Jamaica Conference Update

Montego Bay Jamaica – The Franchise Consulting Company (The FCC) held it’s WInter Conference January 15-17.

A three-day program of presentations, panel discussions, interactive dialogue along with a heavy mix of team building events on leading the way in franchise development.

The event brought together some 350 franchise professionals from 130 companies to discuss development, expand entrepreneurship, to address current and future development opportunities, place national strategies in a global context and position franchise companies for high performance in 2020 and beyond. It also provided a valuable networking opportunity and set the stage for further cooperation among franchisors, consultants and professional services organizations across the spectrum of franchising.

The conference began with opening remarks by Nick Neonakis, CEO of The Franchise Consulting Company, and then a look forward to The FCC initiative to Rebuild Puerto Rico. June 23-27th will mark the largest franchise conference ever in Puerto Rico along with The Rebuild Puerto Rico trade show which will support entrepreneurial endeavors in Puerto Rico to help the island’s economy rebuild. “Entrepreneurship will lead the way in helping our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters grow their future. Puerto Rico is an integral part of America” and “we believe franchising is one of the foundational components of what makes our nation great” said Neonakis.

A series of panels on finance, legal, strategy and best practices rounded out the day. The finance panel featured Platinum sponsor Franfund’s COO Sherri Seiber sharing what they see on the horizon in the US economy and lending practices towards franchising.

The legal panel featured Platinum Sponsor Nancy Lanard of Lanard & Associates and Jeff Zucker of Fisher Zucker discussing legislative items to be aware of going into 2020.

The best practices panel featured top franchisors and consultants from around the country who discussed the state of franchising, technological advancements from franchisors as well as marketing & operations best practices that help their brands grow.

A series of awards ceremonies and team building activities including zip lining, ATV riding and the largest foam pool party in the Caribbean marked the end of the 3 day event.

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