The popular kick-off to the International Franchise Association’s annual Legal Symposium, the Judicial Update runs the gamut of significant legal developments in franchise law that have occurred over the past year. Joyce Mazero addressed these cases from the perspective of a transactional lawyer trying to translate various court holdings into understandable advice to clients and into […]
July 2007 Franchising World Florida 13th Dist. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was honored with a fund-raising breakfast by the International Franchise Association earlier this year. Buchanan, a former IFA member, founded American Speedy Printing, which grew through franchising to open more than 700 stores in 44 states, serves on the House Small Business […]
June 2007 Franchising World With primaries set to begin as early as January 2008, the window for congressional agreement on a comprehensive immigration reform bill is getting smaller. By Jessica Bonanno Attempts to reform the United States’ immigration laws evoke a wide breadth of responses from participants and observers. […]
June 2007 Franchising World Little known SBA 504 program can be key to savings. By Christopher G. Hurn Gary King has owned the Management Recruiters of Tampa North franchise since 1989, leasing Class A office space. In 2002, he and his wife, Gail, purchased land and built the 4,500-square-foot […]
February 2005 : Franchising World The William Rosenberg Leadership Award is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions and leadership to advancing the mission of the IFA Educational Foundation through research, teaching, fundraising, or activities or service. The award may be given to recognize past accomplishments or to support planned projects to be developed. By […]
February 2005 : Franchising World By Nancy Rathbun Scott Melanie Bergeron, CFE, president and COO of the 116-unit Two Men And A Truck International, knows exactly why she goes to the International Franchise Association annual convention year after year. “We wouldn’t be where we are today if it weren’t for all the networking and sharing […]
Franchising World March 2007 An agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and the International Franchise Association to foster, promote and facilitate the expansion of U.S. franchise systems was recently signed by IFA Pres. Matthew Shay and the Regional Director for Europe, U.S. Commercial Service John D. […]
Launched in 1998 in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission, IFA’s Franchise Compliance Program features comprehensive training. The International Franchise Association has named attorney Joel R. Buckberg to serve as administrator for the group’s Franchise Compliance Program, an educational program designed to aid companies in meeting the requirements of franchise sales and disclosure […]
February 2007 Franchising World By Matthew Shay It started small, nearly 50 years ago. The International Franchise Association was in its infancy, the vision of a handful of franchise leaders. Their goal was to strengthen the standards and principles of good franchising and that effort began with a gathering of just […]