British Franchise Association hold ‘women only’ business event
Published: 14 October 2016
The British Franchise Association are to hold a ‘women only’ business event.
The event, open to all, not just bfa affiliates and members, will be held on Thursday 17 November 2016 at Wokefield Park in Reading and will cover general business-related topics, not just franchise specific topics.
Women from all business backgrounds, those who own, run or work in a franchise and those who want to know more about franchising, are invited to attend the full-day event, which costs £99+VAT including lunch.
Topics covered on the day will include:
- ‘How to engage an audience and ensure traffic flows to your website’ - Google
- Real-life stories from franchisors on how they built up their successful businesses
- ‘How to empower your franchise team’ from multi- award winning franchisor Rachel Ray, founder of the £5m turnover domestic cleaning franchise, Bright & Beautiful
- ‘How to decode body language’
- ‘How to deal with assertive personalities’
- And many more
The keynote speaker will be ex RAF fast jet pilot Mandy Hickson talking not only about her experiences of being a pilot but about the leadership, teamwork and communication required to define and realise specific goals in high-pressure situations.
Pip Wilkin, chief executive of the bfa says:
"Government statistics tell us that 15.5% of all businesses are owned or run by women. In franchising that figure is doubled to 30%, a figure we at the BFA are very proud of. We want to bring all these brilliant women together, give them relevant, up to date information that they will find useful in the practical, day to day life of running their businesses and also give them the chance to meet and talk to each other, to make new contacts and to share information. For any woman who has ever thought ‘I wonder what franchising is?’ this event will be a one-stop-shop to hear, meet and talk to the best of the best. We hope many more women, who have maybe thought ‘one day I’ll franchise my hairdressers/dog walking business/cleaning business/accountancy, will come along and meet us and find out a bit more about this little-known, sector where women and their businesses thrive."
For more information about the event, to see the full agenda and purchase your ticket please visit the website: www.thebfa.org/wif Tickets cost £99+ VAT each.
