FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-460-8356 Jenna Weisbord, 310-995-0839 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA DISAPPOINTED AFTER CONGRESS FAILS TO PROTECT SMALL BUSINESS IN OMNIBUS WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—International Franchise Association President & CEO Robert Cresanti expressed deep disappointment that a policy rider to address the joint employer issue was removed […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org CENTURY 21 CEO RICK DAVIDSON TO RECEIVE IFA’S RONALD HARRISON DIVERSITY AWARD WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2015 – The International Franchise Association has awarded the IFA Ronald E. Harrison Diversity Award to Rick Davidson, president & chief executive officer of Century […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 jweisbord@franchise.org IFA NAMES GUILLERMO PERALES AS THE 2015 ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2015- The International Franchise Association has named Guillermo Perales, President and CEO of Sun Holdings, Inc., as the 2015 IFA Entrepreneur of the Year. Sun Holdings, Inc. is […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2015 – International Franchise Association President & CEO Robert Cresanti offered congratulations today to the new Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.). Cresanti encouraged the Speaker to prioritize passage of the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, H.R. 3459, which was passed out of committee by the House Education and Workforce […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gionne Jones, IFA, 202-662-0772 gjones@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA Educational Foundation Receives Endowment Gift To Fund New Initiative Washington, Oct. 27, 2015 — The IFA Educational Foundation announced today a significant endowment gift by David McKinnon, co-founder of ServiceBrands International to fund its newest initiative – NextGen In […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 22, 2015 – The International Franchise Association, which represents thousands of franchise businesses and jobs in the state of Massachusetts, today offered a comment in opposition to legislation pending in the state that would stifle small business growth and job creation. The bills, Massachusetts SB 1024, SB 973 and HB 1708, would […]
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 22, 2015 – Pennsylvania-based franchisees testified before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee this week in strong opposition to House Bill 1620. The franchisees were Clint Ehlers, a FASTSIGNS franchisee in Willow Grove, Pa., and Charlie Chase of FirstService Brands, the owner of multiple franchises in Oaks, Pa. Members of the Philadelphia […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2015—David Barr, chairman of PMTD Restaurants and its affiliates, a multi-unit franchise business operating 23 KFC and Taco Bell restaurants, has been elected secretary of the International Franchise Association. “David Barr brings solid expertise in all areas of franchising to this important leadership position,” said IFA Chair Melanie Bergeron, CFE, […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2015 – Ten leading franchise professionals have been elected to the International Franchise Association Board of Directors. The newly-elected board members will assume their positions at the conclusion of the 56th IFA Annual Convention in San Antonio on Feb. 23, 2016. “We are thrilled that these franchise business leaders will […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2015 – The International Franchise Association has filed an amicus brief in support of IFA member and founder of a children’s consignment franchise, Rhea Lana Riner, who has been unfairly targeted by the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL’s action also threatens other, similarly situated businesses. “The Obama administration has […]