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In the first EWIF North East meeting of 2023, we gathered in Durham to discuss the importance of human resources (HR) in the industry at all levels. The meeting brought together women from a variety of franchising companies to discuss the challenges of HR in the...

Bring-a-Buddy For Free!    With personal connection being “up there” as a means of building your confidence, how could you invest in your friends during 2023? EWiF have an exciting new idea! Ask any woman, and she will tell you her friends mean the world to her…...

Time to nominate amazing women The NatWest Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWiF) Awards 2023 are now open. The Award Ceremony is an annual event that honours the very best in franchising. The awards are open to all those who are committed to franchising excellence...

An event created by the bfa and supported by HSBC UK, representing the changing business landscape and ever-growing need for strong leadership at both a franchisor and franchisee level! The bfa is excited to announce that they will be hosting the one day ‘Leadership...

Today we are launching an exciting new campaign with the bfa, as we seek to empower women to #FindTheirTribe within franchising! We would all love to see more women joining the franchise industry: Whether as a franchisee, or as a franchisor. We know, as women in...

A powerful collaboration in 2021, sees a combined passion for supporting women become a stronger goal within the franchise industry. The 2018 bfa NatWest Franchising Landscape Report, revealed increasing numbers of women joining the franchise industry. But there is...

The 2021 NatWest EWiF Awards are back! Do you have someone in your network or office you want to celebrate? The time has come! 2020 hasn’t been easy for franchises, business owners and their employees, and EWiF want to be able to give you something to look forward to....

It’s that time of the year again! We are proud to announce the finalists for this year’s NatWest EWIF awards, and would like to thank everyone who entered! The entries we received were outstanding, leaving the judges with some difficult decisions to make. However,...

We are sad to announce that due to the on-going situation with the Coronavirus, we will be postponing the EWIF Pre-Awards Reception and Award Ceremony events planned for Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th April, 2020. We were informed yesterday, Thursday 5th March, by our...

The 2020 NatWest EWIF Awards are back with two brand new awards! Do you have someone in your network or office you want to celebrate? The time has come! The annual NatWest EWIF Awards are the biggest event in the EWIF calendar. They offer brands within franchising the...