1. Innovative Speakers



Get advice from professionals in the industry. This year, you’ll learn from Mitch Joel, Digital Marketing Expert/President of Mirium, Bryon Stephens, President and Chief Development Officer of Marco’s Pizza, and Mike Rotond

IFA’s Diversity Institute would like to introduce you to Fern Carty Dawkins, a multi-unit Smoothie King franchisee. She discusses her transition to franchising, mentorship and work-life balance in this exclusive Franchising World Q&A.

When Michael Seid, CFE, and Joyce Mazero asked me to write the Foreword for Franchise Management For Dummies, I jumped at the opportunity. Released in May, the book is a follow up to Franchising For Dummies, which Michael Seid co-authored with the late Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s.

Brandon and Mackenzie Hill are proud franchisees of Pinch a Penny. Let’s take the time to congratualte them and their achievments. 



With 235 franchised units Pinch A Penny  has been franchising since 2015. To learn more about Pinch A Penny, visit

IFA has a new VetFran Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman.  Mary Kennedy Thompson is stepping down as Chairwoman of the VetFran Committee.  Succeeding her is Joe Lindenmayer of TSS Photography and his Vice-Chairman Jon Rucker from Snap-On Tools.  Mr

On Veterans Day 2011, the International Franchise Association launched an industry-wide campaign, Operation Enduring Opportunity, to hire as team members and recruit as franchise business owners 75,000 veterans and military spouses, plus 5,000 wounde

A new report from the IFA prepared by Franchise Business Review shows over 64,000 veterans, military spouses and wounded warriors have started careers in franchising, including 4,314 new veteran franchise business owners, since 2011 through Operation

The International Franchise Association has been recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and PR News, the media and marketing industry trade publication, for Operation Enduring Opportunity, IFA’s industry-wide campaign to

Bogota, the stylish capital of this stunning Latin American country, is perched 8,000 feet above sea level, at a much greater elevation than mile-high Denver or the highest peak in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro. According to reports from the U.S. Franchise

Jim Amos, president and CEO of Tasti D-Lite, told CNBC that franchises were the real heroes of the US economy, read the full story from Yahoo Finance on the heroes of our economy below.



Franchise owners and small businesses are the real owners of th