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The FTC Speaks. The Day Franchisees Have Been Waiting For
The FTC has spoken. This development marks a significant achievement for franchisee organizations, including the AAFD, and their members who have courageously responded to the FTC's Request for Information and submitted an unprecedented wave of comments and complaints. In recent ...
AAFD Announces 14 Additional Franchisee Chapters to its Current Roster of Over 50
ENFIELD, CT AUGUST 14, 2024 – The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) welcomes 14 new independent franchisee associations to its organization. The 14 new chapters represent franchisees from: Any Lab Test Now®, Dogtopia®, Dog Training Elite®, Fantastic Sams®, Fetch! Pet care® ...
FTC Ensures Franchisees’ Complaints Are Heard and Protects Against Illegal Fees
Important news from the FTC: On July 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission and its staff took a suite of actions to address growing concern about unfair and deceptive practices by franchisors—to ensure that the franchise business model remains a ...
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Linda Ballesteros from “All Things Franchising”, interviews Robert Purvin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AAFD
In an effort to further the mission of AAFD through opportunities to discuss the organization and educate the public of the support that AAFD provides franchisees, Robert Purvin conducted an extensive conversation with well-known podcaster, Linda Ballesteros from “All Things Franchising.” The platform of the podcast is to engage franchisees in all aspects of business. The interview with Bob was under one hour and consisted of Bob discussing the inception of the AAFD, the resources that AAFD provides its members, why it is important to have an organization that supports ...
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2024 Robert L. Purvin Jr. Legacy Award to Howard Bundy
Recipient Honored at AAFD Total Quality Franchising® Awards Banquet May 2024, ENFIELD, CT – The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD), a national trade ...
Theresa Leets & Sam Levine Received the AAFD Chairman’s Award at 2024 Total Quality Franchising Awards Banquet
May 2024, ENFIELD, CT -- The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) honored Theresa Leets, Assistant Legal Counsel, Legal Division, for the California Department ...
A Message from AAFD Trustees
We are looking forward to your participation at the 2024 AAFD Franchisee Leadership Summit. In a national climate in which the very concept of collaboration ...
C.K. Patel to be honored with the AAFD’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
AAFD has announced Chandrakant I. "CK" Patel, past Chair of the Asian American Hotels Owners Association (AAHOA) is this year’s recipient of the AAFD’s Total ...
Line-X Franchisees Chapter of the AAFD announce mass exit on allegations of unacceptable material system changes
We are linking a recent article from Franchise Times regarding the long building decision of our Line-X franchisees’ chapter of the AAFD to exit the ...
Announcing Keynote Speaker – Ana Welsh
Join us at the AAFD 2024 Franchisee Leadership event, where growth strategies, leadership development, and the pursuit of franchise fairness converge with actionable insights. We are ...
Announcing Luncheon Keynote Speaker – Cory Mosley, CSP
We are thrilled to announce that Cory Mosley, CSP, will be taking the stage as our Luncheon Keynote Speaker at the 2024 AAFD Franchisee ...
Announcing Keynote Speaker – Jan Spence, CSP!
Get ready to be inspired! We are excited to announce Jan Spence, a dynamic, highly interactive, entertaining, and inspirational style speaker, as one of ...
Federal judge in Texas blocks the NLRB’s revised Joint Employer Rule from taking effect
In case you missed it, on March 8 a Federal judge in Texas blocked the NLRB’s revised Joint Employer Rule from taking effect, ruling that ...
What You Can Expect from AAFDs 2024 Annual Leadership Summit
We are only a few months away from the AAFD’s Annual Franchisee Leadership Summit and this year we are doing things a little bit differently! ...
AAFD White Paper Series: The New NLRB Joint Employer Rule—Unpacking the Conundrum for Franchisees: Why AAFD Accreditation can eliminate the Joint Employer Threat in Franchising
We are pleased to link the AAFD’s new White Paper on the Association’s position with respect to the NLRB’s revised Joint Employer Rule that will be going into ...
Early bird registration now open
We are excited to announce that we have opened registration for our 2024 Summit themed, “Success through Collaboration”, where our franchising community comes together to ...