FranBlog

By and For the Franchise Community

Our FranBlog includes the best of franchise success stories from around the world. These personal accounts help you learn directly from the collective experiences of IFA’s franchise community.

Choose from a list of topics and read personal stories of challenge and success. Pick up helpful tips on franchising. Get marketing ideas for small business. Explore and discover the franchise community from within the franchise community.

FranBlog

Six Franchise Execs Return for “Uncover Boss” Finale as Epic Bosses

Three years, 60 CEOs and several Emmy awards later, CBS’ “Undercover Boss” highlighted 10 CEOs on May 17 whose lives were most affected by their appearance on the popular reality series, including six IFA franchise member executives. Despite challeng

May 21, 2013

Franchising World

People

10 Product Positioning Lessons Small Business Owners Can Learn from Consumer Behavior Studies

Transform your retail environment into a conducive setup for making a purchase. Pick up helpful tips straight from consumer behavior studies. Here are ten of them to consider adopting for your store.

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May 09, 2013

Franchise Opportunities

A Seat at the Table: The Case for Franchisee Advisory Councils

Franchising World march 2013

BY EDWARD (NED) LEVITT, CFE

IN THE WORLD OF franchising, change has always been a constant, but arguably we are living in a time of unprecedented rapidity of change. Many of these changes are profound, like the worse

March 26, 2013

VetFran Committee Welcomes New Chairman and Vice-Chairman

IFA has a new VetFran Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Mary Kennedy Thompson is stepping down as Chairwoman of the VetFran Committee. Succeeding her is Joe Lindenmayer of TSS Photography and his Vice-Chairman Jon Rucker from Snap-On Tools. Mr

March 08, 2013

News Round-Up

Veteran employment tax credits and hiring resources

On Veterans Day 2011, the International Franchise Association launched an industry-wide campaign, Operation Enduring Opportunity, to hire as team members and recruit as franchise business owners 75,000 veterans and military spouses, plus 5,000 wounde

January 22, 2013

News Round-Up

Report: 64,000+ veterans enter franchising through Operation Enduring Opportunity

A new report from the IFA prepared by Franchise Business Review shows over 64,000 veterans, military spouses and wounded warriors have started careers in franchising, including 4,314 new veteran franchise business owners, since 2011 through Operation

November 08, 2012

News Round-Up