Key takeaways from the lending summit focus on collaboration, communication...
At IFA’s Small Business Lending Summit last week, franchisors raved about the process of franchising and the importance of building solid relationships with franchisees to help them achieve...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Franchise legal issues front and center this month
Link: Franchise legal issues front and center this month The latest legal challenges facing franchised businesses today, in addition to important networking time with your peers, will be front and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A report from SBA’s latest Small Business Jobs Tour
Active IFA advocate John Francis (PostNet, Saint Paul, MN) participated in the latest SBA Roundtable Jobs Tour stop this month in Saint Paul, MN. Some background: In January, President Obama issued an...
View ArticleAre you frustrated by harmful regulations impacting your franchise? Do you...
Highlights from IFA’s 2010 Public Affairs Conference If you answered yes to either or both of those questions, then mark your calendars and register now for the International Franchise Association’s...
View ArticleGeorgia Law Resolves Non-Compete Dispute
It was the poet John Godfrey Saxe who said, “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.” Given the legislative machinations necessary to properly enact a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Franchise industry continues to build relationships with SBA
IFA Franchise Congress member Amy Nichols (Dogtopia, MD) with SBA Administrator Karen Mills The IFA participated in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week to highlight...
View ArticleWashington Post: May jobs report sheds light on uncertainty by franchise...
Link: Washington Post: May jobs report sheds light on uncertainty by franchise small business owners Reporting on the dismal monthly May jobs report released by the Labor Department, The Washington...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quick-service restaurant franchises are hot spots for presidential candidates
Link: Quick-service restaurant franchises are hot spots for presidential candidates There are more 152,665 quick-service franchise restaurants in the United States (according to the IFA’s 2011 economic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IFA rolls out stepped-up VetFran campaign
As President Obama visited the Washington Navy Yard Aug. 5 to announce new steps to help America’s veterans find jobs due to an unemployment rate more than 12 percent, the IFA is calling on members of...
View ArticleWith the unemployment rate hovering above 9 percent, media attention...
With the unemployment rate hovering above 9 percent, media attention continues to swirl about the impact government regulations are having on job creation, particularly to small business. On Saturday,...
View Article
