One of the
leading organizations in the franchising industry joins the 9thMegaBalikbayan
OFW Expo (MBOX) slated Dec. 7-9, 2012 at Megatrade, SM Megamall.
The
Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) joins MBOX offering franchising
opportunities to OFW and Balikbayan visitors, and the general public.
AFFI has a
lot of successful franchising stories that OFW and Balikbayan can use a model.
MBOX has 150
exhibitors that offer different business opportunities to visitors. Every year
around 8,000 trade visitors goes to the event.
MBOX aims to
promote entrepreneurship and offer business opportunities to OFWs and
Balikbayan in order to integrate them permanently to the Philippine Society
when their work period ends abroad.
OFWs and
Balikbayan remits P22 Billion to the country. This makes them an ideal sector
where entrepreneurship can grow.