Agenda
10:30 Welcome by the Chair and additional agenda items
10:35 Get to know your fellow Affiliates – All about me & what you can do for your fellow affiliates
10:50 New Year, New Start
– What new “thing” are you introducing in 2018?
– What was your best initiative in 2017?
11:10 bfa progress and plans
11:30 Working with bfa Affiliates and Suppliers to the benefit of our network
Simon Bartholomew, Oscar Pet Foods
12:00 Networking Coffee Break
12:20 Your presence on the bfa website
– How to make the most of your listing and what changes have we implemented
Emily Price, bfa
12:40 Educating new Franchisors
– What are the challenges for future businesses entering the industry?
– How can we overcome them?
13:00 The rise of multi-unit and multi-brand franchising
– In the industry do we foresee any issues?
– Managing franchisors expectations and challenges
13:20 Hot Topics for the next meeting and any other business
13:25 Date and place of the next meeting
13:30 Lunch