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March 12, 2010 - Lombard, Ill – Both Paul Klein and Hope Diamantos attended the 2009 Franchise Show Chicago on a research mission to learn more about many of the nation’s leading franchise concepts. Today, they’re attending the 2010 Franchise Show Chicago as guest speakers on the subject of business ownership. Both walked out of last year’s Showcase excited about a handful of business models, and ultimately invested in one: Paul Klein is now running a Happy and Healthy Fruit Bar distributorship and Hope Diamantos, along with her partner, Kathy Marr has been extensively trained and is now the proud owner of a Servpro business.

You too can begin exploring the fascinating options of business ownership at the 2010 Franchise Show Chicago where over 50 of the nation’s fastest growing franchises will be on display for aspiring business owners to learn what it takes to be successful in a franchise concept.

Franchise Show Chicago, which is free to the community, will be held on Friday, March 19 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday, March 20 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Carlisle Banquet Hall, 435 E. Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL (across Butterfield Rd. from Yorktown Center).

The event is hosted by The Entrepreneur’s Source (TES), the nation’s leading franchise education company. Co-sponsors of Franchise Show Chicago are Guidant Financial, The Women's Business Development Center and the Illinois Small Business Development Center. All sponsors will have representatives’ on-hand to answer questions about business ownership.

“We didn’t consider franchising at first, but we learned that as business owners, we have a corporate office supporting us behind the scenes,” said Hope Diamantos, co-owner of a Servpro business. “As a proven business concept already, I have a tremendous amount of confidence in investing in a franchise,” she added.

“At last year’s Showcase, I was walking out the door and was handed a Happy and Healthy Fruit Bar and just loved it,” said Paul Klein. “My business coach from The Entrepreneur’s Source helped me do the comparisons of all the franchises that interested me, and I kept coming back to Happy & Healthy,” he added.

TES business coaches will not only be on-hand to answer questions people have about business ownership, but all attendees will be assigned a TES franchise business coach to help navigate them through their entrepreneurial journey free of charge.

Franchise Show Chicago will offer opportunities to speak one-on-one with franchise representatives and hear from business resource partners addressing financial, legal and other support issues on the minds of aspiring business owners during the structured seminars schedule on both days:

Friday, March 19

10:30 AM: How to Find the Right Business for You

11:15 AM: Franchisee Panel Discussion

12:30 PM: Small Business Financing Made Easy with Guidant Financial

1:30 PM: Keys to a Successful Start-up Panel Discussion *

2:45 PM: How to Find the Right Business for You

3:30 PM: Financing Your Business Panel Discussion

4:45 PM: How to Find the Right Business for You

*Moderated by Big John Howell, morning anchor of AM 560 WIND

Saturday, March 20

9:15 AM: How to Find the Right Business for You

9:45 AM: Financing Your Business Panel Discussion

11:00 AM: Franchisee Panel Discussion

12:15 PM: Keys to a Successful Start-up Panel Discussion

1:30 PM: Small Business Financing Made Easy with Guidant Financial

On Friday, WBBM Newsradio 780 will be broadcasting live from Franchise Show Chicago with hosts Kris Kridel and Sherman Kaplan with three hours of news and the WBBM Noon Business Hour.

Franchise Show Chicago is FREE to the community. To register and for more information, please go visit www.FranchiseShowChicago.com, or contact Steve Rosenkrantz at esource@valinet.com or 860-253-0596.

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