Reports from states and cities across the U.S.

The structure and experience of the franchise model makes it uniquely suited to implement and manage quality Association Health Plans.

Reviewing important issues that affect franchise businesses.

Vocational training programs and apprenticeships create well-defined pathways to success. This approach to career advancement is gathering momentum in industries across the U.S.

During a busy week in which a U.S. House Committee introduced legislation to fix joint employer, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL.) sat down with IFA President and CEO Robert Cresanti, CFE, for an exclusive interview about his support of small business, apprenticeship programs, and the impact of franchising on local communities.

Washington D.C. could use a dose of reality, compassion and bipartisanship. IFA is hoping the Franchise Action Broadcast will accomplish this, and more.

During a press conference on July 27, members of Congress, including U.S. Reps. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.), Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) introduced the Save Local Business Act, which is the single most important piece of legislation for franchising in decades.

After more than three years of murky, government-inspired “joint employment” liability looming over franchises, the IFA-led effort to fight back recently reached a new high point. On July 27, the 115th Congress introduced a bipartisan bill entitled the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441), and its intent is to provide clarity on all the joint employment compliance questions that have faced franchise owners over the past three years.

The first half of 2017 saw the number of states passing proactive joint employer bills double to 18.