Women entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the second edition of the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards. The international competition is aimed at women entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development. Application deadline is Feb. 15. Winners will be announced Oct. 17.

The contest will honor five innovative women, one per continent, who lead creative, sustainable and socially responsible businesses.

Organized as a business plan competition, the contest was created in 2006 by Cartier and the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society, with support from McKinsey & Co. management consulting firm and INSEAD management school. Each laureate will win $20,000 and personalized coaching for a full year by McKinsey consultants, Cartier managers and INSEAD alumni.--Eve Gumpel

The Intelligence Group's TrendCentral has a great wrap-up of the coolest gadgets and products from this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From fun items like the iPod BoomBox to the environmentally friendly Green Plug low-energy USB charger, they've got all the bases covered.