IFE Conference Overview

IFE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
Track/Room	Thursday, April 8		Friday, April 9											Saturday, April 10											Sunday, April 11
	9:00am- 12:00pm	1:00pm- 4:00pm	10:00am- 10:30am	10:30am- 11:00am	11:00am- 12:00pm	12:00pm- 12:30pm	12:30pm- 1:00pm	1:00pm- 1:30pm	1:30pm- 2:00pm	2:00pm- 2:30pm	2:30pm- 3:00pm	3:00pm- 3:30pm	3:30pm- 5:00pm	9:00am- 10:00am	10:00am- 11:00am	11:00am- 11:30am	11:30am- 12:00pm	12:00am- 12:30pm	12:30pm- 1:00pm	1:00pm- 1:30pm	1:30pm- 2:00pm	2:00pm- 2:30pm	2:30pm- 3:30pm	4:00pm- 5:00pm	11:00am- 12:30pm	1:00pm- 2:30pm
Buying a Franchise Room 204C					How to Finance Your Franchise		10 Things No One Tells You When You're Shopping For a Franchise			Use Your IRA or 401 (k) Money to Start a New Business			Choosing the Right Franchise		How to Finance Your Franchise (Repeat)		Choosing the Right Franchise (Repeat)			People with Disabilities – An Untapped Marketing Opportunity			SBA Resources	How to Buy a HOT Franchise and Not Get BURNED!	Specialty Seminar: Opportunities in Franchising for Minorities and Women Part 1	Specialty Seminar: Opportunities in Franchising for Minorities and Women Part 2
Buying a Franchise Room 209C														S1 The A to Z's of Buying a Franchise (separate fee required)								Special Event: How to Become a Multiunit Franchise Owner (separate fee required)
Room 204B														S7 The Use of Technology in Franchising (separate fee required)					Specialty Seminar: Franchising 101 for Veterans				Meeting the Franchisor	The Disabilities and Special Needs Market: Opportunities for Your Business
Is Your Business Ready to Franchise? Room 209B				Getting Ready to Franchise Your Business				Ready, Set, Go! Steps to Awarding Your First Franchise			S3 Operations Manuals (separate fee required)				Financial Performance Representations		5 Keys to Use Technology to Sell Franchises					S2 Franchising Your Business Part 1 (separate fee required)			11:00 - 2:00 S2 Franchising Your Business Part 2 (separate fee required)
Acquiring a Master Franchise Room 204A					Exploring Master Franchising As An International Growth Strategy for Prospective Master Franchisees					Inside the Deal For Franchisees: Avoiding Critical Mistakes in Negotiating a Master Franchise			4:00 - 5:00 Leveraging Online Marketing to Grow your Business			S4 Selecting and Negotiating a Master Franchise (separate fee required)						2:00 - 3:00 Establishing a Game Plan for Successful Unit Franchise Sales - The Key to Master Franchisee Success		3:30 - 4:45 Budgeting for Successful International Master Franchising
Franchisors Seeking Growth Room 208B	S9 Franchise Deal Optimization: Stopping Profit Leaks (separate fee required)	S9 Franchise Deal Optimization: Stopping Profit Leaks (Repeat) (separate fee required)	S6 Structures and Operational Strategies for Successful Expansion within the USA (separate fee required)							S5 Global Franchise Expansion: Strategies for Lucrative & Planned Growth (separate fee required)				9:00 - 10:15 Selling Franchises Domestically Without Getting into Trouble	10:15 - 11:15 Selling Franchises Internationally Without Getting into Trouble		The Highly Successful Franchisor			Co-Branding and Multi-Unit Branding			Franchisor's Role in Franchisee Financing	Your Franchise Compliance Program: What you need to know	11:00 - 12:15 Selling Franchises Domestically Without Getting into Trouble (Repeat)
Non-US Franchisors: Entering the USA Room 208A				An Overview of Key U.S. Trends and Regulatory Issues for Overseas Franchisors			Where In the World? Choosing Your Markets			FAQ: The FDD for Overseas Franchisors			Effective Control of Cost of Goods and Labor - Two Essentials for a Food Service Business		S8 Strategies for Penetrating the U.S. Market for Overseas Franchisors (separate fee required)						International Franchisors' War Stories on Coming to the U.S.