13th April, Friday.. The sun in the sky was smiling with all the positive energy wishing us all the success for our DAY—the day for our all hardworks, the most awaited day..!! The biggest celebration for us—the First ever International Exhibition and Conference held by us..!! Yes we were excited and definitely enthusiastic too as we have been working since long for these two days.. Leaving all our sleep making our day and night ONE… Finally we were on that big day showing the world what we have for them.. Opening our casket with new opportunity for the Franchising, Retailing, Real Estate and Licensing industry.

With the developing franchising industry, the opportunity for the franchise business is developing in India and Franchise Mart has put one step ahead for your development with this Exhibition and Conference which was held on 13th and 14th April, 2012 in Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai.

With the leading Franchising and Retailing brands, the Exhibition and Conference was full with the knowledge sharing and new business ventures. The Symposium was the best place for the opportunity seeker Franchisees. The two day symposium was the right place to be in.

Many visitors found new dimensions for their business in the exhibition hall inviting many entrepreneurs and investors to the venue. It became bless for the entrepreneurs to get the new investors for the business which was our main desideratum.

Alpesh Thakkar, Managing Director, Franchise Mart India Pvt. Ltd., on this occasion says, “India is growing with a very fast pace in Franchising and Retailing industry. We, at Franchise Mart, have the vision to make this business big. We believe that there is no limit for your imagination and therefore, we are here to give wings to your imaginations. With this Exhibition and Conference we believe that the entrepreneurs as well as the investors will be benefited. They will move one step ahead towards their dream.”

The big brands in exhibition included Asmi (Gitanjali), JEWELSOUK(Gitanjali), Nakshatra (Gitanjali), Sangini (Gitanjali), D’damas (Gitanjali), Gili (Gitanjali), Hobby Ideas, DIYA APPARELS,  Aura Thai Spa, Yellow Chilli, IOSIS Spa, Coffee Culture, KKCL, Global Barters, DFIPL, Florista,  Global Barters, My 9 Clubs,  Paradise Juice Bar, Jammin Creations, Phonickids, Zilvers, Multilink, Greco Kitchens, Bonsaii, Mango Suites, People Pro, Club Mahindra, India Can, Marconis Institute, Go!, Lio ptc Circle, Bawree, Panoramic Holidays, Café Coffee Day, The Car Spa, Chhabra Ornates, Everonn, Micro Retail Ltd., Fit & Fine Slimming Clinic, Juice Lounge, Ajmera Group Ltd.,  Navjeevan Fitness, Greenway Grameen Infra Pvt Ltd., Anand India and many others.

The most ideal platform for the domestic and international commercial development of franchises!! The exhibition aimed at the expansion of that horizon of knowledge and understanding of the deep roots of the business to see the scope and potential of these unreached dimensions of business in India. It was an exclusive platform for meetings to the entrepreneurs to connect themselves with thousands of Indian and International business buyers to discover and buy the top franchise concepts.

The symposium consisted orators from different fields of business who gave there knowledge on future Franchising and Retailing. The stalwarts also discussed about the new and upcoming technology, changing marketing strategies and barter techniques used in Franchising and Retailing industry. The orators included Jawed Habib from Jawed Habib, Girish Khare from Travel port, Dipak Tulsian from Gitanjali, Vineet Rastogi from Global Barters, Smriti Dalvi from Florista, Hemal Manek from Cartridge world, Mr. Ahuja from VLCC, Vipul Thakkar from HSME, Prashant Ajmera from Prashant Ajmera & Associates, Zafar Khan from Atlantis IMC, Rohan Tejura from Rosoft, Sameer Dalvi from Florista, S. Venkatesh from Goli Vada Pav and many others.