It costs $10,000 of marketing money to sell a franchise today, not including your sales and support staff, taxes, computers, office space, insurance and all the other overhead associated with having an internal team.  Using franchise brokers as a primary sales strategy makes sense because of this. However, if you … Read More

In the famous book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People the author explains that you must take time to sharpen your saw. If you try to saw down a tree with a dull saw, you will spend hours and hours in futile work, whereas if your saw is sharp … Read More

What is a CFB?

A Certified Franchise Broker (CFB), is someone who has completed the FBA’s proprietary certification program. CFBs are educated in a wide variety of topics such as ethics, FTC sales compliance, understanding of in-depth due diligence and franchise research, understanding of the psychology of a franchise sale, the … Read More

Each year, the Franchise Brokers Association hosts our annual conference to help franchise brokers, like you, grow their businesses, help more people, and make more money. Our team has been working hard to make sure this year’s International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo, taking place on November 10-12, 2014, in … Read More

Conference time will be here before you know it! We are so excited, and we can’t wait to see all of you there!

We are really looking forward to the Exhibitor Speed Networking platform. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from all of you who attended last year and enjoyed … Read More

One of the best things about attending conferences is meeting new people who can help you with your business and reconnecting with people you’ve met in the past.

Sometimes, though, we realize after it’s too late that there was someone we wanted to meet that we didn’t. Because of this, our … Read More

Imagine…

Speaking to some of the most successful brokers in the industry.

Discovering the secrets that help them achieve success.

Asking any questions you want, and

Getting the information you didn’t even know you needed, so you can take your business to the next level!

You can do just that in the Round Table Sessions … Read More

Being a Sponsor at the 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo is a great way to get even MORE exposure for your concept. We are looking for dynamic, high-quality concepts to take the top sponsorship spots at the conference this … Read More

Keynote Speaker for 2014!… Read More

Please visit the new conference Showcase page on LinkedIn and “Follow” it for conference updates and information!  Click here!

Taking a piecemeal approach to improving your business is inefficient. To find out how you can increase your business and help more clients by developing the Whole Business, come to the 6th Annual International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo, taking place on November 10-12, 2014, in Orlando, FL. Get ready … Read More

People say the two most important things in business are…

What you know and WHO you know.

When you attend the 6th Annual International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo, taking place on November 10-12, 2014, in Orlando, FL, you’ll have the opportunity to network with other successful franchise brokers. That’s WHO you … Read More

The conference planning committee is especially excited to announce that FASTSIGNS® will be the Platinum Sponsor of this year’s International Franchise Broker Conference & Expo!

Last year, FASTSIGNS® won the award for “Franchise of the Year” and it’s not hard to see why! FASTSIGNS® is a … Read More

Hey, Friends!  Please visit our conference Facebook page here and let us know if you plan to attend this year’s conference and what your favorite part of last year’s conference was.

Thanks so much!  See you in November!

You thought you knew, but sometimes…

…during a prospect/franchise interview, you find out your client doesn’t meet all the criteria the franchise requires.

…or, a prospect determines the franchise you recommended isn’t a good fit.

That doesn’t have to happen!

We have great tools to help you match franchises exactly with your prospects – … Read More

Express Employment Professionals was proud to be the Silver Sponsor at the 2013 Franchise Broker Association Conference and Expo. We are excited to report that since that conference we have continued to achieve enormous success! Following the conference we have awarded 34 new franchise owners to our system! Our thanks … Read More

The 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo planning committee is pleased to announce that registration is open!  Act now and take advantage of our Early Bird specials!

Check out our registration page for all the pertinent information!  Interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor?  Reserve your spot now, before … Read More

Not only does the FBA host its own annual conference, but we attend other industry conferences too!  We understand the many benefits that people can reap from attending conferences.  Click the link below to read an article about the successes that FBA and FranVest experienced at the IFA Convention this … Read More

FranVest Management was the Platinum Sponsor for the 5th Annual International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo. FranVest Management is a company founded to help people achieve the American Dream through direct franchise management programs. The folks at FranVest have been very active lately launching their FranVest America … Read More

Last year’s Exhibitor “Speed Networking” event was such a success that we are going to do it again! If you are not familiar with it, it is based upon the popular “speed dating” model, where each broker will get to spend at least five (5) minutes seated in front of … Read More

We took a list of “13 Reasons to Attend Professional Conferences” from an article by Mitchell Friedman, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Career Services of the Presidio Graduate School, and adapted it to our industry:

To learn about key issues in the industry as a whole (and your area of interest … Read More

For the last several weeks we have been looking at articles which discuss the holistic business approach.  Here is another great article. After you read it, come back here and let us know what you think!

Last week we linked to an article explaining what a “holistic business approach” is. This week, we’d like to share with you this article we found which we think does a pretty good job of explaining the difference that having a holistic business approach can make.

After … Read More

The theme of this year’s International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo is “The Whole Business”.  Yet, you might be wondering just what it means to take a holistic business approach.  This article provides a fairly thorough explanation of it.

Please take a moment to read the article … Read More

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Now you can find ways to develop your Whole Business at the upcoming

International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo
November 10 – 12, 2014
Orlando
At this year’s Franchise Brokers Association’s conference, you’ll learn a holistic approach where you’ll explore new ways … Read More

For many of you, chances are your November will be COLD! Yet another benefit of attending the 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo is that you get to enjoy beautiful, sunny Florida! Historically, November weather is highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s, with a … Read More

The 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo will be held at the Embassy Suites Orlando – Lake Buena Vista South hotel.  Located at 4955 Kyngs Heath Road in Kissimmee, it is Florida’s largest Embassy Suites meeting hotel.  We are confident that you will truly enjoy your stay and the entire … Read More

Regardless of its varied historical origins, Valentine’s Day has now come to be recognized as a celebration of LOVE.  To celebrate the holiday this year, we want to hear from YOU!  If you attended the 2013 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida, please add a comment below … Read More

As a franchise broker or consultant, why should you attend the 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo?  As a franchisor, why should you exhibit at the 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo?  What makes this conference different from all the other conferences that are held?  We could tell … Read More

The planning committee for the 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo is pleased to announce the theme for this year’s conference – “The Whole Business”.  We are excited about helping you learn how to improve the mind, body, and spirit of your business!  We want to equip … Read More

We are so excited to announce the dates of the upcoming 2014 International Franchise Brokers Conference & Expo!

November 10 – 12, 2014
Orlando, Florida

We received such wonderful feedback on last year’s event venue that we have decided to return to the fabulous Embassy Suites – Lake Buena Vista South … Read More