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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA NAMES LANE FISHER FIRST SID FELTENSTEIN FRANPAC MVP AWARD WINNER WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 – The International Franchise Association today announced it has named Lane Fisher, partner at FisherZucker, LLC, its first-ever Sid Feltenstein […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 NEW TASK FORCE NAMED TO REVIEW WAYS TO ENHANCE IFA FRANCHISE RELATIONS PROGRAMS WASHINGTON, Sept.12, 2012 – The inaugural meeting of the IFA Franchise Relations Best Practices Task Force, charged with reviewing and potentially recommending […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA PARTNERS WITH THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TO INCREASE RESPONSE RATES FOR THE 2012 ECONOMIC CENSUS WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 – International Franchise Association President and CEO Steve Caldeira today urged franchise business owners to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org @franchising411 IFA URGES U.S. HOUSE TO EXTEND CURRENT TAX RATES WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012 – The International Franchise Association today urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention […]
With summer in full swing, it’s a great time to update you on our advocacy efforts to protect, promote and enhance the franchise industry. In six weeks, hundreds of IFA members will descend on Washington, DC, for IFA’s 13th Annual Public Affairs Conference, September 10-12 . With the Presidential and congressional elections just over 100 […]