FRO 2012 In Hyderabad Concluded Successfully With Tremendous Business Response
Online, February 29, 2012 (Newswire.com) - After proving the worth through 44 successful demonstrations in most major cities, FRO 2012, India's National Franchise & Retail show was embarked in Hyderabad recently. The show was presented by Franchise India Asia's largest integrated franchise solution company and Indian Franchise Association (IFA). The show laid a platform for companies to present and expand their franchised concepts by networking with potential entrepreneurs in Hyderabad and surrounding cities.
The show boasts tremendous business opportunities for the serious investors with more than 100 stalls and 4104 business visitors. The inaugural of the show was addressed by Mr. P Udaya Shanker, Director General, NIMSME as the Chief Guest along with the prominent Mr. Murali Bukkapatnam, President , TiE Hyderabad & CEO, Mandava Spas & Hotels Pvt Ltd, Mr. Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India, and Ms. Ashna G Sharan, CEO, Franchise India Exhibitions.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India said "Franchising in India has witnessed impressive growth of around 30-35 per cent year after year over the last 4-5 years with an estimated turnover of $4 billion. It is helping transform good ideas into businesses. The FRO serves as a platform to identify, foster and commercialise innovative business start-up ideas and to meet the demands of today's dynamic entrepreneurial arena."
Ms. Ashna G. Sharan, CEO, Franchise India Exhibitions said, "FRO is all about getting people the knowledge that they need to take their ideas to create a successful business. FRO 2012 in Hyderabad continues to facilitate startups and businesses in growth stages to expand across the fringe of the Indian subcontinent. 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 will pave the way for propelling hopeful capitalists into the business realms of starting, running and expanding a business. The event also puts collectively a business matchmaking program, as well as the most comprehensive conference schedule."
Franchise India has always displayed and generated a unique value added proposition for the participants by organizing specific and target-oriented exhibitions and seminars. 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 participating brands were enthusiastic of getting connected with investors. The key objective of the show was to focus on main areas entrepreneurial entity, which will feature 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 gathered serious investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, suppliers, and corporate representatives from all across India.
Some of the popular brands exhibited were Athiya Organizational Competencies (P) Ltd, Brainworks, Buzz, Chhabra 555, Coffee Beans & Tea Leaf, Cookieman, Gelato, IFB, Juice Saloon, Mother Earth, Moti Mahal, Mystic Spa, Rockport, Seacret, Wig o Mania, MAPP, La Salle, Tatha, Pasta Bar Veneto, Hoffmen, Discount Pandit, Shawarma Express, Blue Mantra, Arabian Oud, Brewberry, Bionics Hospitality, Cookscape, Addons, Dentistree, Bawree, F-Studio, Skydeelz, Beyond Petals, Roy Jewellery, Kwality Walls, Everonn, STC Technologies, Kent RO Systems, Green Trends, Sebille Educations Pvt Ltd, Cafe Buddy's Foods Pvt. Ltd, Cuppa Coffee, MYTVS, Ashika Fashion, Expact Group, Agrimart, Eshvens Edutech Pvt Ltd, MDN Edify Education Pvt. Ltd, IXI Logistics Pvt. Ltd., HPS, Sportybeans, New Zealand Naturals, Zinc n Rock, Athiya, Elixir Training Services Pvt.Ltd, Edvance Learning, Marry Brown, Just Blue.in Cafe, Cache Furniture, Gitanjali Lifestyle, iServ Commerce India Pvt Ltd ( Fun Mango), Lolipop, Ferns n Petals, Nature Essence, Orra Diamond and many more.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2012, organized by Franchise India, in association with the Government of India's Ministry for MSME and Indian Franchise Association, will be viewing the presence of over 150 national brands looking for expansion in south India. The Entrepreneurship Summit 2012, conference is information rich, must attend for new business owner and start-ups. This experience will allow hopeful entrepreneurs to establish important contacts and to learn about the newest trends in their industry. The Entrepreneurship Summit 2012 at There are going to be sessions on writing business plans, finding funding, marketing your company and a panel of experienced startup founders & Business Leaders offering hands on advice.
The year 2012 will see the horizontal expansion of the service sector, with many new and unique services being offered for the first time, on that scale and level. Services being a majority segment of the franchising business in India, it will be a major driver for the industry as a whole. We expect the sector to grow by 30% and the consumer products sector by over 25% in 2012, thus driving the overall industry by around 25-30% in 2012. Among the services, education segment, the largest amongst the service offerings, is poised to grow by 18-25% next year, according to Franchise 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 Sbarro, Peter England, Barista, Booster Juice, Videocon, Perfect Wellness, Satya Paul, Bwitch, HCL, MGF, Quality Walls, Tata, Gitanjali, HSBC, Levis, JK Tyres, Lakme, D'damas, Adidas, Euro Kidz, 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 is one of the key initiates by FIHL .Since its inception in 2003 FIE have benefitted over 4.5 lacs business investors with over 250 shows held both in India and overseas. In 2011 alone FIE has touched over 200,000 business buyers and assisted over 850 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.
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