When franchisees Brad and Risa May first began to explore the financing options available to them for their Goddard School franchise, they assumed they would be leasing their building. 

There is increasing concern across America that Dodd-Frank, last year’s banking regulatory reform, is having harmful, unintended consequences on small business–and jobs. With the economy showing no signs of a return to pre-recession unemployment n

As Shelton Rhodes’ article on Examiner.com notes, the IFA has great resources for potential franchise owners to read in order to familiarize themselves with the basics of franchising. Successful franchisees tell potential new franchise owners the most important thing to do when considering buying into a franchise system is to do an extensive amount of research, starting with visiting the IFA’s web site.