Too many franchise companies ignore hidden risks when traveling abroad.

The SEIU is organizing people around the theme of  “income inequality,” which the union is using to help build its numbers, increase political power and justify getting involved in minimum wage increases throughout communities, cities and states across the country.

Before starting your outreach campaign, understand your target audience.

Translations are your intellectual property, yet they are seldom seen as a line-item expense, and the scale of translation expenses is often immensely underestimated. These numbers could shock you, but because they are tucked away as associated costs within each project and spread out in every business unit, they aren’t easy to pinpoint. Even the largest global franchises have struggles with the management of the ongoing translation process.

International real estate decisions define a significant fixed cost which helps − or hinders – profitability.

Investor visas are paving a new avenue to franchise system growth.

Taking the appropriate steps to ensure that you have the right partners and the right processes will ensure your success and prevent failure.

The IFA, together with the World Franchise Council and FRANdata is working toward developing a repository for international data.

By: Rocco Fiorentino, President & CEO, Benetrends, Inc. 



 



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