Franchise India hosted national franchise & retail show

Mumbai: FRO Expo 2014, India's national Franchise & Retail was held in Mumbai on May17th-18th, 2014 at Nehru Center, Worli. The show was presented by Franchise India, Asia’s largest integrated franchise Solution Company and Indian Franchise Association (IFA) as well as supported by Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. It was inaugurated by Renu Kapoor, Chairperson FICCI FLO & RB Gupta, Director, MSME-DI Mumbai. The show laid a platform for companies to present and expand their franchised concepts by networking with potential entrepreneurs in Mumbai and surrounding cities.

The show encompasses a comprehensive exhibition and a thought-provoking conference on franchising, retailing and licensing, covering the broad dynamics of SME sector. For the past few years, this show has consistently registered 30% repeat footfalls over its two days with rest 70% being the unique count each day. FRO Mumbai displays various Indian and global brands, under one roof, to impart an all-round perspective on franchising within the prominent SME sector, thereby highlighting the principal concepts and prevailing trends in franchising fraternity.

The exhibition showed a wide spectrum of enticing opportunities in franchising, retailing, licensing, real estate and retail supply chain, from diverse industry verticals such as Fashion & lifestyle, food & beverage, education, financial services, health, beauty & wellness, travel, entertainment and many more. Various acclaimed exhibitors participated in the show including Century 21 India, Seriously Addictive Mathematics, Kenan Institute Asia Thailand, Kwality Wall’s, Rahim’s, Inphynyt Batteries, Kangaroo Kids, Elbex Couriers Pvt. Ltd, Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, Dream Body Centre, Hanglas, Angel Berry, D'lecta Café, Mendos Pizza Pvt Ltd, Shopify, Just Mexican, Mad Over Chicken, Mohan Impressions  Pvt. Ltd, 3s Photoart Pvt Ltd, Foresight Vision Care Company Pvt. Ltd and Miraaya Innovative Learning Pvt Ltd.  Other names like Eubiq (India) Private Limited, Doon Public School, Healing Hands Clinic, Bionic Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, Re/Max, Dynamic Tax Services (P) Ltd, Sulekha Handwriting Institute, Has Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd, Donear Industries, Spns Furniture, Xperts Trade, Giana Education Pvt Ltd, Café Chococraze, Eduprime Technologies Pvt Ltd, Moh Wellness & Healing Services Pvt Ltd, Sfl Fitness, Saras Educational Society, Hughes Communication India Ltd, Big Chick Fried Chicken, Pdcpa, Subway, Neiss Wellness (India) Ltd, V K Food Company, Reliance Commercial Finance, Certified CNG and Matrix International Holdings Pte. Ltd.   also took part in this show. This expo was an ideal platform for numerous companies to present and expand their franchising concepts, by networking with around 10000 serious entrepreneurs, expected to attend the show over the span of two days. The show also presented home based low cost franchises, free advice on pre-registration and novel start-up ideas.

Commenting on the show, Gaurav Marya, Chairman, Franchise India, said “Over the years, FRO has always provided a value added proposition to the participants by way of specific and target-oriented seminars. The 2 day show, being organized concurrently with the exhibition, will address the overall issues in various segments like Small Business Development, Retailing, Franchising & Brand Licensing. The response from the business community to the said concept has been very reassuring and has exceeded our expectations.” Giving further insight on the upcoming Mumbai show, he added,”We are overwhelmed to be present in Mumbai for FRO Expo 2014. Through this show, we are offering the greatest of novel business opportunities to the investors of Mumbai.”

Franchise India has always displayed and generated a unique value added proposition for the participants by organizing specific and target-oriented seminars. The two-day sessions paved the way for propelling hopeful capitalists into the business realms of starting, running and expanding their respective businesses. The conference covered a variety of topics including small business set-ups, operations, marketing, finance and technology, covering the issues of franchising and retailing in food, hospitality, entertainment, service, education and training, specialty services, lifestyle retail, fashion and luxury retail, which would make a real time difference to the entrepreneurs.

The show covered wide range of business sectors, supplying the needs of not only existing businesses but also of aspiring and intrepid entrepreneurs all under one roof. The brands were extremely enthusiastic to connect with potential investors. One of the key objectives of the show was to focus on main areas entrepreneurial entity, which featured an advantage on pre-entrepreneurship, how to explore business opportunities and putting a business plan together, managing entrepreneurship, reflections and transformation for scaling up a business. The exhibition hoped to gather serious investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, suppliers, and corporate representatives from all across India.

About the Organizer, Franchise India

Franchise India is Asia’s largest integrated franchise solution company since 1999, with an absolute authority on Franchising, Licensing, Retailing, Real estate and Marketing. The company has consulted several major brands over these years like Café Jubilee, Esbarro, SportyBeans, AgriMart, Peter England, Barista, Booster Juice, Videocon, Perfect Wellness, Satya Paul, Bwitch, HCL, MGF, Kwality Walls, Tata, Gitanjali, HSBC, Levis, JK Tyres, Lakme, D’damas, Adidas, Euro Kids, The Apollo Clinic, Chhabra 555, Kidzee, Motilal Oswal, Rosebys, Next, Welhome and more, through media, advisory and exhibitions. With its strategically formed divisions, Franchise India has created its own niche as the pioneers of franchise industry and a small business authority.

About Franchise India Exhibition:

Franchise India Exhibition was one of the key initiates by FIHL. Since its inception in 2003 FIE has benefitted over 3.5 lacs business investors with over 260 shows held both in India and overseas. In 2013 alone FIE has touched over 1,75,000 business buyers and assisted over 1000 companies in their franchise journey with the help of our franchise & retail opportunity expo which is the ultimate opportunity for thousand of business oriented people to discover a plethora of opportunities from all across the country. If you are interested in franchising, whether that is from franchiser or franchise capacity, then one thing that you need to do before making any business decision is to visit a franchise expo.