An informative infographic developed by MDG Advertising, illustrates the road to economic recovery, spots the top trends and keys to new growth, charts the common challenges franchising faces today, and adds insight for the future.

Most small businesses require equipment in order to operate, from computers to furniture to fleet cars, but simply don’t have many funding options.

Last year, Alan Green, a former TV news photographer turned ad pitchman, decided to buy a business that could also serve as his nest egg, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.   But when the 59-year old couldn’t get financing to purchas

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.