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The IFA makes huge strides this Veterans Day and marks the one year...
On Veterans Day, the IFA marked the one year anniversary of Operation Enduring Opportunity, a campaign to hire and recruit 75,000 military members and 5,000 wounded warriors by the end of 2014....
View ArticleWounded Warrior and veteran franchise owner Shilo Harris appeared on Extreme...
SSG Shilo Harris (U.S. Army, Ret.) was featured on ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover Monday night. Shilo, who was injured in Iraq by an IED in 2007, was featured at the 2012 IFA Convention and spoke to...
View ArticleVetFran joins Hiring our Heroes at Jobs Fair
As part of its partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, VetFran exhibited at the March 15 Capital One sponsored Job Fair for Veterans and military spouses at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. IFA...
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IFA Pres. & CEO Steve Caldeira Joins President Obama, Vice President Biden,...
As part of the franchising industry’s support of the White House Joining Forces initiative, IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira joined President Obama, Vice President Biden, First Lady Michelle...
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VetFran Committee Chair Joe Lindenmayer Joins SBA Administrator Mills to...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Tuesday the Veteran Pledge Initiative. The initiative is a commitment by top SBA national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase...
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On Memorial Day, Wounded Warrior Shilo Harris, moving on with his life...
Retired Staff Sergeant Shilo Harris is no stranger to the IFA, having spoken at IFA’s Public Affairs Conference in 2011 and featured as a personality at the 2012 IFA Convention. He’s a Wounded...
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This July 4th, IFA recognizes veterans who have started careers in the...
On Nov. 10, 2011, IFA announced “Operation Enduring Opportunity,” a franchise industry-wide campaign to hire and recruit as owners 80,000 veterans and military spouses through 2014. Since 2011,...
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IFA and the Small Business Administration partner to expand opportunities for...
IFA announced that it has strengthened its relationship with the Small Business Administration by establishing a partnership to start, maintain and expand small business opportunities for veterans in...
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Linking Veterans and Multi-Unit Franchisees
Franchising World readers are taking advantage of learning how to tap into the pluses that military veterans can bring to franchise businesses. IFA’s VetFran program offers financial incentives,...
View ArticleVeterans and Franchising – A Thriving Combination
The crowds have left the first Concert for Valor conducted in the nation’s capital that united us for an evening of music, comradery and sincere thanks to your military service men and women, but...
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