If you are considering a change in career direction - you've become disillusioned with your job, because of redundancy, retirement, or you're just looking for a better quality of life - a visit to a Franchise Exhibition should be your next step.

The National Franchise Exhibition - 24 & 25 February 2012, NEC, Birmingham
The British & International Franchise Exhibition - 16 & 17 March 2012, London Olympia
The Scottish Franchise Exhibition - 2 May 2012, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow
The British Franchise Exhibition - 8 & 9 June 2012, Manchester Central
Franchise Opportunities Live - 7 & 8 September, London
The National Franchise Exhibition - 5 & 6 October 2012, NEC, Birmingham
Starting a business with a proven business model and established brand has historically been shown to be more successful in a recession than starting  your own independent business.

"Franchised businesses have weathered the recessional storm extremely well, which we should not be surprised about if we look at how franchising has proven itself over the years.
The combination of the wider business support, training and economies of scale, with the determination, enterprising nature and local business focus makes franchise businesses a very robust offering.

This year has highlighted this particularly well with success rates of franchise businesses not dropping even in the recent recessionary environment."
Brian Smart, director general of the bfa, 2010 NatWest/bfa Franchise Survey

The Franchise Exhibitions are the only franchise exhibition to be supported by the British Franchise Association (bfa) and only allows franchise companies that have met the Association’s code of ethics to exhibit at the event. This means you can be confident in the franchise opportunities presented to you, as they are an ethical entity within the UK market.

Extensive conference

The Conference at The Franchise Exhibitions provide you with an opportunity to find out everything you need to know about franchising, from where to start, who you need to talk to, and where to find advice, to which franchise would suit you best.

Featuring experts from the bfa, members from the legal and finance professions, business advisers, as well from both franchisors and franchisees – you will come away equipped with a fundamental grounding, which you can take on your search for that perfect franchise.

To register for FREE entry (saving up to £15) go to www.FranchiseTickets.co.uk