2010 Free Seminars

These FREE educational seminars will help you make the right decisions during your franchise research.




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Buying a Franchise Franchising Your Business
Acquiring a Master Franchising

Sunday, April 11

Symposium 2: Franchising Your Business Part 2 (separate fee required)
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Room 209B
Presented by: Michael H. Seid, Managing Director, Michael H. Seid & Associates
and Kay Marie Ainsley, Managing Director, Michael H. Seid & Associates

If you are thinking about expanding your current business through franchising, this symposium will provide the opportunity to learn from experts in the field. Click here for more details.

Specialty Seminar: Opportunities in Franchising for Minorities and Women (Part 1)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room 204C
Moderated by: Miriam Brewer, Director of Diversity, IFA Educational Foundation
Panelists: Bernie Friedman, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Kinderdance International Inc. and Issac Brown, Emerging Markets Manager, Choice Hotels International

Are you looking to be in business for yourself, but not by yourself? Are you contemplating a career move and don’t know what to do next? Do you want more than just a job? Investigate what opportunities exist for women and minorities in this unique way of doing business. You will have the opportunity to participate in an educational seminar to address opportunities for small business ownership through franchising. Click here for more details.

Specialty Seminar: Opportunities in Franchising for Minorities and Women (Part 2)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room 204C
Moderated by: Miriam Brewer, Director of Diversity, IFA Educational Foundation
Panelists: Kendal Tyre, Attorney, Nixon Peabody LLP and Henry Turner, Executive Director, Washington, DC Small Business Development Center Network

Are you looking to be in business for yourself, but not by yourself? Are you contemplating a career move and don’t know what to do next? Do you want more than just a job? Investigate what opportunities exist for women and minorities in this unique way of doing business. You will have the opportunity to participate in an educational seminar to address opportunities for small business ownership through franchising. Click here for more details.