PinoyDeal Business, News, Franchise & Investment

MARCH 8, 2010

9AM – 6PM

WORLD TRADE CENTER

Join us as we celebrate National Women’s Month by recognizing inspiring women, uplifting the country’s small entrepreneurs, and showcasing possible business opportunities for women (and men, too).

FORUMS, BOOTHS, AND EXHIBITS ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND IDEAS

Visit over 200 booths and exhibits that showcase business ideas and opportunities in health & wellness, beauty & cosmetics, fashion & accessories, food & culinary business, technology, direct-selling, franchising, and so much more!

FREE SEMINARS ON STARTING A BUSINESS AND WOMEN’S ISSUES

Attend free seminars on the how-to’s of starting your own business: from knowing your strengths and your ambitions, to finding business opportunities, to marketing your products and finding  capital. Plus, talks on women’s health, education, good governance, and other issues and concerns facing women today.

GO NEGOSYO-PCW INSPIRING WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD…

Franchising tips from score

1. You are a customer to the franchisor. Many people believe that going into a franchise is like joining a partnership where you, the franchisee, will be protected from failure. This is not true. While franchisee companies have a much higher success rate than individual start-up companies, up to 20 percent of all franchises do not do well. However, this failure rate is far lower than that of individual start ups.

2. You and the franchisor have different goals. Although both parties; franchisee and franchisor, have the common goal of building the brand, the franchisor’s goal is to sell franchises and the franchisee’s goal is to service the consumer or end user.

3. You may not have an ongoing relationship with the franchisor sales representative. If you are dealing with an independent agent or with

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