On Oct. 21, 2009, President Barack Obama said, “You are our highest priority because we are confident that when you are succeeding, America succeeds.”
He was talking about small and franchise businesses, and the IFA (International Franchise Organization) couldn’t agree more.
That’s why the IFA has worked aggressively this year to implement an economic recovery plan that identified steps that policymakers could take to promote more lending for franchise businesses and to ease the economic burdens of the recession. IFA also stepped up their educational activities and member engagement to help provide tools and solutions to today’s challenges.
And we are being heard. President Obama made the above remarks during a press event to announce his support for many of IFA’s recommendations in our economic recovery plan.
The IFA worked aggressively to implement these initiatives over the past 12 months and have prepared a 2009 Results Report to demonstrate how IFA has worked on your behalf this year during a trying economic time. Here is the link:
http://content.yudu.com/A1humv/ifareport/
The IFA will keep you updated on their progress as we close out 2009 and begin their 50th year in 2010 working to promote, protect and enhance franchising.
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