{"id":4526,"date":"2025-03-31T11:19:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:19:59","slug":"ewif-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/ewif-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"GoodOaks Bedford\u2019s Shaz Islam named finalist in the NatWest EWiF Awards 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\" pt-3 pt-sm-5 pb-3 pb-sm-5\">\n  <div  class=\"text-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"row d-flex \">\n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n                  <div class=\"text-block-content lead\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These awards celebrate the remarkable achievements of women in the UK franchising sector, and Shaz\u2019s recognition highlights her dedication and leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaz has been shortlisted in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Woman Franchisee of the Year <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">category, which recognises the business achievements and growth of her branch since they began trading at the end of 2023. Since launching GoodOaks Bedford, Shaz has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality homecare while building a supportive and thriving team. Her passion for franchising and her drive to make a meaningful difference in the community have been instrumental in the branch\u2019s success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has worked tirelessly to create an environment where both clients and staff feel valued and supported, ensuring that her local branch stands out as a leading homecare provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helen Mansfield, organiser of the NatWest EWiF Awards, highlighted the tough competition this year, with a record number of entries from across the UK. Being named a finalist among such an inspiring group of women is a significant achievement and speaks volumes about Shaz\u2019s impact in the franchising world.<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\" pt-3 pt-md-5 pb-3 pb-md-5\">\n  <div  class=\"image-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"d-inline-block\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/GoodOaks-Bedfords-Shaz-Islam-named-finalist-in-the-NatWest-EWiF-Awards-2025-1-800x470-c-default.webp\" class=\"img-fluid border-20 mb-3 mb-sm-0\" alt=\"GoodOaks Bedford\u2019s Shaz Islam named finalist in the NatWest EWiF Awards 2025!\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\" pt-3 pt-sm-5 pb-3 pb-sm-5\">\n  <div  class=\"text-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"row d-flex \">\n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n                  <div class=\"text-block-content lead\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 15th May in London, where Shaz will join other industry leaders in celebrating the contributions of women in franchising. Regardless of the outcome, her recognition as a finalist is already a fantastic achievement and a reflection of her hard work and passion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We wish Shaz the very best of luck at the awards and look forward to celebrating her continued success in the franchising industry!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about franchise opportunities with GoodOaks, contact us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/contact\/\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franchise"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4526"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4533,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions\/4533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}