Franchise seminar for women entrepreneurs set

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Franchise Association will hold a seminar on ‘How to Franchise your Business’ at the Seda Centrio Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City on Feb. 10. The seminar is a key component of the Franchising Regional Enterprises by Women (FREE Women) project, an advocacy project of PFA aimed at helping women entrepreneurs grow their business via franchising.

The project, which is supported by the US Embassy, has been to Cebu, Tagaytay and Davao targeting women entrepreneurs in Visayas, South Luzon and South Mindanao. The seminar in Cagayan de Oro hopes to gather participants from North Mindanao and the Caraga region.

Recognizing the contributions of women entrepreneurs in the country’s economic advancement, the seminar is open exclusively to women entrepreneurs and is for free. Interested participants may get in touch with the PFA secretariat via email at [email protected] or call (02) 6870365 or 09178320732.

After the seminar, a select few will be chosen to be featured in the Incubation pavilion of Franchise Asia Philippines 2015, PFA’s annual franchise show. Participating in the said international franchise expo will give them the opportunity to test the market, attract possible investors and partners, and benchmark with the best practices of successful franchise concepts.

The FREE Women franchise seminar in Cagayan de Oro is held in partnership with the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Department of Trade and Industry.