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IFA’s information hub provides resources designed to keep you informed on the latest franchise thought leadership.

Choose from a list of topics. Select curated content that explores what’s important to the franchise community - franchise and small business news, small business trends, advice from franchise experts, valuable insight and resources from IFA Toolkits, and engaging articles from IFA’s franchise magazine Franchising World.

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Bird’s Eye View: Balancing Investment and Performance

Three things to consider when investing in capital expenses while maintaining operational excellence and ROI.

Finance

EMV is Here—Is Your Business Ready?

New credit card technology could help protect you and your customers from fraud and financial liability, plus get a jump on your competition.

Finance

Grow your Franchise System: Four SBA Loan Tips for Getting your Candidates Funded

According to FRANdata's most recent volume of the Small Business Lending Matrix, the good news for the franchise industry is that the business climate is improving for the fifth straight year, with unit transactions at their highest since 2008.

Finance

NY Times highlights successful multi-unit franchisees

Several IFA board members and successful multi-unit franchisees were featured in a New York Times story May 19 about investing in a franchise, including Doc Cohen, president and chief executive of Cookie Associates, David Barr, a multi-unit KFC franchisee, and Aslam Kahn, the largest Church’s Chicken franchisee in the nation.

Finance

Prudent Planning Helps to Minimize State Tax Liabilities

Franchisors can and should challenge unreasonable nexus assertions by state revenue agencies when the state’s position is unwarranted. The changing state tax landscape, however, may force franchisors to deal with complex income apportionment and allocation provisions in multiple jurisdictions.

Finance

When is a Franchise Fee Considered Income?

Franchisors should not rely on their “professionals” to put together the proper documents. A strong franchisor is one that “minds his or her own business.”

Finance