With the demands of today’s high-pressured working environment continuing to encroach on personal and family life, the rewards of working from home are now becoming increasingly popular with women who want to pursue a fulfilling career and have some much-needed work-life balance.

Buying into a franchise is one of the easiest and most effective ways of starting a business from home, especially if you can’t quite put your finger on a good business idea yourself. And the possibilities are endless - you can have a franchise in anything these days, from party planning, health and beauty to day care.

If you want to find out about franchises, how to set one up, and to get an overview of what is available, why not take a trip to The National Franchise Exhibition, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on 5 and 6 October 2007?

As well as finding out more about franchises and what’s available, you can speak to people who have actually done it, and find out first hand about their experiences. Exhibitors will include Beautiful Bling, Card Connection, The Creation Station, Sureslim, Perfume Studio and Wellbeing magazine, to name but a few.

The National Franchise Exhibition, incorporating the Growing Your Own Business Exhibition and Conference, is open from 10am each day, closing at 5pm on Friday 5 October and 4pm on Saturday 6 October.

For more information visit www.franinfo.co.uk or www.growingyourownbusiness.co.uk.

Future Events

• The National Franchise Exhibition, incorporating Growing Your Own
• Business exhibition and Conference – NEC, Birmingham, 5 and 6 October 2007
• The Irish Franchise Exhibition, incorporating the Growing Your Own Business showcase and Conference – RDS, Dublin, 23 and 24 November 2007
• The British Franchise Exhibition, incorporating the Growing Your Own Business Exhibition and Conference, GMEX, Manchester, 25 and 26 January 2008
• The British and International Franchise Exhibition, incorporating the Growing Your Own Business Exhibition and Conference, Olympia, London, 4 and 5 April 2008
• The British Franchise Exhibition, incorporating the Growing Your Own Business Showcase and Conference, SECC, Glasgow 13 and 14 June 2008