Jason Madden enlisted in the United States Marine Corps straight out of high school and spent the next 16 years in the military. Today, Jason applies his skills from the military to his present-day-success as the owner of The Entrepreneur’s Source in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jason is a local business owner, and he is Open for Opportunity.

A veteran of the United States Navy, Brian Thompson spent nine years working in the nuclear power program in the submarine service. After retiring from service, he spent more than two decades working in corporate America before an opportunity to own his own business came up. Brian is a local business owner, and he is Open for Opportunity.

To stay updated on all IFA initiatives, visit community.franchise.org for resources and education the IFA continues to provide its members.

A new poll from Prudential, entitled the “Pulse of the American Worker Survey”, and a recent report from Microsoft, “The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready?” both paint a bleak picture for the management of North American companies. To put it bluntly, the workforce isn’t interested in coming back to their old jobs. This sentiment, revealed in a growing number of articles, surveys, polls and online forums, has coalesced into a mantra, The Great Resignation.

How we use education and research to make an impact on the franchise community.

For the last 30 years, the IFA Foundation’s VetFran program has been a hallmark of the IFA’s commitment to giving back.

You can help make a difference when you engage with IFA.

The PRO Act is set to shake the foundation of the economic recovery — America’s franchise small businesses.

2020 was a year like no other for the franchise sector, including our advocacy and the Franchise Action Network (FAN).

As globalization took off in the 1990s, small-to-medium-sized businesses quickly became an underserved market as large-scale corporate customers took precedent based on their high-volume shipping needs.