• Giving business gifts to women can be a puzzling task because you have to figure out the optimum mix between what's functional and what's personal. Whether it is for a client or for your boss, a business gift idea should be able to show appreciation while being professional. It should also draw the line without being stiff about it. Luckily, there are some business gifts for women that can help you strike an excellent balance.
  
  

A Book from Her Favorite Author

• If you know your business associate well enough to know her tastes, a good book from her favorite author is a good business gift. It assumes that you care enough to know what she likes while still conveying professionalism. It's also a great companion for travels, making it a practical gift idea for the jet-setting executive. If you're not aware of what she likes, you could just get a best-selling non-fiction book instead, as long as you know she hasn't read it already.
  
  

Gourmet Gift Basket

• Gift baskets are great business gifts for women. Not only is it a tasteful way of showing professional appreciation, it also establishes closer ties without going over the top. Buy a gourmet cheese basket or a premium wine basket and make sure to deliver it to her personally. She'll value the extra effort and will remember you for it.
  
  

Good Pen

• Not just any ballpoint, a gift of a pen or pen and pencil set, should be something that is quality and that she would be proud to take out of her attache case. If fountain pens are more to her liking, look for a good brand of pen. Be sure to have her name engraved on it and wrap it with care. Though a common gift, a quality pen is still a permanent figure on any office table.
  
  

Personalized Business Card Holder

• With the amount of business one goes through in a week, a business card holder can be an immense help to any executive. Be sure to get a holder that can comfortably store 20 to 50 cards at a time and take note of the material it's made of. Business card holders come in many different colors and styles, from metal to leather and everything in between. Choose something that reflects her personality. Have the business card holder engraved for a final touch.
  
  

Travel Kit

• Travel kits are welcome business gifts for the busy woman. Choose something that has an eye mask, a neck pillow and earplugs to complete the package. You could also buy the items separately and just buy a small bag and assemble the kit yourself. Look for items that will be soothing and relaxing and can fill her travel days with ease and comfort.