Since it was re-initiated in 2003, Franchise, formally known as the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative, has enabled more than 400 former military servicemen and women to acquire a franchised small business. It is because the community of franchising wishes to honor those who have so bravely served our country that a special program called Franchise was created. With the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Corporation, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, and with outreach initiatives to our country's military and veteran organizations, the program continues to expand. More than 200 participating member companies have agreed to help qualified veterans acquire franchise businesses by providing financial incentives not otherwise available to other franchise investors. Veterans will get the "best deal" from these companies.

IFA vigorously promotes Franchise through the news media and the association's flagship publication, Franchising World, as well as regular newsletters and communiqués to the franchising community. As a non-profit organization, IFA's scope of marketing is limited. That's why the association created a strategic marketing alliance with Destiny Group, a RecruitMilitary company, a privately-held company which has experience and expertise in Web-based marketing directly to the military community.

Destiny Group, a RecruitMilitary company offers Premium Sponsorships that extend the marketing reach of participating companies to place their franchise concepts directly before a broad audience of prospective franchisees who are veterans.

For more details concerning Destiny Group, a RecruitMilitary company, visit www.destinygrp.com.

For a listing of the franchise companies participating in the Program, please search our Franchise Directory.

If you are an IFA member company and would like to sign up for the Franchise Program, please click here.