Franchising World May Edition By: Sue Vandittelli This year marks the 10th anniversary of the International Franchise Association’s Ombudsman program. The IFA Ombudsman office was started in 2001 as a result of a two-year examination of ways to improve and strengthen the IFA Code of Ethics and the IFA’s Self-Regulation program. “Success […]
For immediate release Contact : Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, April 29—The International Franchise Association announced it has partnered with the Professional Athlete Franchise Initiative (PAFI) to connect the professional athlete community to the franchise industry through education, research and interaction in advance of the 2011 PAFI Franchise Summit, July […]
Franchising World April 2011 1991 • The VetFran program was conceived by the The Dwyer Group President Don Dwyer while attending the IFA Annual Meeting. • Franchisors across the country threw their support behind the program and on Aug. 14, 1991, after seven months of lobbying, the U.S. Small Business Administration signed the […]
On April 5, the Senate passed H.R. 4, the House-passed Small Business Paperwork Mandate Repeal Act of 2011 by a vote of 87-12. The legislation was signed into law by President Obama on April 14. Again, tucked away in the massive new health care law was a change to IRS rules that would require businesses […]
Franchising World April 2011 By: IFA Government Relations & Public Policy Staff International Franchise Association President Stephen J. Caldeira, CFE, expressed to readers in his December Franchising World column that with the conclusion of the midyear elections, it was time to plan for 2012. IFA continues to move forward on its goals to repeal and […]
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Franchising World April 2011 While the economy continues to putter along, franchise systems have been doing their part to help buck that trend among one key demographic all Americans can support—military veterans returning to the states and entering the work force. Over the past several years, an influx of military veterans have joined the ranks […]
Last week, IFA Chairman Jack Earle led a delegation of franchisors and franchisees to meet with lawmakers in Puerto Rico on proposed anti-franchise legislation. Over the course of two days, the delegation met with numerous influential legislators, including both the President of the Senate and the President of the House of Representatives. The delegation also […]
Many franchisors are aware that there is no better pool of prospective franchisee talent than what can be found in our Veterans. Being able to target these prospects and allowing them to know that your system has a program tailored to their needs improves your chances to attract these candidates to your opportunity. Let the […]
For immediate release Contact : Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, March 3—International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira issued the following statement today following today’s passage of H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, to repeal the expanded 1099 reporting requirements included in the Patient Protection & […]