For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Nominees Provide Insights to Key Franchise Business Issues WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 1, 2008— In an exclusive to Franchising World, Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have outlined their views on issues important to the franchise industry, the International Franchise Association (IFA) announced today. […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Highlights Economic Impact of Franchising WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 15, 2008—The third in a series of advertisements highlighting the economic impact of franchising began appearing today in leading Washington, D.C. publications, the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) announced. The advertisement will appear multiple times in […]
August 2008 Franchising World As the nation prepares to vote for legislators and a president this fall, a topic generating as much ink and airtime as the candidates themselves is the issue of escalating energy costs. Topping that list are the rising costs of oil and gas, which the International Franchise Association has […]
August 2008 Franchising World IFA program is one of six chosen out of 38 applicants. The International Franchise Association has received one of the six 2008 Summit Awards from the American Society of Association Executives for its Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative. “We are honored to win the coveted Summit Award,” […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 IFA Urges President Bush to Keep the Pressure on Congress WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 12, 2008—Government must act soon to ease the pressure of high energy costs so that franchised businesses can continue creating jobs and making significant contributions to the U.S. economy, […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Bill is Positive Step Forward to Affordable Access to Health Insurance for Employees of Small Franchised Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C., July 23, 2008—The International Franchise Association (IFA) today applauded House Small Business Committee Chair Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA) for introducing the bipartisan […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Alisa Harrison 202-628-8000 The IFA Program is One of Six Chosen out of 38 Applicants WASHINGTON, DC, July 22, 2008—The International Franchise Association (IFA) has received one of the six 2008 Summit Awards from the American Society of Association Executives for its Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran), the […]
Franchising WorldJuly 2008 PostNet International Franchise Corp. CEO and International Franchise Association Chairman Steve Greenbaum, CFE, shared his insight on the relationship between Canada and the United States. Due to the fact that 80 percent of Canada’s exports go to the United States and 70 percent of Canada’s imports come from the United States, it […]
Franchising World July 2008 The health crisis in Africa and lack of government resources combine to make a desperate situation that has drawn the attention of IFA leaders and franchising executives who are working to advocate for and implement sustainable solutions. By Jason Straczewski A delegation of International Franchise Association representatives, led […]
For immediate release Contact: Alisa Harrison, 202-628-8000 Files Friend of the Court Brief in Georgia Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC, July 21, 2008—The International Franchise Association (IFA) has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the case of Atlanta Bread Company International, Inc. v. Sean Lupton-Smith to help the Georgia […]