Articles from Household & Personal Products Industry (February 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2007 Convention sponsors: the International Franchise Association wishes to extend its sincere thanks to all convention special event sponsors.			68
2007 Taste of Franchising sponsors honored: Taste of Franchising event sets the tone for relaxed, but effective networking.		Brief article	155
Accor North America.			17
Accor.		Brief article	35
Accor.			10
Bearclaw Coffee.			11
Butler Capital.			13
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide.			17
Carrel.			12
Church's Chicken.		Brief article	37
Cold Stone Creamery.			14
Denny's presented its 2006 Operator of the Year awards to Roland and Margaret Marti, Lamar, Mo.		Brief article	27
Don Dwyer, Sr. (1934-1994): founder, The Dwyer Group.			598
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen.			17
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen.			9
Eatza Pizza.			17
Employee retention: the key to success.	Boyens, John		1491
Franchise rule revised, association to offer educational sessions: Legal Roundtable sessions being prepared to aid franchising community's compliance.			413
Franchise seminar creates growth-strategies' forum: more than 130 franchise executives gathered in Los Angeles in early November to network, share and learn about the latest techniques in franchise development from a select group of experts during International Franchise Association's Franchise Development Super Session.	Lehr, Scott	Conference notes	383
Franchise.org relaunched: members asked and the International Franchise Association listened. IFA's Web site, www.franchise.org, has been an integral part of the growth of the association for the past 10 years and the organization has continually reinvested in it with financial resources, staff and content to build it as a premier site for franchise information. IFA hopes its members will approve of and use the new site.		Website overview	556
Franchisee to franchisor: what it takes to make the transition: while making the transition from a franchisee to a franchisor may be a huge step, it is an exciting new field of business.	Caswick, Rob		1640
Franchising strikes a cord "down under": the year 2007 promises to offer significant opportunities for U.S. franchise systems to test and enter the Australian market.	Wilkie, Kate		1535
GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance.			21
Gearing up for excitement.	Isakson, Michael M.	Editorial	381
Gray Plant Mooty.		Brief article	37
Highlights of the Profile of Franchising: 2006.			1036
Hilton.			22
Homewood Suites by Hilton.			19
IFA names Joel Buckberg to head compliance program: launched in 1998 in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission, IFA's Franchise Compliance Program features comprehensive training.			327
Increase profitability and reduce expenditures: identify the most desirable customers and prospects with the greatest attention.	Mavrick, Nick		1040
International Franchise Association programs and calendar of industry events.		Calendar	502
Jack in the Box honored top-performing franchisees with awards, including Wayne Suzuki, Adam Schmitz, Michael Masiello, Erh-Mei Su, and Rey Forsum.		Brief article	39
Mary C. Rogers: president and CEO, Abrakadoodle.			467
Maui Wowi Hawaiian.			21
National Women Business Owners.			17
News media taking notice of VetFran: the military veterans outreach program that was initiated in the 1990s and re-instated in 2002 under the International Franchise Association has received media coverage in a number of news outlets.			990
Online ordering: a cheat sheet for restaurateurs: steps to beat the competition and increase profits.	Yakubovich, Alex		1491
Patricia Harris: chief diversity officer, McDonald's Corp.			369
Paul Ross Hogan: CEO, Home Instead Senior Care.			501
Pet Butler.			6
Preparing for the future: IFA-convention style! Convention-goers should be prepared to earn professional dividends.	Isakson, Michael M.		596
Proforma Advertising Concepts owners Lynn and Dino Capestrani chaired a fund-raising drive.		Brief article	34
RE/MAX.		Brief article	65
Score trade show touchdowns in 2007: there's more to it than you might think.	Goldstein, Joel		1499
State policy groups serve as vital educational tool: laws are only as good as the information on which they are developed.	Flanagan, Troy		880
Subway provided meals to long-distance runner Christian McEvoy and his crew.		Brief article	35
TeamLogic IT.			7
The IFA convention--building the future together.	Shay, Matthew	Column	626
Turning candidates into system franchisees: establishing a system that helps candidates make good business decisions will improve the quality of the new franchisees and provide a solid foundation for a lasting, productive relationship.	Dunn, Stephen		1130
Valpak.		Brief article	47
Valpak.			15
Wyndham Hotel Group.		Brief article	39