Franchise Expo South 2026 is the Southeast’s leading franchise opportunity marketplace, connecting prospective franchise owners with established brands across food, retail, services, fitness, and B2B sectors in Fort Lauderdale.
The two-day event combines 20+ educational seminars with direct one-to-one meetings between franchisors and investors actively evaluating franchise ownership. Attendees typically explore opportunities ranging from $50K to $2M+ investment levels.
Held during peak New-Year decision season, Franchise Expo South 2026 functions as a high-intent franchise sales environment, where franchisors generate qualified leads and advance discovery, validation, and agreement pipelines.
QSR, coffee, dessert, and fast-casual concepts targeting single and multi-unit owners.
Gyms, studios, and wellness services with low-to-mid investment models.
Cleaning, landscaping, repair, and maintenance service brands.
Staffing, printing, marketing, and business services concepts.
Tutoring, pet care, specialty retail, and niche consumer services.
Organizations supporting franchise recruitment and territory expansion.
Career changers evaluating initial business ownership opportunities.
Operators seeking multi-unit or multi-brand expansion.
Buyers evaluating franchise portfolios and regional rollups.
Professionals exploring manager-run franchise models.
Local owners seeking proven franchise systems.
Entrepreneurs from Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
The dataset focuses on investors actively seeking franchise ownership.
Contact records are validated and maintained at 95% accuracy.
Pre- & Post-Event Outreach Advantage
Receive campaign-ready datasets aligned with franchise sales timelines.
Use the data across email outreach, call campaigns, partnerships, and CRM workflows.
All data handling follows GDPR, CCPA, and applicable B2B data regulations.
Access past and upcoming event editions with verified attendee and exhibitor email lists. Get accurate contact details of event attendees, key decision-makers, and exhibiting companies to power targeted B2B outreach and lead generation.





Our process is designed to deliver accurate, event-specific contact data while maintaining quality, relevance, and compliance at every stage.
We collect contact information exclusively from real expos, trade shows, conferences, and business events using trusted online and offline sources. This ensures our databases are built around active, relevant audiences, not generic or unrelated records.
Once data is collected, missing or incomplete fields are appended to create detailed and usable contact profiles. This includes company details, job roles, industry information, and event relevance to support targeted outreach.
Every contact record goes through validation checks to improve accuracy and reduce outdated or invalid information. Our review process helps ensure better data quality and improved campaign performance.
Target contacts by specific events, industries, job roles, company size, or locations for focused and effective outreach.
Connect with entrepreneurs actively evaluating ownership.
Engage prospects already educated on franchising fundamentals.
Reach operators seeking territory and portfolio growth.
Leverage New-Year business ownership momentum.
Target buyers concentrated in high-growth franchise states.
Convert expo-qualified leads into signed agreements.
Request curated attendee and exhibitor data from top global trade shows, verified, updated, and ready for targeted outreach.
Click HereThe list focuses on exhibiting franchise brands and verified investor attendees.
Yes. The data is curated specifically for franchise sales and expansion teams.
Excel or CSV formats compatible with CRM and sales platforms.