Uncork the Opportunities Awaiting Your Franchise in Scandinavia—Norway, Sweden, Finland—This October
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Franchise Times/International Franchise Association/U.S. Commercial Service Trade Mission Uncork the opportunities awaiting your franchise in Scandinavia—Norway, Sweden, Finland—this October rade missions are an excellent way to maximize your international resources. Join the International Franchise TU.S. Commercial Service officers have experience leading and organizing certified Association, Franchise Times and the trade missions all over the globe, plus in-country staff and resources that are invalu- U.S. Commercial Service for this able—and cost effective—for busy franchisors. Take advantage of this opportunity to certified franchise trade mission: be introduced to investors in three hot markets. Here are just a few of the benefits: When: October 18-24, 2015 • A schedule of one-on-one meetings with key partners/regional investors based on Who: 12-14 franchise companies their interest in the concept; Why: To pursue partnership opportunities • Advertising of your brand in the most influential business publications in all three in Scandinavia countries; Cost: $6,200 • First-hand opportunity to assess the culture, political climate and the markets’ Fee includes one principal representative. potential for your brand. Each additional company representative pays $750. Air fare and hotels are not Finland: Franchising continues to be one of the fastest grow- included. ing business sectors in Finland, with a steady annual growth Application deadline: Monday, August 3 rate of 4 to 5 percent. Franchising opportunities exist in all For an application and agenda, go to: market sectors, though the services sub-sector, including http://www.franchise.org/Scandinavia2015 both consumer and Business-to-Business services, is the For more information, contact: fastest growing sector and offers best market potential. Eric Johnson Norway: Norway has one of the healthiest economies in the Scandinavia Trade Mission Team Leader world. Incomes are evenly distributed, making everyone a [email protected] consumer. The majority of Norwegians are fluent in English Josh Merin and many have close cultural and family ties to the U.S. IFA’s Director of International Affairs Most of the 400 franchise systems are domestic origin. [email protected] Nancy Weingartner Sweden: Interest in franchising here continues. According Franchise Times Executive Editor to the Swedish Franchise Association, there are about 750 [email protected] franchise chains, the majority of which are Swedish. About one third of the franchisees are active in retail trade, while other popular sectors include services/consulting and hotel/ restaurants..