I want to get a list of all Franchise Shows (or Franchise Conventions
where franchise companies, like 7-11, Subway, vending machines, etc.
exhibit their business opportunities to potential franchisees) for the
next 12 months.  I've been told there is about one every weekend
somewhere in the country.  I'd like to get the name, date, location of
40-50 different franchise shows that take place over the next year.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 28 Nov 2005 17:14 PST

I'm afraid you might misunderstand how these promotional shows work. I
have never heard of a show in which one franchise was featured (i.e.
your request for 40-50 DIFFERENT franchises). You see, the same
franchises that are shown at one show are often the same ones that are
shown at the next show down the road. In other words, there are
infomercial types with many franchises whose responsiblity it is to
make the promotion circuit. They travel constantly from one show to
the next in much the same way that fairs, races or rodeos are held,
often seeing familiar faces of other franchise promotion staff at
other venues.
They are all essentially "on tour" when they are offering business
opportunities or turn-key startups and their paths often cross. This
is especially true with the major events (hosted by the popular
promotion companies) and the annual or regional events (typically
large and play host to dozens, if not hundreds of franchises in a
single show). With that in mind, you won't find a "7-11 Show", rather
what you will find is [fictional] The North Dallas Franchise Show"
where a multitude of wares and business are displayed and offered to
the public and to investors.

I managed to find several lists of pending shows but they are not all
in the US. For example, one list I found has about 45 scheduled shows
and around half of them are US shows. In addition, many of them are
listed by a promotion company's name, or an annually or regionally
name event (that has come to be known my a particular name); for
example a promotion company may name the show after itself such as
"ABC Promotion Show" (where ABC is the name of the promotion company.
Or one annual or regional event might simply be known as "The
Southwest Franchise Show" and in either case whatever business
opportunities, hardware, technology or equipment that is shown at that
particular event in a given season year is arranged by the promotion
company or the otherwise hosting entity. As you know, franchise shows
sometimes play host to hundreds of booths from hundreds of companies
so while one show may have foodstuffs and tools it may also have
vending machines, convenience stores and eateries.

That said, would you be willing to accept a list of scheduled shows that 
(a) are hosted by an organizing entity or promoted as an
annual/regional show name but does not indicate what, specifically,
will be at each show, and/or....
(b)includes shows scheduled outisde the US?

Without one or both of these I'm afraid your original request might
just be too strictly specific to reasonably fulfill in numbers of
40-50 different franchises. If you are agreeable perhaps you can
restate your question here in the clarification area to modify your
requirements thus making your question more likley to be answered. How
does that sound?

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by redtippey-ga on 28 Nov 2005 17:39 PST

I did not word properly, you are right.  

I'm not looking for shows hosted by specific franchises, but rather
shows and/or expos featuring different franchise companies and
business opportunities

So I would be willing to accept option a) you described, assuming they
are all in the US....thanks for the reply

Dear redtippey-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. Below I have listed many of the franchise expos I have
managed to find but please keep in mind that by following the various
links provided and examining them carefully you will find far more
than the twenty-or-so that I have actually listed in this post. The
ones listed below were found in various locations listed in the
INFORMATION SOURCES field at the bottom of this page and are merely
here for your convenience as I have tried to weed out the expos
outside the US for you in advance. In addition, by following the links
provided you may find other links directly to further information
sources about many of the expos mentioned:

Beginning 2006
 
21 - 22 January
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Las Vegas, NV
info@nationalevent.com
TEL:905-477-2677
FAX:905-477-2872  
Note: This contact information is redundant and applies to all events
listed below hosted by National Event Management

28 - 29 January
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
San Diego, CA

February 3-4, 2001
Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel (LAX)
5711 W. Century Blvd., 
Los Angeles, CA

February 10-11, 2001
Sequioa Conference Center
7530 Orangethorpe Ave., 
Buena Park, CA

11 - 12 February
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Pasadena, CA

4 - 5 March
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Seattle, WA
 
10 - 12 March
Tampa Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
US Franchise Shows
Tampa, FL
 
18 - 19 March
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
New York, NY
 
29 - 31 March
MultiUnit Franchising 2006 Conference & Expo
Franchise Update, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
 
1 - 2 April
National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Denver CO
 
22 - 23 April
National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Atlanta GA
 
 
28 - 30 April
Milwaukee Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo
US Franchise Shows
Milwaukee, WI
 
 
29 - 30 April
National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Columbus OH
 
May, 2006 
5 - 7 May
Tulsa Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo
US Franchise Shows
Tulsa, OK
 
19 - 21 May
St. Louis Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo
US Franchise Shows
St. Louis, MO
 
20 - 21 May
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Houston, TX
 
2 - 4 June
International Franchise Expo (IFE)
MFV Expositions
Washington, DC
 
2 - 4 June
Home Office Expo
South Street Media
Boston, MA
 
10 - 11 June
National Franchise & Business Opportunities Show
National Event Management
Dallas, TX
 
16 - 18 June
Palm Beach Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo
US Franchise Shows
West Palm Beach, FL

3-5 November
Los Angeles Convention Center
International Franchise Association
Los Angeles, CA 
http://www.wcfexpo.com/

In addition you will find dozens of food, restaurant and fast food
(takeout) oriented expos listed here (use the monthly links on the
right side of the page). Some of th3em specifically target franchisees
while others target potential franchisees.

QSR ONLINE
http://www.qsrmagazine.com/events/index.phtml

Furthermore, this convenient link leads to contact information to
literally hundreds of specific brands that are currently promoting
their franchises. By contacting the brand of your choice at the number
provided and speaking to a franchising representative you can obtain
more information about when and where to see their products and
demonstrations. This may actually save you some time and travel by
allowing you to visit only those expos where subjects of interest are
presented.

QSR ONLINE ? FRANCHISE EXPOS
http://www.qsrmagazine.com/franchisexpo/index.phtml

In addition, I highly recommend that you can contact these most
notable major expo event sponsors and obtain more information about
their upcoming events. While some of them are located outside the US,
this of course does not preclude them from having holding franchise
expos in the United States, and some of them occasionally may. It goes
without saying, naturally, that the domestic sponsors are probably
more likely to have larger US schedules. It is important to keep in
mind that the 2006 franchise expo schedules are only in their infancy
and many more dates may be in the works or be forthcoming. It may be
wise to request an ongoing correspondence with these sponsors if
possible so they can update you to their revised schedules via email,
newsletter, etc, depending on how they approach this issue and what is
most convenient for you:

US Franchise Shows   
sales@usfranchiseshow.com   
800-259-3268    

Canadian Franchise Association   
info@cfa.ca   
800-665-4232   
905-625-9076 

China Council for Promotion of Int'l. Trade   
huangsen@biec.com.cn   
861084122423   
861084121287 

Franchise Update, Inc.   
gary@franchise-update.com   
800-289-4232, ext. 201    

Global Sources   
sjmcdermott@globalsources.com   
650-742-7900 x112   
650-742-7962 

International Expo-Consults LLC   
anu@iec.ae   
009714-3435777   
009714-3436115 

MFV Expositions
210 East Route 4, Suite 304
Paramus, NJ 07652  USA
Tel: 201-226-1130
Fax: 201-226-1131
Email: info@mfvexpo.com   

National Event Management   
info@nationalevent.com   
800-891-4859
(905) 477-2677   
905-477-7872 
http://www.nationalevent.com/show_schedule.html
(Dozens more events are listed here)

New Business Centre   
higgins@newbusinesscentre.com   
905-634-9750   
905-681-1927 

ProMedia International   
dr@promedia-international.com   
965?245-3036
965?240-5015   
965?240-5018 

Reed Expositions France   
info@franchiseparis.com   
33(0)1 4756 5000   
33(0)1 4756 5100 

South Street Media   
jaraujo@southstreetmedia.com   
484-625-4390   
484-625-4391 

Venture Marketing Group   
david.tuck@vmgl.com   
44 20 8394 5230   
44 20 8785 3388 


I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise, I welcome your rating
and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad ? Google Answers Researcher


OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES


FRANCHISE EXPOS HANDBOOK
http://www.franchisehandbook.com/shows/

MEGA SHOWS
http://www.megashow.com/franchise/schedule.html

FIS
http://www.franchiseinfosite.com/Franchise_Industry_Expos.asp

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE
http://www.busop1.com/shows.html


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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 28 Nov 2005 20:46 PST

Here are some miscellaneous conventions I found after the fact. Some
of them may be of no interest to you and others may have already comes
and gone, but frankly there were so many that it was impossible to
choose which ones were relative and which were not, so I am just
offering them all to you for consideration:

AEPCINC
http://www.aepcinc.com/exposinusa.html
http://www.aepcinc.com/tradeshowsinusa.html

Regards;
Tutuzdad-ga