Employees come with different kinds of personal responsibilities. They appreciate an organization that does its best to give them time to meet those obligations.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA APPLAUDS LEGISLATION TO DELAY DOL OVERTIME REGULATIONS; URGES ADDITIONAL ACTION TO PREVENT AUTO-INDEXING WASHINGTON, Sept. 28—International Franchise Association praised Congress for bringing relief for small business owners everywhere by passing H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief […]
The benefits of a franchisor partnering with an approved strategic real estate company are far greater than the risk and harm of referring a new franchisee to a third party national real estate firm or a local commercial agent.
Before selling franchises in the U.S., franchisors will need to accomplish a number of legal items including franchise agreements and disclosure documents that comply with U.S. laws. It should be understood that legal compliance is a cost of doing business.
The process of running an effective business is built on a foundation of good communication. Yet good communication eludes us. It seems that the fundamentals of how we communicate are broken. Take a moment to consider how things would be different if everyone in your organization were on the same page, communicating effectively, and working together.
Franchisor annual meetings, more often, are being pitched as “the ‘blockbuster’ meeting of the year” by many franchisors and, depending on the key goals of the meeting, that may be the right emphasis. That is, provided the franchisor’s and franchisees’ needs are being met.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Disappointed in Gov. Brown Veto of Pro-Franchising Legislation WASHINGTON, Sept. 23—International Franchise Association, the world’s largest organization representing franchise owners, issued the statement below following the veto from California Gov. Brown of Assembly Bills 1782 & 2637, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Files Lawsuit Challenging Obama Administration’s Overtime Rule WASHINGTON, Sept. 20—International Franchise Association along with a broad coalition including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Texas Association of Business, National Automobile Dealers Association, the National Association of […]
Attracting great people to your franchise is one thing. But keeping them is another. Offering employee benefits can help a franchise owner achieve both.
Properly designed systems and processes can help ensure compliance and provide guidance for navigating problematic compliance issues that frequently arise.