For the husband-and-wife team, Glenn and Tina Beattie, a step to broaden their 37 Denny’s restaurants in Western New York and Arizona includes a multi-unit, multi-year deal to open 22 Corner Bakery Cafe locations in New England.

The IFA has stepped up for our nation’s veterans with Operation Enduring Opportunity, a campaign to offer franchise career opportunities and ownership. If you’re leaning towards becoming your own boss, owning a franchise business is one option that you may find pretty attractive.

Mrs. Obama pointed to U.S. businesses as leading the charge to hire veterans and their spouses. “America’s businesses have overwhelmed us with their response,” said Obama. The First Lady specifically noted the International Franchise Association with its pledge of 80,000 hires, which is part of VetFran’s Operation Enduring Opportunity initiative.

When this CEO of a $750 million in annual sales company went on assignment for a recent episode of CBS’s hit reality show “Undercover Boss,” she got down and dirty. Dina Dwyer-Owens, CFE, the chairman and CEO of the seven-brand service company The Dwyer Group, learned that her three steps to success she relied on at the start of her leadership of the company would be useful:  Faith, team and systems. 

Every February thousands gather for IFA’s Annual Convention, and whether you are a seasoned pro or new to Convention, there are always new and exciting things to learn and discover.

Growth in foreign markets is a huge opportunity for franchise businesses. According to IFA’s latest member survey, more than 84 percent of franchise businesses say international expansion is, “key to their development”.

Most small businesses require equipment in order to operate, from computers to furniture to fleet cars, but simply don’t have many funding options.

Last year, Alan Green, a former TV news photographer turned ad pitchman, decided to buy a business that could also serve as his nest egg, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.   But when the 59-year old couldn't get financing to purchas

When franchisees Brad and Risa May first began to explore the financing options available to them for their Goddard School franchise, they assumed they would be leasing their building. 

Despite the fact that job creation is vital to the economic recovery, recent regulatory action by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Department of Labor (DOL) could have a chilling effect on the nation’s businesses and discourage job creation.