w2wlink.com's 2011 Ascendancy Awards for businesswomen will go to outstanding women who have "ascended" to achieve and innovate in Corporate, Corporate Board, Entrepreneurial and Career Transition settings.

w2wlink.com initiated the Ascendancy Awards to recognize, reward and inspire women to maximize their potential in their careers. "Our vision is to inspire and recognize women who are ascending professionally and mentoring other women around them--as these key steps will link to driving higher levels of women in the executive ranks, more entrepreneurs with growing businesses and more female directors on boards in the next decade," stated Lisbeth McNabb, w2wlink founder and CEO.

w2wlink.com is accepting nominations for candidates from eight cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. They are also accepting nominations for at-large candidates from any other city. Three winners from each category —Corporate, Corporate Board, Entrepreneur, and Career Transition — will be chosen from the nominees from each city and from the at-large category. From these twenty-seven winners, an executive women advisory board will select three National Winners.

In addition to recognition for their accomplishments, the National Winners will each receive valuable prizes. For example, the 2010 winners received a private business club membership for one year from ClubCorp, and a pair of round-trip tickets to any destination in the contiguous United States from American Airlines, along with other sponsored prizes.

Click here to view the 2010 award winners! Check back often to read their inspirational quotes in the coming months.

The deadline for nominations and applications is January 31, 2011. Click the links below to download the forms.

For more information, email womenawards@w2wlink.com.