For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 WASHINGTON, May 18, 2011 –The International Franchise Association announced today its support for the Discover America Partnership to help create $1.3 million U.S. jobs and add $859 billion to the U.S. economy by 2020 by reforming immigration policy that often […]
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 […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411 Launch coincides with IFA Sponsorship of SBA National Small Business Week WASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 -The International Franchise Association, in conjunction with its sponsorship of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week May 16-20, announced an expanded […]
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 […]