confirms what everywoman has always believed, that engaging women equally with men in all aspects of life is imperative for future economic and socially prosperous societies.