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Meet face to face with the UK’s top franchise brands
The National Franchise Exhibition offers a unique platform for aspiring franchisees to explore a diverse range of franchise opportunities
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n 20 and 21 February 2015, Birmingham’s NEC is hosting the return of the highly anticipated National Franchise Exhibition. The two-day event will showcase
a variety of national business opportunities and offer aspiring business owners the chance to gain expert advice and guidance from franchise professionals. This leading exhibition is accredited by the British Franchise Association (bfa), making it the only event would-be franchisees should visit this February. The bfa’s stamp of approval means visitors can be assured of the credibility of the franchise brands on offer. The event is sponsored by Anytime Fitness, the 2014 number- one franchise as ranked by Entrepreneur magazine, and the gym giant will be featuring its opportunity along with top brands in the UK such as McDonald’s, Dream Doors, Mac Tools, Platinum Property Partners, Home Instead Senior Care, Dublcheck, Esquires Coffee and many more. With a wide range of businesses to suit everyone, every popular sector will be represented including health and fitness, food and drink, home care, property, retail and cleaning.
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Adrian Goodsell, director of franchise sales at event organisers Venture Marketing Group, comments: “The National Franchise Exhibition is a unique opportunity for any ambitious entrepreneur. Being part of a franchise provides an excellent chance to start your own business but with the reassuring support of an established brand. The exhibition provides a rare platform for those interested to get face-to-face with numerous professionals and take in sound advice before starting their own journey.” Visitors can take advantage of a variety
of free features such as an extensive seminar programme covering every aspect of franchising. Here, the bfa, business advisors, legal and financial professionals, franchisors and franchisees will all offer key tools and advice as to what is required to set up and manage a successful franchise business. High-investment seminars will also be available at the event for those who have a large amount of capital to invest, hosted by a panel of franchise owners who will hold a question-and-answer session to discuss what you can expect from your high-level investment. An exciting new feature for 2015 is the Growing Your Own Business Workshops.
These interactive sessions are perfect for those looking to grow and expand their existing business. Speakers will offer visitors solutions for key topics such as marketing, workplace pensions, SEO, PR, social media, sales and crowdfunding. Keynote speakers at the Growing Your Own Business conference will be inspiring visitors with innovative growth strategies to implement in their own businesses. Sach Kukadia of
secretsales.com will be delivering a talk at 12.15pm on Friday 20 February, discussing the challenges he faced as an entrepreneur and how he and his
“I met a business consultancy franchise, got chatting ... the rest, as they say, is history”
team made their online journey a success. On Saturday 21 February, keynote speaker Rob Tominey of Mainstage Travel will offer visitors his ‘toolkit to success’ in the travel industry. Other speakers include Rob Pollard from Lightbox Communications and Neil Clough from My Travel Pal.
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