Free Talks & Activities

While enjoying the fun-filled activities, you may also pick up useful tips from the educational talks as you embark on your journey to entrepreneurship. Lined up over three days, these exhibitors’ sharing sessions will definitely present you with pertinent and useful information!

* Held at the ACTIVITY AREA located at the back of the exhibition hall
* No RSVP is required
* Seats are on first-come-first-served basis
* Schedule is subject to changes, do visit us again for more updated information nearer the show date
* Information correct as at 13 October 2008
FREE TALKS & ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE

Date	Time	Presented by	Topic / Activity	Description
16 Oct, Thur	1:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Profit Maximiser Asia Pacific Pte Ltd	Business Growth Strategies	Find out what are the 9 Keys to Business and Profit Growth. The fundamental system that underpins consistent Business and Profit Growth in any SME is characterised by 9 key features. These features when included in any business programme will have a powerful effect on elevating business profits thus fuelling growth.
16 Oct, Thur	1:50 pm - 2:20 pm	The Tapas Tree	Flamenco Dance Performance	Flamenco Dance is a highly-expressive, Spanish dance form that derives from the Indian, Arabic and Spanish cultures. Visitors are encouraged to join in the fun by creating music which include dancing, singing, hand clapping or simply pounding in rhythm on a table. Flamenco is very dynamic as it adapts to the local talent, instrumentation, and mood of the audience. The Tapas Tree has specially flown in Flamenco dancer from Spain to demonstrate the beauty and movements of this dance.
16 Oct, Thur	2:40 pm - 3:10 pm	Brain Hemisphere Research Pte Ltd	Nurturing Successful Children	Introduction to The Leading Minds Framework, the model BHR is emulating in building educational path. BHR applies educational practices steeped in distinguished brain science research from 6 core cutting edge disciplines, mainly Leadership, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Whole Brain Learning, Positive psychology, Multiple Intelligences and Whole Brain Learning. It desires that families understand the methodology and model of education that affects intelligence and academic performance by connecting the children to the leading minds potential.
16 Oct, Thur	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Contours Express	A unique 29 minutes express circuit workout with 3 main components to burn calories, tone and shape the body, as well as flexibility training	Contours Express, a U.S.-based women only fitness centres franchise ranked in the top 100 of Franchise 500 by Entrepreneur magazine will be demonstrating their unique 29-minute express fitness program - one of the 3 main components of their health and wellness program for mature women. This fun & effective program which is suitable for seniors, has helped women in 700 centres worldwide to lose weight, improve body shape and get fit via a healthy approach.
16 Oct, Thur	4:20 pm - 4:50 pm	A.S. Louken	How To Project Your Franchise's Profit & Loss	You are thinking about buying a franchise. The franchisor has given you some financial numbers. You want to make sure the financial numbers make sense. This talk will help you make sense of those financial numbers, and estimate your likely profit and loss, by taking into consideration various financial factors such as taxes, hidden costs, and revenue estimation.
16 Oct, Thur	5:10 pm - 5:40 pm	The Little Skool-House International	Importance of Pre-School Education	Young children are curious and keen to learn. Most of the connections among brain cells are made between infancy and early childhood. Exposing young children to meaningful play activities is most critical in enhancing brain development. While acquiring and improving most skills is possible throughout life, it could be slower and more difficult. As such, it is important for adults to facilitate these early experiences and interaction by providing children with environments and opportunities for learning and growth during the periods when their minds are most ready to absorb new information.
17 Oct, Fri	12:10 pm - 12:40 pm	Interasia & Associates (Holdings) Co Ltd	Grow Your Business With Intellectual Property	At FLA 2008, we are here for one thing, “BRAND”. So what’s in a brand and why brand has become so important today. Do you know why brand exist? And why it has an impact on the company’s bottom line. Ask any successful company and they will tell you that the brand is the company’s most valuable asset. With the valuable asset, many successful brand are using licensing as a tool to extend and expand. But how? And what is licensing and how it can help a company to compete in the competitive market.
17 Oct, Fri	1:50 pm - 2:20 pm	The Tapas Tree	Flamenco Dance Performance	Flamenco Dance is a highly-expressive, Spanish dance form that derives from the Indian, Arabic and Spanish cultures. Visitors are encouraged to join in the fun by creating music which include dancing, singing, hand clapping or simply pounding in rhythm on a table. Flamenco is very dynamic as it adapts to the local talent, instrumentation, and mood of the audience. The Tapas Tree has specially flown in Flamenco dancer from Spain to demonstrate the beauty and movements of this dance.
17 Oct, Fri	3:00 pm - 3:40 pm	Austrade	Intangible Assets: Creating Them, Making Money Out Of Them And Keeping Them	Feinauer Commercial Lawyers and Samuel Seow Law Corporation will explore the trends in the rapidly expanding law relating to intangible assets in relation to Franchising and Licensing laws generally.
18 Oct, Sat	1:00 pm - 1:40 pm	Pet Lovers Centre	Dog Show - Obedience Demonstration	Pet Lovers Centre brings you a fun, educational & entertaining event for the entire family. Hosted by Singapore's one & only "Star Dog" Trainer - Mr Patrick Wong. Show highlights include dog obedience demonstration from basic to advance levels. Visitors will be able to see how dogs are trained to respond to owner's command even without the leash on them, retrieve objects, responding to hand signal & use their nose to discriminate articles. Truly an event not to be missed!!
18 Oct, Sat	2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Animaland	Create Your Animal Land Competition	As the title of the competition speaks for itself, Create Your Animal Land allows participants to use their imagination to come up with a design according to the themes provided using Animaland toys and accessories. Within the given time frame, participants must use all their wits in order to complete their Animal Lands to win the judges' hearts and visitors' votes! The best creator will walk away with fantastic prizes from Animaland.
18 Oct, Sat	3:20 pm - 3:50 pm	SkyQuestCom Global	How To Set Up A Business With Little Money Down	One of the key deterrence for people going into business is the high risks involved. But starting your own business doesn't have to be complicated or expensive! Opportunities are available everywhere if you’re tuned into the right channel. Learn from a lifelong entrepreneur on some of the options available to set up your own business with little money down.
18 Oct, Sat	4:10 pm - 4:40 pm	A.S. Louken	How To Get Your Franchise Brand To Stand Out Amongst The Competition	Franchising & branding are intimately related to each other. A franchise program cannot fulfill its full market potential without a clear brand position & identity. A good franchise business model should be able to propagate its brand core values, identity as well as its position. This talk shares how to ensure your franchise’s success by building on things that matter. Learn about brand equity & value, and how to stand out in today’s overcrowded markets.