Category: IFA Press Releases

Adding the IFA SmartBrief to Your Marketing Mix

IFA SmartBrief is the premier source of franchise-industry news coming straight to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Franchisor senior executives, decision makers, franchisees and other individuals interested in franchising read IFA SmartBrief on a regular basis.        IFA SmartBrief delivers the news our readers need to stay successful and, in doing […]

IFA Applauds Lawmakers for Renewed Effort to Repeal Job-Killing Employer Mandates for Franchise Small Businesses

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011-Following more than 200 visits with bipartisan members of Congress during the International Franchise Association’s 12 thAnnual Public Affairs Conference this week, IFA applauded Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Reps. Charles Boustany (R-La.), Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and […]

IFA Public Affairs Conference: Just the Beginning

Franchising World September 2011 By: Barbara Moran   With the upcoming International Franchise Association’s 12th Annual Public Affairs Conference, the franchising community will once again have the opportunity to engage members of Congress and tell the story of franchising.  IFA’s annual grassroots event in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13-14, facilitates face-to-face meetings between franchise representatives and your […]

IFA Board Addresses Key Initiatives During Summer Meeting

Franchising World August 2011 By: Alisa Harrison   The International Franchise Association Board of Directors gathered June 6-9 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for its summer meeting. The board passed an updated Strategic Plan for 2012-2014, allocated new resources for the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative and addressed many of the   critical issues facing the franchise industry, […]

IFA™s Annual Convention: Kicking Off Your Franchise™s Future

Franchising World August 2011   Begin your year with the International Franchise Association, again or for the first time, during its 52nd Annual Convention to gain access to vital tools that will help to prepare and propel your franchise business the entire year.  Whether your business is large or small, mature or emerging, service-based or […]

IFA Launches Franchising Gives Back to Kick off the 52nd Annual Convention

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411   A Corps of Volunteers will Kick-off the Convention with a Day of Community Service in Orlando   WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2011 – Recognizing the year-round community service initiatives of its members, the International Franchise Association will hold an inaugural Franchising Gives Back […]

IFA Praises Agreement on Debt Ceiling Increase and Spending Cuts

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2011-The International Franchise Association today praised congressional leaders and the Obama Administration for reaching a deal to raise the nation’s debt limit and urged swift action on other items once Congress returns from its August recess. “IFA […]

IFA Supports Debt Ceiling Increase to Ensure Economic Certainty for Franchise Small Businesses

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, July 29-The International Franchise Association today announced its support for legislation to raise the federal debt limit, joining a multi-industry coalition urging Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass S.627, The Budget Control Act of 2011.     […]

IFA, U.S. Conference of Mayors Partner to Promote Job-Creation

Franchising World August 2011 By: Wayne Weikel   If someone could tell members of the franchise industry that 89 percent of their company’s sales were likely to come from one particular geographic area, would individual companies be interested in knowing where that might be?  The answer is actually quite simple–the modern American city.  After a […]

Political Analyst Stuart Rothenberg to Address More than 500 Small Business Owners at IFA Public Affairs Conference

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411   WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2011- Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg will provide his perspective on the state of American politics and a preview of the 2012 elections to hundreds of small business leaders at the International Franchise Association’s 12 thannual Public Affairs Conference […]

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