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Motivated and viable potential franchisees attending from: Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia, among others. |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, Government of Cyprus, Marfin Laiki Bank, American Chambers of Commerce, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and U.S. Commercial Service offices around the region inviting their best contacts to attend. |
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Conference will address the benefits of franchising as a business model. Franchises are relatively under-represented in Eastern Mediterranean, despite some concepts having among the highest per-capita sales in the world. |
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Opportunity to register for participation and schedule one-on-one meetings on-line. |
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Opportunity to hold workshops on your concepts at no extra cost. |
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"Women in Franchising" sub-theme attracting participation from women's business organizations in the region. Because of "glass ceilings" for women prevalent in many countries, franchising is proving an attractive choice for aspiring female entrepreneurs. |
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Event sponsors include the U.S. and Cyprus governments, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Marfin Laiki Bank, the Cyprus-American Business Association, the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, and the Cyprus Tourism Organization. |
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U.S. Export-Import Bank and Marfin Laiki Bank will address financing options. |
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The Conference will address the benefits of Cyprus' EU membership and tax and legal structures for master franchises. |
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Low participation fee due to the generosity of the Conference sponsors. |
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Venue at beautiful, beachfront Amathus hotel. |
