The British Franchise Exhibition
11 & 12 June 2010, Manchester Central
Take your franchise to the next level at
The British Franchise Exhibition
A stand at The British Franchise Exhibition at the Manchester Central will place your franchise in front of an audience of high quality potential franchisees from all over the North.
The exhibition is a cost-effective method of meeting your recruitment targets: you can take advantage of its extensive marketing campaign and meet and assess prospective franchisees quickly and effectively in just two days.
The pre-event marketing allows visitors to research franchises in advance of the exhibition, so they arrive at your stand as a qualified investor, prepared with relevant questions and knowledge about your business.
Exclusive support
The British Franchise Exhibition is exclusively supported by the British Franchise Association (bfa), who work closely with VMG to ensure the event promotes ethical franchising and exhibits proven business practices only. Visitors to the exhibition can be confident in the high quality of brands they meet, and, as an exhibitor, you can be assured you are part of an exceptionally successful exhibition. | Supported by:  |
New dates - New marketing campaign
Following feedback from our exhibitors and partners, The British Franchise Exhibition in Manchester has moved to 11 & 12 June 2010.
This year's event will benefit from a longer campaign, unaffected by the holiday season. The campaign will encompass extended coverage across the whole of the North of England, from Newcastle to Carlisle, and Hull to Liverpool and Manchester, as well as a targeted television and radio advertising campaign.
Click here to see more information about the marketing campaign >>>
Additional reasons for visitors to visit The British Franchise Exhibition
The franchisors exhibiting at the event are just one reason why visitors choose to attend The British Franchise Exhibition. In addition, the free educational seminars, expert advice and excellent networking opportunities draw serious potential franchisees to the event.
Extensive conference programme
This comprehensive series of seminars will cover a variety of different areas of franchising in a track format, and offer unique sponsorship opportunities for exhibitors, enabling you to educate and inspire visitors, whilst promoting your franchise in a highly memorable way. All seminars will be heavily promoted pre-event and onsite.
The seminar tracks include:
- Women in franchising
- Couples in franchising
- High-level investment franchises
- Management franchises
- Hands-on franchises
Educational features
- Franchisee panel
This has proved a huge hit with visitors as it provides an opportunity to find out about the realities of making the transition from being employed to working for themselves. One of your franchises can become a walking, talking testimonial to the success of your brand.
- Franchise starting point
This feature is located on the Business Franchise magazine stand and is dedicated to helping visitors gain more information about franchising. Exhibitors can participate in the area providing guidance to the visitors and promoting the industry as a whole.
- *** NEW *** McDonald's Open Days
For the first time McDonald's will be holding franchisee recruitment open 
days at the exhibition. The open days will provide potential franchisees with a unique insight into the success of the famous brand and will be heavily promoted within the exhibition's media campaign. It will be hosted within the exhibition hall and all attendees will also have free access to the exhibition and the event seminars.
- *** NEW *** Lloyds TSB Business Plan Clinic
opportunity to learn all they need to know about funding. Financial consultants and representatives from the bank's franchising department will be on-hand to answer any questions and help write effective business plans to secure essential funding.
Find out more
To find out how you can be a part of The British Franchise Exhibition 2010, contact the franchise team on
+44 (0)20 8394 5207 or email adam.richmond@vmgl.com
