Franchise India To Host 31st Edition Of India's Biggest Multi-city Expo & Conference Fro Expo 2010 I

Indore, August 19, 2010: FRO Expo 2010, India's national Franchise & Retail show is all set to embark in Indore on August 21st "" 22nd, 2010, at Sayaji Hotel. The upcoming show is presented by RE/MAX India, being the leading associate and is further supported by the apex body of franchising in India, Indian Franchise Association (IFA) and, co-organized by Asia's largest integrated franchise & retail solution company, Franchise India (FI). The show lays a platform for companies to present and expand their franchised concepts by networking with potential entrepreneurs in Indore 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 4 years, this show has consistently registered 30% repeat footfalls over its two days with rest 70% being the unique count each day. FRO Indore 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 puts forth 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 participating in the show include DRS Kids, Tigers, ICICI Securities, Refeel Cartridges, Aloha, Next Retail, TTK Prestige, RE/MAX, Eurokids, Zee Learn, Pragati, Shanti Juniors, Rockwell Education, Mexus Education, Eduserve, Gitanjali Jewels, Caf Desire, Cadd Centre, Nakshatra, ISBM, Orion Caltech, V-Telecom YOCC, Citizen India, Lullaby Kids, Action Coach, Chhabra 555, Sporty Beans, GTT, Newton, Krono and many more. This expo is an ideal platform for different companies to present and expand their franchising concepts, by networking with around 3000 serious entrepreneurs, expected to attend the show over the span of two days. The show also boasts of presenting home based low cost franchises, free advice on pre-registration and novel start-up ideas.

Commenting on the show, Mr. Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India, said "Over the years, FRO has firmly established its reputation as a multi-dimensional event amongst the franchise, retail and other small business fraternity and has received high marks from participating brands who have been thrilled to connect with investors, financial solution providers and vendors all at the same time. Keeping ahead in an exciting, vibrant and fast changing business environment, the Expo aims to highlight some of the latest opportunities, trends, and innovations currently available in India. The response from the business community to the said concept has been very reassuring and has exceeded our expectations in 2009 as over 1, 5, 0000 people attended over 8 editions of FRO and over 500 brands from diverse business sectors participated in the expo." Giving further insight on the upcoming Indore show, he added,"We are overwhelmed to be present in Indore for FRO Expo 2010, for a record 2 times. Through this show, we are offering the greatest of novel business opportunities to the investors of Indore."

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. Some of industries stalwarts include Amit Sinha (Director-F&B Sayaji Hotels ltd.), Uttam Ganguly (Chairman, CII Madhya Pradesh State Council & Executive Director- Bend joints Pvt.ltd.), P.K. Bose (AGM, ME CC- SBI), Roben Dass (Managing Director-Koochie Play), Rahul Narvekar (Co-Founder, Director -Brand Sourcing Fashion & You India Pvt.Ltd), Jamsheed Jasar (General Manager- Everonn Kompass), Manak Singh (Executive Director -TIE, Mumbai), Santosh Srivastava(Managing Director-Gitanjali Jewels), Bohitesh Misra(Chief Technology Officer- Tiger Travel Services), Jitendra Tiwari(Executive Director- Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Madhya Pradesh), G.R. Chandrashekha(Faculty, Strategic Management- IIM- Indore), Manish Kalani(Managing Director- Entertainment World Developers), Jean john Thomas (Director- Brainsmith), Shubrat(Chairman & Managing Director- Link Retail India Private Limited), Suchint Joshi(Director, Franchise Development- Sport Beans), Gulraj Shahpuri (Founder- Promise Education)and many more, are speaking on the forum to share the insight. The conference would cover a variety of topics including small business set-up, operations, marketing, finance and technology, covering the issues of franchising and retailing in food, hospitality, entertainment, service, education and training, specialty services, lifestyle retail and fashion and luxury retail, which would make a real time difference to the entrepreneurs.

The show will cover 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 are enthusiastic of getting connected with investors. The key objective of the show is 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 hopes 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 firm has already consulted numerous brands in past few years like Videocon, HP, Reebok, Store 99, Pidilite, Hauck, Xenos, HCL, MGF, Kwality Walls, Tata, Gitanjali, HSBC, Levis, JK Tyres, Lakme, D'damas, Euro Kidz, The Apollo Clinic, Chhabra 555, Kidzee, Motilal Oswal, Rosebys, Next, Welhome and many more through its media initiatives, advisory services and exhibitions. With its strategically formed divisions, FI 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 has benefitted over 3.5 lacs business investors with over 75 shows held both in India and overseas. In 2009 alone FIE has touched over 150,000 business buyers and assisted over 500 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.

For further information, please contact:
Franchise India: Ruchika Malhotra, Manager - PR & Corporate Communications @ + 91 9899476051 / mruchika@franchiseindia.in