Franchise & retail show dazzles in Bengaluru

The 23rd Franchise and Retail Opportunity show started on a heightened note exhibiting a diverse range of business opportunities in franchise and retail industries at Bengaluru. The event has successfully elicited overwhelming response from the 5,500 plus attendees, mostly prospective business investors, for the business knowledge they have assimilated from the industry experts who were present at the show as the guest speakers. Their enthusiasm and strong conviction proved that the franchise and retail are two most upcoming sectors that are going to have considerable influence over Indian economy.

The show was supported by the Indian Franchise Association (IFA), Clothing & Manufacturers Association (CMAI), All India Manufacturers Organization (AIMO) and Rotary Bangalore Downtown.

A variety of new businesses were exhibited for the first time including international ventures, such as Hauck, Bon South and Seven Rings.

The expo incorporated information sections like Franchise Clinic and Business Matchmaking, which proved invaluable, offering expert business selection and growth advice to visitors.

“We saw positive response from the potential franchisees. We are sure that this will lead to a fruitful tie-up with some promising franchisees and expansion of our concept in Bengaluru,” commented the spokesperson for Kwality.

 

23rd FRO-Conference

The themes of the 23rd FRO Conference were “Small Business Growth Summit” and “Retail Licensing Conference” that shed light on the astounding growth prospect of small and medium business enterprises and the bright future held by the retail sector through exploration of licensing.  Leading line-up of speakers discussed everything from starting, managing and growing a small business. Attended by over 175 people, it created a fantastic learning experience on business start-up and business growth enabling participants to make an informed business decision.

“The speakers were experts in their respective fields and the summit was just the right choice for an entrepreneur,” expressed Srinivasa G Kalburgi.

The speakers at the show included, Anjana Vivek, Founder, VentureBean Consulting; Suryanaranayan A, COO, NSRCEL; Rajev B. Sharma, Country Head, Wealth Management & Business Strategy, Unicon Investment Solutions India; Harish Bijoor, CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc.; Hemchandra Javeri, Retail Specialist, Forum Synergies; Akbar Khwaja, CEO, U S Pizza; J. Suresh, CEO, Arvind Brands Ltd; Satish Puranam, Channel Head, Franchisee & Hyper, Max Retail Stores; Joseph Cherien, MD, Global Franchise Architect; K Ganesh, Chairman & CEO, Tutorvista.com; Naveen Rakhecha, CEO, Cartridge World; Col.  Gopal Karunakaran, Vice President, Career Launcher, Gopi Krishnaswamy, CEO, Insight Instore; Major Bhargava R. D, Gen. Manager, Head, HR & Administration, Valdel Retail; Sangeetha Kamath, Director, Amaltas Retail;  C. Gopalakrishnan, N Stores Food Retail; Badrinath NR, Partner, Accretive Business Consulting; Vijay Abhimanyu, MD, Billionsmiles Hospitality; Amrut Joshi, Partner, MMB Legal; Rajiv Mehrotra, Director, Seven Rings International; Ankush Gupta, CEO, Powerhouse Gym; Venkatesh Rajamani, CEO, Amante; CK. Kumaravel, Naturals Spa; Siddhartha Sood, CEO, Wildcraft; Ankur Sharma, Yo! China; Arati Nagaraja, MD, Zeme Organics Pvt.Ltd; Venguswamy Ramaswamy, TCS; Rahul Jhamb, Grasim; Santosh Srivastava, Gitanjali Lifestyle;  Jaspreet Rai, CEO, Sanrai Medical; Daljit Singh Gujral, Director, Inscol Academy.

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