See You at the Franchise Expo and Conference 2018!

Opportunities comes in different forms. In business, franchise is one of them which has been steadily growing along with the economy. Though the question is what business would be best to invest in; whether you can go with common options like fast food, kiosks, juices, medicine stores, or you can go with trending and unique ideas.

Whatever you have in mind, exposing yourself to actual businesses can really help you in deciding your venture. This has been the purpose of the Franchise Asia Conference and Expo that will be happening from July 18-22, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asia Complex. Organized by the Philippine Franchise Association, the country’s pioneer and largest franchise association with members ranging from micro to large, both homegrown and international involved in food, retail, services and other types of businesses.

The International Franchise Conference will run from July 18-19, and will feature distinguished names in business and management.  Among these names are Patrick Cua (Managing Director The Nielsen Company Phils. Inc.), Francis Kong (Success Options Inc.), William Edwards (Edwards Global Services, Inc.), Bernie Liu (Golden ABC, Inc./Penshoppe), Anton Diaz, Gino Borromeo, Pinky Yee (Goldilocks), and Merlee Cruz-Jayme (Dentsu Jyame-Syfu).  There will also be sessions such as; leaning Family Business and Franchising from Dr. Enrique Soriano,  and Johnlu Koa (Chatime); the power of Digital Marketing from Donald Lim; and International Forum: Growing Franchising Internationally Ms. Lexi Schulze ( News Anchor, ANC). You may register at their website https://franchiseasiaph.com with discounted rates for students and groups.

The International Franchise Expo will take place on July 20-22, which will cover two levels of SMX Convention Center.  It features brands both local and international of various types group according to nature of business. Taking a large part of the expo are food brands which have a huge food park that provides a number of food options while also knowing the brands and their products. They are offering FREE admission for those who registered online and P100 for walk-in guests. 

As it caters to both old and new business people, it continues to follow the growth of the country which is still one of the fasting growing in the region despite inflation and weak peso. However with more jobs are created by new franchises drives more consumer buying power and gives way for mutual growth. And like many tycoons would say, the best time to invest is now.

Fore more information about the event you can go to http://www.pfa.org.ph. Join in the conversation via the hashtags #FranchiseAsiaPH2018 and #BeTheBoss.