For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-The International Franchise Association has received the Peace-Through Commerce Award from the International Trade Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce, recognizing IFA’s work to help U.S. franchisors expand their brands to foreign markets, which results in new […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 Thirteen Companies to Attend with Stops in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta WASHINGTON, Dec. 1- Thirteen companies representing 19 franchise brands will join a joint International Franchise Association, […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, November 29, 2011 – The International Franchise Association today urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act sponsored by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), legislation that would block controversial moves by the […]
As noted in today’s POLITICO Morning Money newsletter, IFA continues to expand its “Small Business Access to Capital Coalition. Following the POLITICO oped last week from IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira, Financial Services Roundtable President &
The franchising industry made history as the IFA launched Operation Enduring Opportunity, a campaign built off of our VetFran strategic initiative to hire and recruit 80,000 veterans as business owners and team members.
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-The International Franchise Association today praised Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for introducing bipartisan jobs legislation, the American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act, or AGREE Act, to provide tax relief to franchise small […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-The International Franchise Association today applauded the Senate for taking steps to reduce the unemployment rate of our nation’s veterans, which currently stands at 12.1 percent for post 9/11 veterans, by passing the Vow to Hire Heroes Act, […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2011–Guy Kawasaki, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist , bestselling author, and former Apple Fellow who was the chief evangelist for the company and one of the employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh computer, will be a […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2011-The International Franchise Association (IFA) and the Professional Athlete Franchise Initiative (PAFI) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding to further enhance their partnership to provide a centralized platform for athletes seeking to get involved in the […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 Huntington Beach, Calif., Oct. 31–The National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) has honored the International Franchise Association (IFA) with its Distinguished Service Award, the first time NAGGL has given the award to an organization outside the lending community. The […]