EWiF Award Entry 2025 Terms & Conditions
- Entries will only be accepted
from UK businesses. - You must be a woman and either a franchisor, franchisee, service provider or an employee of a franchise business to enter the EWiF Awards. Men can enter the Service Provider of the Year award and Ambassador of the Year award categories. Please see the Award Entry Guide for specific details on the eligibility criteria for each award category.
- An applicant can enter themselves or can be entered by another person. The person you are entering must agree to be entered.
- Confirm on the Online Entry Form that you have understood and agree to the conditions for the award entry.
- You must provide a written statement in support of the entry of no more than 850 words. If we receive entries over this amount, the additional words (over the 850 allowed) will not be counted.
- Your written statement must identify; what the applicant did DURING 2024 that you believe makes them a candidate for this award category. If you are entering the New Woman Franchisor category then you can detail what you did during 2023 and 2024.
- If you include any statistics, please attach relevant documents to support any claim made. Unsubstantiated claims will be excluded by the judges.
- Only include information relating to prior to 2024 if it helps to illustrate a point that relates to the entrant’s achievements during 2024 (unless entering the New Woman Franchisor category where you can include information relating to 2023 and 2024).
- The judge’s decision will be based on the
activities and achievements of the applicant during 2024 only (unless entering the New Woman Franchisor category where you can include information relating to 2023 and 2024). - The judge’s decision will be based only on the information provided in the written statement and supporting evidence.
- Information relating to prior to 2024 or information that is known by the judges but not included in the written statement will be ignored.
- The judges may request additional information.
- Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
- Submissions must be submitted via the Online Award Entry Form, with ALL supporting material and evidence. Please do not email your entry as it will not be counted!
- The judges will select a shortlist of finalists, all of whom will be notified via email and from which the winner will be selected.
- The judge’s decision is final and the organiser is not obliged to justify any decision or enter into correspondence.
- The organiser reserves the right to withdraw or change award categories, change entry deadlines, or change the date of the awards ceremony, venue or host.
- All finalists will be required to attend the EWiF Award ceremony.
- Award winners and finalists may state in advertising/promotional activity and on their stationery that they are a winner or finalist, but this must include the category, the year in which the award was won, and ‘Winner’ or ‘Finalist’.
- By engaging in the process and attending the awards reception and awards ceremony, entrants (including appointed representatives and guests), acknowledge that they may be photographed and/or filmed and agree that such photography and/or video may be used in promotional or branding activity including any comments or testimonials.
- The closing date for entry forms to be received is
5pm on 31st January 2025. - No responsibility will be taken by the organisers for entry forms not received.