nuller nullnullIFA members converged on
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Washington in September for the annual
nullblic Affairs nullnference to lobby nullngress
about the impact of the credit crisis, as well Fall 2009
as other issues, to members of nullngress.
IFA members participated in nullnullindividual
15
meetings on the nullll, and met with top
ofnullials at the nullpartment of nullmmerce
and Snull. Another issue advertisement
highlighted the nulletternullasternullmessage

of the meeting demonstrating that nullbs
created by the franchise industry were
more sustainable and would lead to a faster
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recovery.
IFA was successful in wornullng with the Snull to reverse
IFA issue advertisement
earlier proposals to change the guidance on nullodwill
nullancing that would have eliminated the ability of
many franchised small business owners to transfer or
sell their company
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. null Sept. null Snull announced that it
would go bacnullto the original guidance.
In nulltober, IFA nullesident nullnullnullnulltthew Shay
testinulld before the nulluse Small nullsiness nullmmittee
about how the credit crunch was preventing the
franchise industry from expanding, costing the country
nullnullnullnullto nullnullnullnullnew nullbs.
Listen to Mr. Shay testify
esident nullama endorsed IFnull A recommendations
during an event to promote his small business proposal
“
By putting in place policies that promote
more lending and less government
spending, franchise businesses can provide
“
better jobs that help the economy recover at
in late nulltober. IFA nullesident nullnullnullnulltthew Shay
a faster pace.
and nulle Washington, null area franchisees attended the
Support franchising, and you support a
event held at a small business in nullryland.
better, faster economic recovery.
nulln nullther
nullnnullnnullnullands nullecutive nullairman
and IFA nullard Secretary nulln nullther
reacted to the nullesidentnulls proposal on nullnullnulls Snullawnullnullx
nulltober null.
To put into law several of IFAnulls recommendations, both the nulluse
and Senate have introduced legislation and IFA members are actively
engaged in lobbying for their passage.
Listen to Mr. Luther’s reaction
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