Entrepreneur | Raise Prices or Cut Staff? How about Neither. January 20, 2026 By Jayson Pearl Smarter Than Raising Prices or Cutting Staff: How 5 Franchise Brands Reengineered Value When rising costs put pressure on customers and franchisees alike, the traditional responses have been to raise prices or cut staff. But a new wave of franchise leaders is taking a different path: value reengineering — cutting what doesn’t matter to customers […]
Franchise Times | New IFA Report Touts Value of Franchise Model January 15, 2026 By Jayson Pearl From Franchise Times, January 9, 2026 The International Franchise Association has released its new Value of Franchising report, developed in partnership with Oxford Economics, to educate policymakers and highlight the franchise model’s economic and community impact. The report is based on a survey of more than 2,900 franchisees representing approximately 13,000 franchised establishments, along with […]
Franchising.com | “Franchise Means Local”: New Campaign Focuses on Stories That Matter December 22, 2025 By Jayson Pearl
Franchising.com | From Main Street to Capitol Hill: Franchise Leaders Tell Their Stories to Congress at IFA’s 2025 Advocacy Summit November 21, 2025 By Allie Prozinski
Franchising.com | Veterans Serve Their Community After Serving Their Country November 6, 2025 By Allie Prozinski
Entrepreneur | Franchise Industry Descends on D.C. to Advocate for ‘Independence and Flexibility’ September 19, 2025 By Jayson Pearl Franchise Leaders Unite in Washington to Back the American Franchise Act Hundreds of franchise executives and operators gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 2025 IFA Advocacy Summit, a three-day event focused on advocacy training, leadership development, and direct engagement with lawmakers. The summit came at a pivotal time as Congress considers the American Franchise Act, […]
Entrepreneur | Lawmakers Introduced a Bill to Make Current Version of Joint Employer Rule Permanent July 23, 2025 By Jayson Pearl
Franchising.com | IFA Applauds Court Ruling Overturning “Click to Cancel” July 23, 2025 By Jayson Pearl By: International Franchise Association https://www.franchising.com/articles/20250714_ifa_applauds_court_ruling_overturning_click_to_cancel.html The International Franchise Association (IFA) applauded the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling overturning the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Negative Option (“Click to Cancel”) Rule, which IFA has advocated against since its inception due to its harms to small businesses, in particular the health, personal wellness, and fitness industries that operate […]