Franchise Industry Veterans Michael J. Roman Receives IFA Foundation’s Highest Honor

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 […]

IFA Educational Foundation Launches New Franchise Scholarship for Emerging Franchisors

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 […]

IFA Hails Effort by Reps. Shock, Schilling, to Remove 1099-K Tax Burden on Franchise Small Business Owners

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 , […]

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 […]

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