For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 aharrison@franchise.org www.twitter.com/IFADC New Mark Premiered to Commemorate Historic Anniversary WASHINGTON, June 25, 2009—The International Franchise Association today announced that early bird registration for IFA members is now open for its 50th Annual Convention to be held in San […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 aharrison@franchise.org www.twitter.com/IFADC WASHINGTON, June 23, 2009—The International Franchise Association has filed an Amicus Curiae or “friend of the court” brief in Ganezer, et al v. DirectBuy, Inc. et al, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to clarify that franchisees are legally distinct from […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 aharrison@franchise.org www.twitter.com/IFADC Failure to Act Would Harm Communities Nationwide WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009—The International Franchise Association today urged Congress to pass the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (BASTA). IFA made the plea in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today […]
June 2009 Franchising World U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (DNev.) told IFA President and CEO Matthew Shay that a new small-business stimulus package will be released within six weeks. Reid made the remarks in a response to a question from Shay during a National Journal “Power Breakfast” meeting last week in Washington, […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 aharrison@franchise.org’ www.twitter.com/IFADC WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009—The International Franchise Association today applauded the U.S. Conference of Mayors for passage of a resolution supporting IFA’s efforts to improve the lending environment for small businesses. At its 77th annual meeting in Providence, R.I., the U.S. Conference of Mayors […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 aharrison@franchise.org www.twitter.com/IFADC WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009—The International Franchise Association today filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Coffee Beanery Ltd., petition requesting the court to reiterate the benefits of a single, consistent national policy favoring arbitration. “The current state of […]
May 2009 Franchising World Memories of the 49th Annual International Franchise Association will consist of some vivid ones for many. They might include memories of hearing reasons for optimism from former President Bill Clinton about the state of the economy, industry executives’ buoyed remarks about the prospects for their businesses or mellow tones from the […]
April 2009 Franchising World The proposed rule change would immediately devalue many small businesses. (After this article was prepared, IFA met with the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee and SBA policy staff to craft a compromise on goodwill financing. SBA indicated it will consider an alternative policy from IFA.) Changes announced to […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 WASHINGTON, Feb.14, 2009—Members of the International Franchise Association today elected members of the 2009 IFA executive committee during the 49th IFA Annual Convention in San Diego to oversee all association matters. Founded nearly 50 years ago, IFA is the oldest and largest organization that works […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Alisa Harrison 202-628-8000 WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2009—The International Franchise Association today urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reconsider a proposed change to financing guidance that will effectively eliminate the ability of many franchised small business owners to transfer or sell their company. In a […]