FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA STATEMENT ON D.C. CIRCUIT RULING ON NLRB RECESS APPOINTMENTS WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013—International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira issued the following statement today regarding the D.C. Circuit’s opinion in Noel Canning v. NLRB […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA PREPARES FOR GROWTH WITH ADDITION OF FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION EXPERT WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2012—The International Franchise Association announced today that Bill Grubb, CPA, will join the organization as Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration & […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA RESPONSE TO BRT LETTER: SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE JOBS, NOT CORPORATE CEO’S WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 — IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira issued the below statement today following a letter delivered to Congress from the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org NFL AND IFA LAUNCH FRANCHISING BOOT CAMP AT ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT UNIV. OF MICHIGAN Carolina Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson Featured as Keynote Speaker Program to Host Current & Former Players and Spouses April 26-29 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, 202-662-0766 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org IFA SURVEY: NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF FRANCHISEES MAY HALT HIRING WITHOUT EXTENSION OF CURRENT TAX RATES Franchises call for tax certainty as Congress works toward comprehensive tax reform WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012—According to a new survey of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Haller, IFA, 202-662-0770 Jenna Weisbord, IFA, 202-662-0766 Jesse Tron, ICSC, 646-728-3814 mhaller@franchise.org jweisbord@franchise.org jtron@icsc.org IFA AND ICSC PARTNER TO CONNECT REAL ESTATE OPENINGS WITH FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 —The International Franchise Association (IFA) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) […]
Franchising World November 2012 BY SCOTT LEHR, CFE “THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET, one of the business owners, Dunkin’ Donuts founder Bill Rosenberg slapped a $100 bill on the meeting table and issued a challenge: ‘What we need is an association!’ Wallets were opened, pledges were made and from that meager […]
Franchising World October 2012 BY IFA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY STAFF As former Mass. Gov.Mitt Romney mentioned this past August in Tampa, this country needs jobs, jobs, jobs…and a lot of them. Fortunately, there are a lot of jobs in franchising—nearly 18 million to be exact. As the International Franchise Association attended both […]
Franchising World October 2012 BY DARRELL JOHNSON, CFE While the International Franchise Association has evolved in response to rapid changes in the economy and franchising, so have the franchisor, franchisee and supplier members of the association. For many years, IFA Supplier Forum members have […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 MULTI-UNIT, MULTI-BRAND FRANCHISEE ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP POST AT THE IFA WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2012 – Aziz Hashim, President & CEO of National Restaurant Development (NRD) Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga, has been elected Secretary of […]