Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk Chamber of Commerce are hosting the Ipswich Franchise Discovery Day at the Corn Exchange on Wednesday 10th November. It is designed to encourage job creation, new business start-ups and bring important retail brands into the town centre. There will also be vehicle-based, management and part-time franchises being launched following this event as franchisors find their new partners.
There will be free seminars to help people from the region to clearly understand the steps that they need to take in order to evaluate a franchise opportunity and then how to check out the franchisor and opportunity being presented, as well as seminars specifically designed for owners of successful businesses that would like to explore the franchise option.
Already in the region there are more than 100 franchisors expanding their business – East Anglia has just been identified as the second most important territory for future establishment of new franchise start-ups (Insight, an Industry review of Franchising in the UK – to be published 27th September).
Councillor Richard Atkins, the Borough Council’s Economic Development portfolio-holder, said: “Franchises can be home-based, part-time, van-based, or require premises; they cover accountancy to vending, with a wide range of areas and levels of investment. We believe this exhibition will be a great source of information for prospective franchisees in and around Ipswich – as well as for potential franchisors. This hopefully will lead to more businesses starting up and flourishing in the town.”
John Dugmore, Chief Executive of Suffolk Chamber, added: “Franchising provides the opportunity for people to branch out on their own, with the support of a tried and tested business behind them. For anyone considering a franchise, help and advice will be available on the day and I would encourage them to come along to find out more about what franchise opportunities that are available to them, as well as arming themselves with the information that they need to know before embarking on a franchise.”
For further information please visit: www.ipswich.gov.uk/franchise