The finalists are:
Customer Service Franchisee of the Year
- Joggy Dhillon, Domino’s Pizza Coleraine & Omagh
- Nathan Holmes, Revive! Cambridge
- Richard McConnell, The ZipYard Altrincham & Wilmslow
Female Franchisee of the Year
- Diane Maxwell, Driver Hire Belfast
- Rachel Shaw, Subway West Wickham & Thornton Heath
- Joyce Batten, Tutor Doctor Bromley
Young Franchisee of the Year (aged 30 or under)
- Aaron Stewart, Marston’s Sheffield
- Phylly Jones, Pyjama Drama North Surrey
- Matthew Woodall, Revive! Bath
Micro-business of the Year (less than £100,000 turnover)
- Tina Young, Barking Mad Northumberland
- Matthew May, Ed’s Garden Mainteance Folkestone
- Andrew Smith, Little Kickers South Lancashire
B2B Franchisee of the Year
- Frank Sutherland, Autosmart Aberdeen
- Nicky Barber, Minster Cleaning Services Northamptonshire
- Jayne Gethin, ServiceMaster Clean South West Wales
Olderpreneur Franchisee of the Year (aged 55 or older)
- Terry Lucking, Belvoir Lettings Peterborough
- Charles Folkes, Caremark Redcar & Cleveland
- Charles Trevor-Roper, No lettings Go West Berkshire
- Nihal Samarasekara, O2 Hove & surroundings
The bfa’s Director General, Brian Smart, said: “The selection process becomes more difficult each time we hold these awards and making this shortlist is a great achievement in itself, particularly this year following an unprecedented number of entries.
“This is a celebration of 19 local business owners from across the UK who have demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurialism, passion and dedication. With the support that ethical franchising brings, they’ve forged extremely impressive businesses. Choosing our winners shall be very difficult indeed.”
Published: 12 June 2014
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