::FIAF participate of the 18th ABF Franchising Expo 2009::

FIAF participated of the 18th ABF Franchising Expo, which happens from June 17th to 20th, with an institutional stand, in   which received more than 300 interested in the franchise system of the Iberian American region.

With a new layout presentation, the FIAF’s stand had the presence of Julio Bonilla, Vice President of the Ecuadorian Franchisors Association (AEDEF), Carlos Roberts, President of the Mexican Franchise Association, and Ferenz Feher, Mexican consultant, besides the participation of Ricardo Bomeny, President of ABF and Ricardo Camargo, Executive Director of ABF and General Secretary of the FIAF.

The 18ª ABF Franchising Expo, which finished in the last Saturday (06/20), received around 39 thousand people interested in opening the own business. The public of the event met more than 260 investment opportunities in many business segments, profiles and regions.

According to the Brazilian Franchise Association (ABF), the expectancy is that the amount of generated business be around US$ 15 million, over passing the expectancy divulged before the event of 14 million. `In the first day of the event we registered an increase of 22% of the visitors interested in opening a franchise, consequently the business amount, after the expo, will increase significantly’, say the ABF’s Executive Director, Ricardo Camargo.

   ::ABF and AEDEF sign a Convention of Cooperationission::

FIAF Board of Directors – Mexico City 2009 From left to right:
Ricardo Bomeny, president of ABF; Julio Bonilla, vice president of AEDEF;
 Xavier Patiño, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuenca 

With the reason of strengthening the development of the franchising in Latin America, supported by IADB (Inter-American Development Bank), which develops incentive projects for the sector, the ABF (Brazilian Franchise Association) and the AEDEF (Ecuadorian Franchisors Association) signed last June 19th a convention to promote the interchange of information and relationship between the franchise in this two countries.

The convention was signed by the ABF’s president, Ricardo Bomeny, the vice president of the AEDEF, Julio Bonilla and by the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuenca, Xavier Patiño.

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