Franchising’s finest recognised by leading industry organisation

Be upstanding for this year’s Natwest EWiF awards finalists

Encouraging Women into Franchising is proud to announce the finalists for this year’s NatWest EWiF awards - and would like to thank everyone who entered. The entries received were outstanding, leaving the judges with some difficult decisions to make.

EWiF is an organisation that focuses its time and energy on supporting women who are looking for a route into the franchise industry. Each year EWiF hosts an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the achievements of women across franchising.

After much deliberation, the finalists are as followed:

New woman franchisor of the year 2020 sponsored by Daisy First Aid

• Becky Hoare - Pop Up Play Village.
• Amy Lewis - Mooeys Franchise.
• Debra Rose and Sophie Limming - Healthy Feet Franchises.

Woman franchisor of the year 2020 sponsored by Hitachi Capital Franchise Finance

• Anna Neville - Kidslingo.
• Lucy Campbell - Right at Home UK.
• Terry Mullen - Revive!
• Jenni Dunman - Daisy First Aid.

New woman franchisee of the year 2020 sponsored by Natwest

• Cat Allen - Noodle Performance Art.
• Fiona Cochrane - Little Movers UK.
• Soraya Akram - Practical Car & Van Rental.

Woman franchisee of the year 2020 sponsored by Mcdonald’s Restaurants

• Catharine Chalton - Home Instead Senior Care.
• Elena Dimova - Century 21 Notting Hill.
• Samantha Wright - Right at Home UK.
• Kim Pennington - Puddle Ducks.

Woman franchise employee of the year 2020 sponsored by What Franchise

• Emily Miller - ARTventurers.
• Louise Evans - Revive!
• Sophie Whittingham - ServiceMaster.

Young woman in franchising of the year 2020 (under 30) sponsored by Darwin Gray

• Victoria Rowley - Puddle Ducks.
• Terri Collier - Swimtime.
• Rachel Fay - Little Learners.

Service provider of the year 2020 (male or female sponsored by the International Franchise Show

• Kieran James - Stryde.
• Stephen Thompson - Darwin Gray.
• Suzie McCafferty - Platinum Wave Franchising.

Inspirational woman in franchising 2020 sponsored by Platinum Wave

• Claire O’Connor - babyballet.
• Ivanka Obreshkova - Fantastic Services.
• Jenni Dunman - Daisy First Aid.

Ambassador of the year 2020 (male or female) sponsored by Boddy Matthews

• Kieran James - Stryde.
• Ruth Brown - Home Instead Senior Care.
• Suzie McCafferty - Platinum Wave Franchising.

Congratulations to all finalists

Due to the current circumstances EWiF had to postpone its awards ceremony to a later date, which is yet to be confirmed. To stay up to date with the latest EWiF news visit EWiF.org and keep an eye on its social channels.