Ad-Hoc-News:
CiCi’s Pizza announces that they are sponsoring a Restaurant Business Conference open to include any interested business leaders and entrepreneurs March 4-5, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino. While the first day will be closed for CiCi’s franchisees, addresses on March 5th are open to the public and will feature keynote presentations by industry experts Donny Deutsch, CNBC Host & Chairman of Deutsch Inc. and Scott Young, Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola. The day will also include sessions on “Obamanomics,” SBA lending, a commodity outlook, loss prevention and additional high impact seminars designed specifically for the restaurant industry.
“We need to work together to strengthen our industry,” said Craig Moore, president and CEO of CiCi’s Pizza. “The experts we have lined up have a wealth of information that we want everyone to have access to because this year, operators don’t have the funds to attend conferences without subject matter. It’s important to us, as an industry leader, to offer a powerful agenda that positions our industry to prosper.”
“Now is the time and 2009 should be the year you bet on you,” said Donny Deutsch, who also authored the newly released book, THE BIG IDEA. “We can say” I cannot depend on the institutions, I have to depend on me.’ In this day and age more than ever it’s important to bet on yourself.” For those who are interested in being their own boss and do not see long range security in working for someone else, franchise ownership helps people get into business for themselves, but not by themselves. The support offered by an internal senior management team, such as CiCi’s, is a major factor in the improved success rate that is associate with franchising.
