RSPB and BirdWatch Ireland’s All Ireland Conference – 25th – 27th March
West Sussex Beekeepers’ Association Conference – 26th February 2011
National Flea Market Association Annual Conference – 1st – 3rd March 2011
So Annual Conferences come in all shapes and sizes and as the list above proves, birds do it, bees do it and even educated fleas do it! In the franchise industry a franchisor’s annual conference is just one of the tools used to knit the network together into a team.
One of the major advantages of franchised self employment is the support structure which comes from being part of a team as opposed to the often lonely alternative of stand alone self employment. Teams don’t just happen though; in order for the franchisee to really benefit from the support provided by the franchisor and fellow franchisees the franchisor has to work at bringing their group together. Read on.