Two days at The National Franchise Exhibition on 2 & 3 October 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham provides you with the opportunity to:

• Research a wide variety of tried and tested recession-resilient franchises and meet established brands with proven business formats. Click here for the full list of exhibitors
• Be inspired by the variety of brands exhibiting at the event and find out how you can launch your franchising career with investments ranging from £5k to over £500k.
• Find out about the realities of making a transition from being employed to working for themselves in the Franchisee Panel sponsored by whichfranchise.com

Attend the comprehensive FREE conference by registering at www.franchiseinfo.co.uk using the promo code: WHICH1 (saving £13)

• Listen to FREE seminars from the British Franchise Association (bfa)
• Find out more about franchising with topics on:
  • Management franchises
  • Couples in franchising
  • Hand-on franchising
  • Women in franchising
  • Franchise resales
  • High-level investment opportunities
  • Growing your own business
• In addition, listen to fascinating and inspiring keynote presentations from:

Tony Sealey OBE, a dynamic West Midlands McDonald’s franchisee who will talk about: “Franchising and philanthropy: how a franchisee transformed his business and community”.

Magnus Scheving, creator of Lazytown and the character Sportacus, a well-known on BBC children’s TV, who will be explaining how he works with FitKids to reduce obesity among children.

Learn from entrepreneurs how they've survived the recession with speakers including Paul Lindley, Founder & Ella's dad of Ella's Kitchen; Richard Moross, Founder & Chief Executive of MOO; and Peter Nunn, Managing Director of Relax.