New Woman Franchisee of the Year 2024

Mairi Curle, Boogie Beat 

Mairi is flourishing as a franchisee, already expanding into multiple territories! She took a single weekly class to over 30 weekly classes by the end of year one, developed new inter-generational workshops with local care homes, which amongst other developments led to rapid growth.

New Woman Franchisor of the Year 2024

Lucy Shrimpton, The Sleep Nanny

Lucy took her business and unlocked the secrets of franchising. Within just three weeks of launching her franchise, she’d sold 15 territories, growing to 24 by the end of 2023. Through the network, Lucy’s brand is already having a positive impact on families, right across the UK.

Woman Franchise Employee of the Year 2024

Zoe Murray, Pink Spaghetti

Zoe created initiatives within the brand which, despite the financial uncertainty of last year, enabled the franchise to grow. She’s provided both mentoring and transformational coaching which helped an under-performing franchisee achieved a 199.5% turnover increase over six months.

Service Provider of the Year 2024

Jen Chapman-Boffin, Cinder Ltd

The work Jen does in franchising, has led to happier franchise networks and happier franchisors. Brands who prioritise mental health, and work with her report higher retention rates, lower long-term costs, boosted morale, and increased profitability, amongst other things.

EWiF Ambassador of the Year 2024

Anna Neville, Kidslingo

Anna exemplifies how her leadership, accomplishments, and mentorship inspire others to pursue excellence and innovation. She champions both franchising and women in business and is a recognised expert voice in our sector.

Woman Franchisor of the Year 2024

Caroline Gowing, Pink Spaghetti

Despite the loss of her friend and business partner, Vicky Matthews, to cancer, Caroline transformed her brand. As a result, the network grew, customer spend increased, franchisee profit soared, and network-wide turnover increased. After Vicky died, Caroline pushed beyond her comfort zone and personal heartache to transform the shared grief of the network into thriving business success.

Overall Woman in Franchising of the Year 2024

Caroline Gowing, Pink Spaghetti

Caroline Gowing, was crowned our Overall Woman in Franchising. Whilst reeling from the impact of cancer on her friend and business partner, Caroline literally encompassed our theme, lighting the way, and her network thrived in the face of sorrow and pain.