Category: IFA Press Releases

IFA Honors Abrakadoodle President Rosemarie Hartnett with Crystal Compass

  For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411    ORLANDO, Feb. 11, 2012-Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, president of Abrakadoodle Inc., was named by the International Franchise Association’s Women’s Franchise Committee (WFC) to receive the Crystal Compass for outstanding leadership, during the association’s 52 ndAnnual Convention.   Hartnett is the co-founder […]

IFA Welcomes New Board Members

For immediate release   Contact:   Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 aharrison@franchise.org Matt Haller, 202-662-0770 mhaller@franchise.org www.twitter.com/Franchising411   ORLANDO, Feb. 14, 2012—Four leading franchise industry professionals will now join the International Franchise Association Board of Directors and will assume their positions Feb. 14, at the conclusion of the IFA 52 ndAnnual Convention.   The new IFA directors, […]

Going Global with IFA

Markets are sizzling overseas, but how do franchisors get started in the quest for global growth? The 52 ndAnnual IFA Convention will host experts from the U.S. Commercial Service Global Franchise Team on Egypt, Colombia, Chile, China, and more.    Following the highly acclaimed Trade Missions to India, Vietnam and Indonesia in 2011, IFA is developing […]

IFA Calls for Extension of Complete Tax-Extenders Package, Not Piecemeal Approach

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The International Franchise Association, representing the nation’s 825,000 franchise establishments which support nearly 18 million jobs, today called on Congress to pass a complete package of key tax-extenders critical to small businesses, rather than a piecemeal, one-off approach. […]

IFA-Backed Franchise Relationship Policy Adopted by American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-  The International Franchise Association today applauded the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for adopting as official policy a Resolution on the Misapplication of Employee Classification Laws,recognizing that business format franchising is a major contributor to the United States […]

IFA Adds Senior Director of Marketing and Digital Communications to its Ranks

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411       WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012-The International Franchise Association today announced that Daniel Gibson will join the organization as Senior Director of Marketing & Digital Communications on Feb. 6.   “Dan brings a wealth of experience in marketing and digital communications to […]

CEO Update: IFA Proposes Policy Agenda for Congress, President Obama

Dear IFA Members:   As we await the President’s State of the Union speech tonight, I wanted to send you the policy recommendations IFA has put forth to the President and Congress to help franchise small businesses grow. If the President and Congress were to implement the following initiatives, franchise businesses would have more certainty […]

IFA Releases Pro-Growth Policy Platform; Proposes Policy Agenda for Congress, President Obama

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012-International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira, in a letter to President Obama and members of the 112 thCongress in advance of the President’s Jan. 24 State of the Union address, urged the Administration and Congress […]

IFA Statement Following Announcement by President Obama to Appoint SBA Administrator Karen Mills to Cabinet-level Position

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411   WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira released the following statement today following President Obama’s announcement that he will exercise executive authority to elevate SBA Administrator Karen Mills to a Cabinet-level position. “Today’s announcement by President Obama to […]

IFA’s SmallBusinessLendingHub.com Garners Two Awards for Creativity in Design and Communications

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411      WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-The International Franchise Association today announced it has received two awards recognizing the Web site SmallBusinessLendingHub.com , a clearinghouse of information about franchising and small business lending, as part of the IFA’s Small Business Lending Campaign launched in […]

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