Franchising World October 2012 BY IFA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY STAFF As former Mass. Gov.Mitt Romney mentioned this past August in Tampa, this country needs jobs, jobs, jobs…and a lot of them. Fortunately, there are a lot of jobs in franchising—nearly 18 million to be exact. As the International Franchise Association attended both […]
A new report from the IFA prepared by Franchise Business Review shows over 64,000 veterans, military spouses and wounded warriors have started careers in franchising, including 4,314 new veteran franchise business owners, since 2011 through Operation
Franchising World October 2012 BY DARRELL JOHNSON, CFE While the International Franchise Association has evolved in response to rapid changes in the economy and franchising, so have the franchisor, franchisee and supplier members of the association. For many years, IFA Supplier Forum members have […]
Steve Lynn, CFE, now a principal in Reconstruction Partners, recently shared with IFA advice for franchisors seeking qualified candidates, especially in light of the 23 million unemployed Americans, some of whom might consider a career in franchising
The International Franchise Association has been recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and PR News, the media and marketing industry trade publication, for Operation Enduring Opportunity, IFA’s industry-wide campaign to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 MULTI-UNIT, MULTI-BRAND FRANCHISEE ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP POST AT THE IFA WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2012 – Aziz Hashim, President & CEO of National Restaurant Development (NRD) Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga, has been elected Secretary of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA NAMES LANE FISHER FIRST SID FELTENSTEIN FRANPAC MVP AWARD WINNER WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 – The International Franchise Association today announced it has named Lane Fisher, partner at FisherZucker, LLC, its first-ever Sid Feltenstein […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 NEW TASK FORCE NAMED TO REVIEW WAYS TO ENHANCE IFA FRANCHISE RELATIONS PROGRAMS WASHINGTON, Sept.12, 2012 – The inaugural meeting of the IFA Franchise Relations Best Practices Task Force, charged with reviewing and potentially recommending […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA PARTNERS WITH THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TO INCREASE RESPONSE RATES FOR THE 2012 ECONOMIC CENSUS WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 – International Franchise Association President and CEO Steve Caldeira today urged franchise business owners to […]
Last Friday, the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services released new guidance on the regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), providing additional information for franchise small b