Translations are your intellectual property, yet they are seldom seen as a line-item expense, and the scale of translation expenses is often immensely underestimated. These numbers could shock you, but because they are tucked away as associated costs within each project and spread out in every business unit, they aren’t easy to pinpoint. Even the largest global franchises have struggles with the management of the ongoing translation process.

International real estate decisions define a significant fixed cost which helps − or hinders – profitability.

Investor visas are paving a new avenue to franchise system growth.

Taking the appropriate steps to ensure that you have the right partners and the right processes will ensure your success and prevent failure.

The IFA, together with the World Franchise Council and FRANdata is working toward developing a repository for international data.

Franchisors might consider the impact of their current agreements with respect to their stated policies of encouraging multi-unit franchisees.

The threats that patent trolls pose to the economy and the franchise industry are not going away anytime soon.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is arguably what gives America its freedom.  The opening lines of the Bill of Rights grant all Americans the freedoms of speech, religion and assembly.  However, one often forgotten freedom granted by that amendment is the freedom “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” 

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