The Franchise Show sponsors ‘Woman Franchise Service Provider 2011’ at the EWIF Awards 2012

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The Franchise Show sponsors ‘Woman Franchise Service Provider 2011’ at the EWIF Awards 2012

Simon Chicken, Director of The Franchise Show (a Prysm Group event) is thrilled that The Franchise Show is supporting the 2nd ‘Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) Awards’ by sponsoring the ‘Woman Franchise Service Provider 2011 Award’.

Simon says: “The awards provide a much needed focus on the invaluable contributions the outstanding women in the franchise industry today make. Franchising has long been male dominated but as more and more franchises can be run from home, and/or started on a part-time basis, women, returning to work, after a break, are seeing franchising as the more attractive option.”

“The Franchise Show has seen an increase in the numbers of female visitors, year on year, proving to us that the need to focus on women in franchising also becomes greater year on year”

“We are inordinately pleased to be part and parcel of the EWIF awards in 2012 where the achievements and contributions made by women to franchising are once again rewarded. Sponsoring the service provider element was an absolute ‘no brainer’ for us. As an event organiser we outsource a large amount of what we do to service providers, so we are in the unique position of knowing what the franchise industry expects, and needs, from their service providers.”

Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) was set up in 2008 by Clive Sawyer, Managing Director of Business Options (Franchise Consultants), with the aim of inspiring, encouraging and supporting women thinking of or already involved in running a franchise. Members include franchisees and franchisors from every sector and from across the country.

The organisers were thrilled with the response to this inaugural event and the high calibre of all the entries.

In 2011 the inaugural ‘Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) Awards 2010 event was attended by successful business women from across the country.

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.