Category: News & Media

IFA CEO Update: End of Year Report Video

December 16, 2011 Dear IFA Members,   As 2011 comes to a close, please take a moment to view our year-end CEO Update video report . 2011 has been a busy year for the franchise industry and we are cautiously optimistic that our economy will continue to steadily grow. We have a strong association. Our membership is […]

YUM! Brands CEO David Novak to Headline Super Session at IFA Convention

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, DEC. 15-Yum! Brands, Inc. Chairman and CEO David Novak will be a featured Keynote Speaker at the International Franchise Association’s 52nd Annual Convention Super Session on Feb. 13, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.   “David Novak is clearly one of the […]

Attention ALL IFA Members: Time to Update your Member listing

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALLIFA MEMBERS We need your help! Deadlines for the 2012 Spring/Summer Franchise Opportunities Guide are approaching, and we need your company’s text listing updated.    Listing Update Deadline – Spring/Summer Guide – January 13 th To make directory updates for the Guide access the membership listing from IFA’s Member Portal on Franchise.org.   […]

IFA Supplier Forum Restructures to Bring Added Value to Organization, Members

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411   Forum Amps up Social Media Dialogue to Share News & Information   WASHINGTON, Dec. 5- The International Franchise Association Supplier Forum announced today that it has recently adopted a new functional structure designed to gain clear direction, improve coordination and streamline […]

U.S. Department of Commerce Recognizes IFA™s Efforts to Help Franchise Companies Grow in Foreign Markets

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-The International Franchise Association has received the Peace-Through Commerce Award from the International Trade Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce, recognizing IFA’s work to help U.S. franchisors expand their brands to foreign markets, which results in new […]

IFA Leading Franchising Trade Mission to Southeast Asia

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411       Thirteen Companies to Attend with Stops in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta   WASHINGTON, Dec. 1- Thirteen companies representing 19 franchise brands will join a joint International Franchise Association, […]

IFA Calls for House to Block NLRB Ambush Elections, Micro-Unions

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, November 29, 2011 – The International Franchise Association today urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act sponsored by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), legislation that would block controversial moves by the […]

IFA Praises Coons, Rubio Bipartisan Jobs Bill for Support of Small Business and Veterans

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411       WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-The International Franchise Association today praised Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for introducing bipartisan jobs legislation, the American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act, or AGREE Act, to provide tax relief to franchise small […]

IFA Applauds Senate Passage of Veterans Tax Credits for Employers

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-The International Franchise Association today applauded the Senate for taking steps to reduce the unemployment rate of our nation’s veterans, which currently stands at 12.1 percent for post 9/11 veterans, by passing the Vow to Hire Heroes Act, […]

Former Apple Executive Guy Kawasaki to Speak at IFA Convention

For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Matthew Haller, 202-662-0770 aharrison@franchise.org mhaller@franchise.org twitter.com/franchising411     WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2011–Guy Kawasaki, a Silicon Valley   venture capitalist , bestselling author, and former Apple Fellow who was the chief evangelist for the company and one of the employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh computer, will be a […]

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