Sarah Cook - ‘Coco-nutty’ about her award!

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Sarah Cook - ‘Coco-nutty’ about her award!

The Woman Service Provider of the Year 2010 award was given to Sarah Cook as recognition for her marketing work with Franchisors. This included, writing a book on franchise recruitment, a previous trip to India, establishing Coconut Creatives as a bfa accredited Marketing Company in and launching their Franchisor Marketing Workshops.

“The EWIF awards have succeeded in bringing together Franchisors, Franchisees and their Service Providers to recognise and celebrate excellence in the franchise industry. I am delighted to be recognised for the marketing work myself and the whole team at Coconut Creatives do in the industry, across many sectors and with Franchisors both large and small,” says Sarah.

Clive Sawyer from Business Options both sponsored and announced the winner for this award.

Clive comments “We were absolutely delighted at the response to these inaugural EWIF Awards both from the number and quality of entries received. The large turn out for the Awards Ceremony is an indication of the level of support EWIF has from the whole franchise industry. As a Service Provider ourselves I was delighted that we could sponsor this Award. There was a lot of strong competition in this category.”

The ceremony was attended by successful business women from across the country. The aim of the event was to recognise.

In 2011 there were four awards, and the winners were:

1. Lisa Tobias, Domino's Pizza, Woman Franchisee of the Year 2010
2. Amanda Perkins - Musical Minis -Young Woman Franchisee of the Year 2010 (under 30)
3. Sophie Brooks - Clive's Easylearn Pop Music Schools - Woman Franchisor of the Year 2010
4. Sarah Cook – Coconut Creatives - Woman Franchise Service Provider of the Year 2010

In 2012, the number of awards for the year 2011 has increased to six:

1. The NatWest Award for Woman Franchisee of the Year 2011
   Recognising the most successful woman franchisee during 2011
2. The Recognition Express Award for New Woman Franchisee of the Year 2011
   Recognising the most successful woman franchisee during 2011 that became a franchisee after 1^st January 2010.
3. The Coconut Creatives Award for Woman Franchisor of the Year 2011
   Recognising the most successful woman franchisor during 2011.
4. The WPA Award for New Woman Franchisor of the Year 2011
   Recognising the most successful woman franchisor during 2011 that launched their franchise after 1^st January 2009.
5. The Owen White Award for Franchisor Woman Employee of the Year 2011
   Recognising the most successful franchisor woman employee during 2012
6. The Franchise Show Award for Woman Franchise Service Provider of the Year 2011
   Recognising the most successful woman franchise service provider during 2012

PLUS - The Business Options Outstanding Contribution to Women in Franchising Award 2011 - Recognising the work of a woman who has made a major contribution to franchising in 2011.

Note: Individuals can not nominate themselves for this Award. The winner will be chosen by the judges based on their knowledge of the special work of the individual.

For further information on EWIF and the EWIF Awards 2012, go to www.ewif.org

Anyone wishing to enter one of the awards should go to www.ewif.org/page5.htm and download the relevant entry form and ensure they are received at awards@ewif.org by 5pm on 24^th February 2012. The Award Ceremony will be in London on Thursday 29^th March 2012.