The Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo 2014 with the tagline, “Your Step to Success!”, is set to be held on June 27-29, 2014 at the MegatradeHall, 5th Floor, Mega B Building, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.
Empowering over 100 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from various business sectors, the 3-day event features innovate and fast growing businesses, from food, education, retailing, real estate, travel, automobiles, logistics, agriculture, manufacturing, technology and financing that visitors can explore from. The expo will also provide seminars on how to build a successful business, from funding, hiring, to finding the perfect business for you, making it the perfect market place for aspiring entrepreneurs and future franchises.
“Over 99% percent of registered businesses in the Philippines are MSMEs according to the DTI, but they combined only contribute to 30% of the National GDP. With the ASEAN integration happening in 2015 new competition is coming in, our vision as the expo organizer is to strengthen local businesses and provide a platform for them to showcase their innovative products and services. We also provide assistance for business owners and executives to network amongst other professionals and stakeholders in order to open opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to start their own business and for local businesses to grow regional” says Mediacom Solutions Inc. President and Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo Founder and Managing Director, David Abrenilla.
The Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo 2014 is supported by the Young Entrepreneurs Society Philippines and the Filipino International Franchise Association (FIFA), lead by multi-awarded franchise developer Mr. Rudolf Kotik, who will share his insights on how to build and grow a successful franchise business on Sunday, June 29 from 3pm-5pm.
Highlight of the event is the Entrepreneur Success Summit 2014, held on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Megatrade Function Room, 5th floor, Building B, from 1pm-7pm, a comprehensive series of talks by 20 entrepreneurs and business innovators that will share their time and secrets to success to empower business owners professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs in starting and growing their businesses and their ideas.
The summit will feature 5 talking topics, Building a successful Start Up Business, Money Mind 101, Passion4Fashion Entrepreneurship, Building a Food Empire and New Media Marketing. Among the rooster of speakers will be Globally Award Winning Brand Architect, Risk/Crises/Reputation Strategist, Marketing and Communications Innovator and Founding Director of GeiserMaclang Marketing Communications, Amor Maclang; MultiMedia Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Flippish.com, Chris Tan, Managing Director of MetroDeal, Ralph Manalo Wunsch; SME Advocate, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Finalist and Chairman & CEO of Esquire Financing, Rajan Uttamchandani; Educational Entrepreneur, ANC’s On The Money Host and President of The Masters Academy Homeschool, Edric Mendoza; Tech-Entrepreneur and CEO of TwitMusic.com, Stefan Fazzini; E-Commerce Advocate and DigitalFilipino.com Founder, Janette Toral; Tech-Entrepreneur and Regional Director of Freelancer.com, Jojy Azurin; Intl. Networking Entrepreneur and Co-founder of the Freight Summit, Nils Walle; Design Strategist, Branding Expert and Co-Founder of KKK Coffee, Brian Tenorio; Fashion Blogger and Stylist Patricia Prieto; Radio Personality, Popular Model & Fashion Entrepreneur, Co-founder of SisiterSecrets.com, Karen Bordador; Food Entrepreneur and Merkato Market Co-founder, RJ Ledesma; Mercato Market Co-Founder and founder of OurAwsomePlant.com, Anton Diaz, Draft GastroPub co-founder Mitch Malli; Mandaluyong City Counselor and Co-founder of SisiterSecrets.com, Charisse Abalos and many more.
Exhibiting companies include Injoy by Doxo, Globe Business, 2Go Express, Benchmark Email Marketing, Gleent Innovations, Uber Technologies, IdentiyHub, Persia Grill, SisterSecrets, Manang’s Chicken, BK Whitening, UniOil, Esquire Financing and many more.
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