
Event: Business Roundtable
Date: March 16, 2023
Hours: 09h30 - 18h00
Venue: Lagos Town Hall Auditorium and Lagos Marina Entrepreneur Factory
Lisbon, March 2nd, 2023 - The first Business Roundtable of 2023 will be held on March 16 in the city of Lagos, in the Algarve, to present different business opportunities to local entrepreneurs.
Organized by the Portuguese Franchising Association (APF), the Business Roundtable is a regional event and aims to explain the franchising model to the audience.
The event, to be held in the auditorium of Lagos Town Hall, will begin with round tables with the participating brands, who will discuss the various points that lead to being part of the franchising business model.
After the round tables, the brands will present their business models through a 5-minute pitch each, followed by Business to Business (B2B) meetings.
At these meetings, to be held at the Fábrica do Empreendedor in Marina de Lagos, businesspeople and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to meet individually with the brands present.
Meetings can be scheduled in advance via a platform developed for this purpose, with times available according to each brand. The aim is to create opportunities business, exchange of information and knowledge of potential markets.
“For businesspeople looking to grow their companies and entrepreneurs looking to start their own businesses, the Business Roundtable allows them to identify and meet with franchising companies and potential business partners with direct contact with major brands and franchise networks.”, sums up APF's CEO, Cristina Matos.
The Business Roundtable event also guarantees the possibility of doing business quickly, exchanging information and making contact with a greater number of companies at the same event. The Business Roundtable also offers partnerships and exchanges with national and international companies, knowledge of potential markets, access to new technologies and new knowledge of business management methods.
Participation in the event, which is being presented by Lagos City Council, the Social Entrepreneurship Agency and the APF, is free of charge.
Registration can be done at https://forms.gle/EAThvGWf7eHPDnRb8 or by emailing comunicacao@apf.org.pt / cmatos@apf.org.pt
More information at https://rodadenegocios.associacaofranchising.pt/
About APF - Portuguese Franchising Association
The APF - Portuguese Franchising Association is a private non-profit association, founded in 1987.
Its main mission is the study, dissemination and promotion of franchising in Portugal as a business development system and as a solution for the creation and expansion of SMEs in the domestic and international markets. It intends to actively contribute to the dynamization of entrepreneurship in Portugal and the creation of business through the franchising system.
Additional information at www.associacaofranchising.pt

