With unemployment rates falling to a level around 5.6%, some people are considering putting their dreams of franchise or business ownership on hold for the perceived security of a ‘real job’. If this is you – don’t let this happen! Here’s why:
IFA in conjunction with the U.S. State Department, USAID, and the U.S. Department of Commerce presented a video webinar on franchising for the business community in Pakistan. Aziz Hashim, Managing Partner, NRD Capital opened the webinar and introduced to listeners to franchising.
Yesterday the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) held a hearing titled “Ambushed: How the NLRB’s New Election Rule Harms Employers & Employees,” to discuss a controversial new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule to
A military background can be in a great asset in a franchise system.
All franchising is local. Geo-targeting technologies allow franchisors to attract and engage the best prospects with a customized online experience.
Businesses should understand where the weakest links are in their supply chains and where their sensitive business data resides outside of their network.
Those attacking the franchise model do not understand it, may not realize the ramifications of their approach. While the International Franchise Association, with the help of some franchisors and their franchisees, has done a tremendous job of fighting back these challenges so far, it can’t —and shouldn’t —carry the burden alone. Every franchisor and franchisee should be a part of this effort.
During an Oct. 30 news media call, International Franchise Association Pres. and CEO Steve Caldeira, CFE, announced plans to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the National Labor Relations Board. The association is requesting the reasoning behind NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin’s recent recommendation that franchisors and franchisees can be considered “joint employers” in labor-practice complaints.
Overseas expansion can be very profitable, but careful consideration is required.
Companies with fewer than 1,000 employees are nearly twice as likely to be attacked electronically.