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. 14, 2012―Michael J. Roman, CFE, was presented the IFA Educational Foundation’s highest honor, the William Rosenberg Leadership Award, during the International Franchise Association’s 52nd Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla. The award honors the memory of William Rosenberg, founding chairman […]
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. 14, 2012―The IFA Educational Foundation today awarded a new Certified Franchise Executives’ scholarship focused on new and emerging franchisors during the International Franchise Association’s 52ndAnnual Convention. The award is made possible by a donation from the law firm Gray […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-The International Franchise Association, representing the nation’s 825,000 franchise establishments which support nearly 18 million workers, today hailed new legislation introduced by Reps. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) and Bobby Schilling (R-Ill), H.R. 3877, the 1099K Overreach Prevention Act , […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]