Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo Offers Celebrates its 20th Anniversary and makes its debut’s in Cape Town

This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of South Africa’s most successful exhibitions for a niche, high value audience of aspiring and established entrepreneurs. The 20th annual Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo will take place from 12-15 September 2013 at the Coca-Cola dome in Northriding, Johannesburg.

Thebe Exhibitions and Projects, owner and organiser of the expo, has announced that in order to satisfy growing demand, the expo will share its business opportunities and formulas for business success with a wider audience, with the launch of the Cape Town Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo, from 6-8 June 2013 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

According to Lynn Chamier, general manager of the Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo, “The expo’s success in the past two decades rests solely on its ability to marry entrepreneurs and investors with the best business opportunities available to them in the market at a given time.

A proven formula and on-target efforts to keep its content and format current and relevant has resulted in a loyal core of exhibitors, who return each year to replicate the success of their previous experience exhibiting at this powerful expo. This pool of established exhibitors is refreshed annually with scores of new exhibitors with fresh ideas and business opportunities to share.

Included among these exhibitors are franchisors, established business opportunities across a range of industry sectors, companies offering business support services to entrepreneurs and established BEE businesses who come to showcase their products and services to corporate procurement officers with BEE targets to meet.

Chamier adds, “Today’s expo visitors typically have one of three agendas. Some come to find a business or franchise opportunity to invest in; others to seek BEE partners to meet their corporate BEE procurement quotas; and still others to find business support services, expertise and products.

“All are goal-oriented, motivated and determined to find what they’re looking for at the show. They also value the ability to approach exhibitors directly and engage in one-on-one meetings with them to explore the opportunity being presented in greater depth and to forge relationships.”

Visitors can also look forward to participating in the expo’s programme of workshops, cut to the chase on topics of relevance, concern and importance to entrepreneurs.
Unmatched Marketing Opportunity

The Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo is currently accepting exhibitor bookings for both its Cape Town and Johannesburg expos.

The expos offer exhibitors the chance to get straight to the core of their target audience; gaining unrivalled access and brand exposure to a high value audience of thousands of aspiring and established entrepreneurs and corporate procurement officers.

For further information and Johannesburg bookings, call Claire Taylor at Tel: (011) 549 8300 or email claire@tepg.co.za; and for Cape Town bookings, call Pam Dillon at Tel: 083 266 3932 or email pam@tepg.co.za. www.tepg.co.za Join the Business Opportunities & Franchise Expo on Facebook and follow on Twitter @BOFExpo

Issued by ITP Communications on behalf of Thebe Exhibitions and Projects