100+ Exhibitors Already Committed to Texas Franchise Event
- Franchise Expo Dallas will be Sept. 18-19 at the Irving (Texas) Convention Center.
- Educational resources include workshops and seminars.
- Trade shows provide an opportunity for exploring brands and networking with potential business owners and suppliers.
- Registration is open now for attendees and exhibitors.
Franchise Expo Dallas will return or the first time since 2018 on Sept. 18 and 19. This trade show, which is produced by MFV Expositions and Comexposium, is certain to be bustling because Texas consistently lands in the top five states for franchise activity. It will be held at the Irving Convention Center, just outside Dallas in the Los Colinas development.
MFV/Comexposium events offer opportunities for franchisee candidates, franchisors and suppliers to network with one another. Franchisee candidates can explore franchising in general; they also will be able to research possible brand matches for investing to become business owners. Franchisors may develop strong partnership leads among future franchise owners and the suppliers that will attend. In addition, business owners looking to franchise their concepts can learn important do’s, don’ts and prerequisites during educational presentations.
Things on Tap at Franchise Expo Dallas
Franchise Expo Dallas has scheduled the following points of interest for attendees:
- Emerging Brands Pavilion, a showcase for exhibits by franchise brands with fewer than 10 locations.
- Business Resource Center, a networking hub where franchise leaders, vendors and suppliers can meet up.
- Franchise Expo Unplugged, a partnership with Social Geek Radio that delivers franchising news and insights directly from the trade show floor.
- Workshop sessions: “A to Z’s of Buying a Franchise,” hosted by Dr. John Hayes, the Titus Chair for Franchise Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida, and “Franchising Your Business,” presented by franchise industry veteran Mark Siebert of iFranchise Group.
- “Top Questions to Ask a Franchisor Before Investing,” a program moderated by Natalie Hoyt of Ascent Hospitality Management.
- The keynote presentation “Minorities Building Wealth with Franchising.” It’s hosted by Andre Key, the founder and CEO of Sociallybuzz.
Other seminar topics will include “Should You Franchise Your Business – Making The Choice That’s Right For You,” “Top Questions to Ask a Franchisor Before Investing” and “The Future of Business Is Aging: Understanding the Assisted Living Landscape.” For a full list of events and scheduling, visit the Franchise Expo Dallas agenda webpage.
Exhibitors and Registration
The brands at Franchise Expo Dallas are drawn from an array of industries and with a wide range of necessary investment levels. Just a few examples are Assisted Living Mansion, GNC Live Well, Golden Years Relocation, Lightbridge Academy, Milo Insulation, McDonald’s, Perkins American Food Co., Pi Kitchen and Bath Shop, Poolwerx and Rosati’s Pizza.
Registration is now available for Franchise Expo Dallas attendees and exhibitors. For additional information along with details about travel and lodging options, please visit www.franchiseexpo.com/dallas.
Why Attend?
“By almost any industry benchmark metric or standard, it’s clear that interest in business ownership through franchising is at an all-time high,” says Martin Joksimovic, president of MFV Expositions. He adds that the networking opportunities at Franchise Expo Dallas are “meant to spark the conversations that can turn entrepreneurial dreams into reality. There are approximately 850,000 franchise establishments in the U.S. today, and it’s only a matter of time before the industry surpasses the 1 million mark, a significant milestone.”
A Fox Business article concurs that trade shows are a great way for companies to showcase their products and services as well as learn about their competitors. Franchisors that attend can learn about vendors of desirable products and services, Don Alix of Insperity told Fox Business. Alix also stated that trade shows are valuable because they represent an opportunity to reach a highly targeted, highly desirable audience – for franchisors, this means a pool of motivated potential franchisees.
More About MFV Expos and Comexposium
Franchise Expo Dallas is the second of four U.S. tour stops for MFV Expos this year. The other MFV trade shows coming up this fall are Franchise Expo Cincinnati, Oct. 23 and 24, and Franchise Expo West in Glendale, Ariz., on Nov. 13 and 14. Headquartered in Glen Rock, N.J., MFV is known for having hosted a multitude of U.S. and global franchise expos during the past 35 years. For more information about MFV, please visit www.franchiseexpo.com.
Comexposium, the France-based parent company of MFV Expos, hosts more than 135 B2B and B2C events in more than 30 nations. These events cover an almost infinite slate of industries – from agriculture, construction, real estate, retail and tourism to fashion, food, health, leisure and security. Comexposium welcomes more than 3.5 million visitors and 48,000 exhibitors annually to its trade shows.
