FES CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Track/Room

Friday, January 15

Saturday, January 16

Sunday, January 17

10:00am - 11:00am

11:00am - 12:30pm

12:30pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 3:30pm

4:00pm - 5:30pm

10:00am - 11:00am

11:00am - 12:30pm

12:30pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 3:30pm

3:30pm - 4:00pm

4:00pm - 5:00pm

5:00pm - 6:00pm

11:00am - 12:30pm

1:00pm - 2:00pm

2:00pm - 2:45pm

2:45pm - 3:15pm

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Buying a Franchise Room A101

11:00 - 12:00 How to Evaluate Franchises: Risks and Advantages

10 Things No One Tells You When You're Shopping for a Franchise

Choosing the Right Franchise

4:00 - 5:00 Financing Your Franchise

Specialty Seminar: Opportunities in Franchising for Minorities and Women Part 1

1:00 - 2:30 Specialty Seminar: Opportunities in Franchising for Minorities and Women Part 2 including SBA RESOURCES

3:00 - 4:00 How to Buy a HOT Franchise and Not Get BURNED!

4:30 - 5:30 Tips for Franchisees in Pursuit of the American Dream

11:30 - 12:30 Choosing the Right Franchise (Repeat)

Financing Your Franchise (Repeat)

Currently Franchising Room A106

S4 5 Habits of the Highly Successful Franchisor (separate fee required)

2:00 - 3:30 Revitalizing your Franchise System: Proactive use of the Franchise Resale Process to Improve Your System

How to Enhance Your Success in Launching or Expanding Internationally

10:30 - 1:30 S5 Five Ways to Maximize Your Return on Investment Through International Franchising (separate fee required)

Franchising in Today’s Economy

4:30 - 6:00 10 Commandments of Franchise Sales

Top 10 Rules for Franchisors to Reduce Litigation Risks: Control Your Franchise System’s Destiny

1:00 - 2:30 10 Commandments of Franchise Sales (Repeat)

Three Party Franchising Room A105

Beyond Single Unit Franchising

2:00 - 5:00 S3 The Use of Technology in Franchising (separate fee required)

10:00 - 2:00 S1 The A to Z's of Buying a Franchise (separate fee required)

3:00 - 4:00 Pros and Cons of Area Development

4:30 - 6:00 The Secrets to Success for Three Party Franchising

Franchising Your Business Room A102

Franchise Marketing in the 21st Century

1:00 - 2:30 Role of the Operations Manual

3:00 - 5:00 Best Practices in Franchise Sales for the New Franchisor

Specialty Seminar: Franchising 101 for Veterans

1:00 - 5:30 S2 How to Franchise Your Business (separate fee required)

Growing Your Business from the Ground Up— Best Practices for New Franchisors

Multi-Unit Room A107

Working with a Franchise Coach

2:00 - 5:00 Special Event: How to Become a Multi-Unit Franchise Owner (separate fee required)

Franchising for the Hispanic Market Room A104

2:30 - 3:15 Cómo Adquirir y Estructurar su Franquicia

3:30 - 4:00 Basic Concepts to Establish a Business in the USA

4:15 - 4:45 Leyes de Inmigración y de Inversión desde el punto de vista migratorio en los Estados Unidos de America

5:00 - 5:30 Cómo tener éxito al establecer su Negocio en el Mercado Norte-americano

12:30 - 2:00 Cómo Franquiciar Su Negocio

2:30 - 3:15 Cómo Adquirir y Estructurar su Franquicia (Sesión repetida)

3:30 - 4:00 Basic Concepts to Establish a Business in the USA (Repeat)

4:15 - 4:45 Leyes de Inmigración y de Inversión desde el punto de vista migratorio en los Estados Unidos de America (Sesión repetida)

5:00 - 5:30 Cómo tener éxito al establecer su Negocio en el Mercado Norte-americano (Sesión repetida)

1:00 - 1:45 Cómo Adquirir y Estructurar su Franquicia (Sesión repetida)

2:00 - 2:30 Basic Concepts to Establish a Business in the USA (Repeat)

2:45 - 3:15 Leyes de Inmigración y de Inversión desde el punto de vista migratorio en los Estados Unidos de America (Sesión repetida)

3:30 - 4:00 Cómo tener éxito al establecer su Negocio en el Mercado Norte-americano (Sesión repetida)