Visitors

Saturday 8th May 2010
10.00am – 4.00pm
Gosforth Park Suite
Newcastle Racecourse
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 5HP

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Great Northern Franchise Show 2010 - Seminar Timetable

9.30am - Welcome to the North East

Hosted by local networking & enterprise groups, enjoy a breakfast buffet networking event where existing Tyne & Wear business owners, regeneration & enterprise agencies of the region meet the franchisors hoping to set up in the region soon.

Register for the welcome event by emailing you names to: breakfast@greatnorthernfranchiseshow.com

10.00am - Franchise Your Business

Tony Urwin of franchise consultants FDS hosts a talk on how on existing business can grow their company beyond their base by franchising the concept.

11.00am - Mums Mean Business
Sponsored by FemaleFranchise.co.uk

Mums Mean Business. Hosted by Jan Massey of Newcastle franchise “Photography For Little People” - this is a “Dragons’ Den” style event in which franchises who have “mum friendly” business ideas - with flexible working hours - introduce themselves to the audience. Followed by open floor Q&A. Kids welcome.

Reserve your place by emailing your name/s to: mums@greatnorthernfranchiseshow.com

12 noon - White Collar Franchising
Sponsored by www.WhiteCollarFranchise.co.uk

“Making the jump from behind the office desk to the front of your own company”

Julian Smith, a franchise recruitment specialist for the B2B sector, hosts an informal workshop and informative Q&A at white collar, management style franchises – and how to best convert yourself from being an employee to employer.

1.00pm - Legal Aspects of Franchising; Avoiding the pitfalls

Hallmark Solicitors of Hull present:

The relationship between the Franchisor and its Franchisees is more often than not based on mutual trust and respect. However when things go wrong a properly drafted Franchise Agreement can be worth its weight in gold.

This talk aims to highlight the key ingredients for any Franchise Agreement, touching on the issues which a prospective Franchisor or Franchisee ought to consider before entering into one. It also aims to provide few tips on how to avoid the potential pitfalls surrounded by Franchising as a Business Model.

2.00pm - Personal Shopper "Buying a Franchise – All You Need to Know"

Our franchisor advisory team can provide an impartial “Personal Shopper” service on how well suited you can be for franchising, info on some of the schemes that can help you start up and some tips of what to look out for can be for franchising, some of the schemes that can help you.

Register for personal shopper by emailing by emailing name and preferred time to: shopper@greatnorthernfranchiseshow.com

3.00pm - Meet a Franchisee

Several of today’s exhibitors have brought along someone who was in your shoes a while ago…visiting a franchise exhibition and wondering whether it was the right step to take.

This informal Q&A allows the audience to have a chat with several local franchisees, which have taken the plunge and have some invaluable hints and tips on what to look out for when choosing a business to run.