FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 Members of the Franchise Business Community Pledge to use the Resources Saved as of Result of Tax Cuts & Jobs Act to Invest in Employees, Businesses and Local Economies WASHINGTON, May 24—The International Franchise Association, one of the strongest supporters […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 (WASHINGTON, FEB. 5) – International Franchise Association President and CEO Robert Cresanti today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress: “America’s 733,000 franchise small businesses prosper under pro-growth economic policies. I am encouraged by many of the policies that President Trump […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 February 7, 2019 – The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and the International Franchise Association (IFA) have announced a partnership to further the organizations’ shared missions of creating business opportunities for all Americans and cultivating diversity and inclusion within the franchising industry. This partnership is NGLCC’s first programmatic […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 Carly Fiorina to Highlight Leadership and Opportunity at IFA Convention in Las Vegas WASHINGTON, Feb. 2— The International Franchise Association Foundation today announced former Fortune 50 CEO and 2016 Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina will join more than 4,000 franchise business owners and leaders at the IFA Annual Convention in […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 PrimePay Increases Support to Help America’s Veterans through IFA’s VetFran Program WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — The International Franchise Association’s Foundation (IFA) today announced that PrimePay will become a Gold Sponsor of IFA’s VetFran. PrimePay is a VetFran supplier member and their increased support to the Gold Tier represents an additional […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 (WASHINGTON, FEB. 14) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for public comment on whether changes are needed to its Franchise Rule. “The FTC Franchise Rule is the single most important government regulation affecting franchising. Its precepts underpin […]
People on the Move The Network of Executive Women has elected 7-Eleven Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer/Controller Alicia Howell to its board of directors. RE/MAX Holdings has promoted Josh Bolgren to Senior Vice President of Business Growth, Brett Ritchie to Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and Roy Schwalm, to Senior Vice […]
The Institute for Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE) today announced a new class of 212 Certified Franchise Executives, or CFEs.
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Commends Officials’ Call for Additional Census Research Data to Spur Business Ownership (WASHINGTON, FEB. 27) – The International Franchise Association (IFA) today praised a bipartisan group of 58 Members of Congress who are calling on the Census Bureau to collect more frequent data on franchise ownership among women and […]
Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 weisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 Owners Nation’s second-largest federal credit union supports veteran franchise owners and their communities through $25,000 sponsorship WASHINGTON, Feb. 22nd— The International Franchise Association Foundation today announced a new sponsorship agreement with PenFed Credit Union, the nation’s second-largest federal credit union, in support of VetFran. PenFed’s $25,000 commitment supports VetFran’s […]