As part of IFA's longstanding commitment to Responsible Franchising, IFA unveiled a new series of policy recommendations for franchisors, franchisees, and suppliers to improve outcomes in franchising and enhance the franchise sales process before a franchise agreement is signed. These principles and best practices are the result of year-long working group discussions, guided by IFA members and stakeholders representing all aspects of the business model, that would modernize current disclosure re
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As part of IFA's longstanding commitment to Responsible Franchising, IFA unveiled a new series of policy recommendations for franchisors, franchisees, and suppliers to improve outcomes in franchising and enhance the franchise sales process before a franchise agreement is signed. These principles and best practices are the result of year-long working group discussions, guided by IFA members and stakeholders representing all aspects of the business model, that would modernize current disclosure re
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🏆 FRANCHISING WORLD – MARCH SPECIAL CONVENTION EDITION – NOW LIVE! The IFA 2025 Convention in Las Vegas was our biggest event of the year, and this special digital edition of Franchising World captures the standout moments from Team Franchising! 📖 Inside this must-read edition: 🔹 Post-Game Highlights from Las Vegas 🔹 Leonard Swartz’s Inspiring 60-Year Franchising Journey 🔹 Franchisee of the Year Award Winners 🔹 IFA’s Bold New Brand & 2025 Strategic Vision 🔹 Women’s Leadership Crystal Comp
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🏆 FRANCHISING WORLD – MARCH SPECIAL CONVENTION EDITION – NOW LIVE! The IFA 2025 Convention in Las Vegas was our biggest event of the year, and this special digital edition of Franchising World captures the standout moments from Team Franchising! 📖 Inside this must-read edition: 🔹 Post-Game Highlights from Las Vegas 🔹 Leonard Swartz’s Inspiring 60-Year Franchising Journey 🔹 Franchisee of the Year Award Winners 🔹 IFA’s Bold New Brand & 2025 Strategic Vision 🔹 Women’s Leadership Crystal Comp
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WATCH: The legal landscape for franchising never stands still. 🎙️ Steve White, President & Chief Operating Officer of PuroClean, IFA Board Member, and Past Chair of International Franchise Association Foundation, shares why staying ahead of franchise law changes is critical to business success. "𝐼 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑜𝑚, 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠—𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎
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WATCH: The legal landscape for franchising never stands still. 🎙️ Steve White, President & Chief Operating Officer of PuroClean, IFA Board Member, and Past Chair of International Franchise Association Foundation, shares why staying ahead of franchise law changes is critical to business success. "𝐼 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑜𝑚, 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠—𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎
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After 60 years in franchising, Leonard Swartz of iFranchise Group still leaves IFA Convention inspired. Hear why he believes IFA Convention remains essential for everyone in franchising - and why he’s been showing up since 1964. 🔗https://bit.ly/RegisterIFA26_Facebook | International Franchise Association
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After 60 years in franchising, Leonard Swartz of iFranchise Group still leaves IFA Convention inspired. Hear why he believes IFA Convention remains essential for everyone in franchising - and why he’s been showing up since 1964. 🔗https://bit.ly/RegisterIFA26_Facebook | International Franchise Association
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Exciting New IFA Branding! At the 65th IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, IFA President & CEO Matthew Haller revealed an exciting new brand and a bold vision for 2025. With a strategic roadmap in place, 2025 is set to be the #YearofFranchising, paving the way for unprecedented growth and innovation in the industry. Stay tuned as we drive franchising into the future! If you’re at the convention, be sure to stop by our booth #723 to see our new logo in person, grab some exclusive swag, and intera
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Exciting New IFA Branding! At the 65th IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, IFA President & CEO Matthew Haller revealed an exciting new brand and a bold vision for 2025. With a strategic roadmap in place, 2025 is set to be the #YearofFranchising, paving the way for unprecedented growth and innovation in the industry. Stay tuned as we drive franchising into the future! If you’re at the convention, be sure to stop by our booth #723 to see our new logo in person, grab some exclusive swag, and intera
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Join IFA's Franchise Voice host Jack Monson as we continue our special series showcasing standout leaders from this year's IFA Annual Convention. In today's episode, we spotlight 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬: ▪️ Javier N. Solis, CFE, CEO of Toro Taxes Franchise and 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐄. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 winner, sharing his impressive journey from starting his own tax business to building a franchise system with over 250 units to being a voice for millions of bu
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Join IFA's Franchise Voice host Jack Monson as we continue our special series showcasing standout leaders from this year's IFA Annual Convention. In today's episode, we spotlight 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬: ▪️ Javier N. Solis, CFE, CEO of Toro Taxes Franchise and 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐄. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 winner, sharing his impressive journey from starting his own tax business to building a franchise system with over 250 units to being a voice for millions of bu
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“What brings me back each year? The connections—with franchise clients, colleagues, and friends.” Nina Greene, Partner at Venable & Chair of this year’s IFA Legal Symposium Task Force, invites you to join us May 4–6 at the Grand Hyatt DC. This year’s symposium features cutting-edge sessions on: ✔️ AI in franchise systems ✔️ The impact of social media influencers in franchise advertising ✔️ Fireside chat on the future of franchising in 2025 with IFA Chair Mary Kennedy Thompson & CEO Matt Haller W
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“What brings me back each year? The connections—with franchise clients, colleagues, and friends.” Nina Greene, Partner at Venable & Chair of this year’s IFA Legal Symposium Task Force, invites you to join us May 4–6 at the Grand Hyatt DC. This year’s symposium features cutting-edge sessions on: ✔️ AI in franchise systems ✔️ The impact of social media influencers in franchise advertising ✔️ Fireside chat on the future of franchising in 2025 with IFA Chair Mary Kennedy Thompson & CEO Matt Haller W
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Tanya left corporate IT to build something closer to her heart and closer to home. Today, her Woofie's is more than pet care. It’s a local business rooted in community, made possible by franchising. | International Franchise Association
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🎉 THAT'S A WRAP on the inaugural The IFA World Franchise Show 2025! 🎉 What an incredible milestone for franchising! With 200 franchise brands, 100 seminars and workshops, groundbreaking insights, and powerful new partnerships, we took the franchise world to new heights—and this is just the beginning. A massive THANK YOU to all our speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and the thousands of attendees who made this first-ever event truly unforgettable. Every conversation, presentation, and connection r
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IFA26 is back—bigger, bolder, and more 1:1 than ever, evolved to deliver an experience that’s more rewarding and more intimate. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 for IFA Convention 2026 — Set Your Business Up for Success! Join us February 23-25, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada for the largest franchising event of the year. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐅𝐀𝟐𝟔? 🔹 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Meet-up hubs, content scheduling, and private meeting areas designed to create intentional
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📢 Today, IFA is proud to launch Franchise Means Local, a bold new campaign reinforcing what franchising truly is: local business ownership. Too often, people see the brand but not the owner behind it. They miss the entrepreneurs who invested their savings, took a chance, and built a business that creates jobs and supports their communities. 📍Franchising is not “big business.” It is local ownership in action. Franchisees are neighbors who hire and train local staff, support schools and communit
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Take a look into Day 3 at the 2025 IFA Annual Convention! AI took center stage on Day 3 as top franchise brands shared its real impact on marketing and operations, while sessions on field support, technology-driven sales, and international expansion strategies kept notetakers busy with innovative ideas. People left understanding cash flow beyond EBITDA, how private equity works in franchising, and how to source leads, enter new markets, and recruit the right franchisees. The Supplier Town Hall w
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Franchisors: Ready to elevate your brand in 2026? Introducing the 2026 IFA Media Kit — your comprehensive guide to high-impact, multichannel advertising with IFA. With flexible placements across digital, print, and event channels, you can: 🔹Access an engaged, highly targeted franchise audience 🔹Leverage placements tailored to your marketing objectives 🔹Maximize visibility and return on your advertising investment Next steps: 1️⃣ Review the Media Kit to explore audience reach, engagement metri
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Come and break boundaries for the future of franchising with your peers at IFA's Franchise Marketing Innovation & Technology Conference (MITcon)!💥 Sign up today: https://goo.gl/hb8Ksw | International Franchise Association
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Congratulations to Omar and Raynya Simmons on being named recipients of the Ronald E. Harrison Award. Omar and Raynya helped launch the IFA Foundation’s Franchise Ascension Initiative (FAI) to narrow the wealth gap by expanding access to franchise ownership. Through their leadership, personal investment, and ongoing mentorship, they have helped build a scalable model for expanding opportunity in franchising—one that is already making a meaningful impact across the franchise community. All IFA Ma
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This is our moment to lead — and protect what we’ve built. 🗣️ “Lawmakers need to hear directly from you in Washington this September. Help us secure a future for franchising built on certainty and strength.” – Matt Haller, IFA President & CEO 🗓️ September 15–17 is our opportunity in this Congress to push for a permanent solution on joint employer. Staying on the sidelines means letting others decide the future of franchising. Let’s show up — together — and make our voices count. Register Now:
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