SE's Largest Franchise Expo Returns To Miami

MIAMI (CBS4)- Entrepreneurs who dream of starting their own business will have the opportunity to explore franchising as a way to achieve business independence at the Franchise Expo South at the Miami Beach Convention Center this weekend.

The 5th annual Franchise Expo South provides prospective franchisees from South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean with the opportunity to meet face-to-face with hundreds of franchised systems from around the world, including senior executives from Arbys, Baja Fresh, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Choice Hotels, Marble Slab Creamery, and Beef O Bradys, as well as Franchise Expo South and the International Franchise Association.

The expo will be held on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The expo also features educational seminars about the franchise industry from buying a franchise, turning a business into a franchise, expanding into the Latin America and Caribbean market, as well as the latest legal, strategic and financial issues facing the industry today.

For more information, visit the Franchise Expo's Web site.