WEEKLY RECAP – SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
September 24, 2021
Education

COMING NEXT WEEK…

EDUCATION & INFORMATION

NEXT WEEK Digital Marketing Strategies For Franchise Systems to Grow in 2022
September 29, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
 Earn 50 CFE Participation Credits 
Speaker: Ashley Joslin, RTOWN
FREE TO ALL CFA MEMBERS 

Whether your franchise wants to grow locations, refresh your corporate digital strategy or increase traffic in individual franchises, this webinar will help you cut through the noise around marketing to ask the right questions and find the right tools.

We will tackle unique franchise challenges such as multi-location advertising structure and strategy and the performance tracking hurdles that come along with this.

Any franchise owner will walk away from the webinar a little more digitally savvy.

SPONSORED BY


NEXT WEEK FREE TO ALL CFA MEMBERS

September 29, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Panelists: Jania Bailey, FranNet LLC; Lenka Whitehead, Oxford Learning Centres Inc.; Audra Wosik, Boardwalk Fries Burgers Shakes 

The franchising industry offers a unique set of challenges as well as enormous potential for women. To help you navigate these concerns, the CFA is now offering a series of roundtable events for women in franchising.

These small, facilitated discussion groups will create a safe, private, and trust-filled environment in which to discuss a range of topics related to women in franchising, build relationships, and strengthen connections.


October 5, 2021 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET

Led by a team of seasoned pros, Franchise Your Business is a full-day virtual seminar that gives entrepreneurs the knowledge and resources they need to expand their businesses quickly, cost-effectively, and successfully.

Why CFA Membership should attend: This event is a time-effective and powerful way for you and your team to revitalize your knowledge on the fundamentals of franchising, and take away best practices on growing your franchise system!


Leadership & Business Development Summit
October 12-14, 2021

SESSIONS & SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

A 3-day virtual event that will provide everyone from organizations of all sizes and from all sectors with practical tools, insights, and knowledge to develop leadership within your organization to be more adaptive and gain a framework and set of tools for leading change during times of uncertainty.

Limited sponsorship opportunities available!

 PRESENTING SPONSOR


Growth and expansion is always top of mind for franchisors and multi-unit franchisees. One key factor to ensure successful growth is access to financing. Learn how you can access from private equities for business growth and expansion or as an exit strategy by attending the CFA’s Growth & Exit Strategies 2021.


VIRTUAL FRAN-GUARD SEMINAR
November 18, 2021 | 11:00 – 4:00 PM ET
 Earn 300 CFE Education Credits 

The Fran-Guard course was created to safeguard your franchise by having your key employees fully trained on the franchise sales management and compliance process. It gives you the tools to manage your compliance program and avoid costly mistakes that can potentially wreck your franchise system.

CFA MEMBERSHIP & BENEFITS

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

THERE ARE INCENTIVES TO RENEWING EARLY!

Renew early for the 2021/2022 CFA membership year and receive complimentary bonus member benefits you can use immediately! These benefits are part of the CFA’s membership renewal program and are available to your organization based on your date of renewal. To be eligible to receive an incentive, the membership must be paid in full by the monthly cut off date.

To renew your membership for the 2021/2022 membership year, please download the applicable renewal form below, and email the form to Alexandra Mann, at amann@cfa.ca.

The weekly updates are very informative and helpful. The information presented are reliable and unbiased. I get a great picture of what’s happening across Canada, provincially, federally and what affects franchising. Thank you!

Phaedra Osborne, Fibrenew Industries Ltd
CFA MEMBER FOR 6 YEARS

MEMBER SAVINGS PROGRAM

EVENTS & NETWORKING

The Franchise Social is a great opportunity for you to network with the CFA franchising community. Save your spot for the upcoming Franchise Social:


Exclusive to CEOs, Founders, and Presidents of CFA Member Franchise Systems, the CFA’s Franchise CEO Forums are confidential roundtable discussions provide you the opportunity to discuss critical issues you face with other leaders of franchise systems so you can gain insight and support in your business today and for the future.


Join the Canadian Franchise Association on October 7, 2021 at 4pm EST for the CFA Supplier Referral Networking event! You and fellow CFA members in the Supplier category can virtually meet over a Zoom call to learn what programs/services other supplier members offer in their business, while building relationships and creating referrals for clients in search of other services in the Franchise Support Services/Suppliers category.

SPONSORED BY 

LEAD GENERATION OPPORTUNITIES

CONNECT WITH PROSPECTIVE FRANCHISEES ACROSS CANADA WITH VIRTUAL FRANCHISE CANADA SHOW NATIONAL + SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE

+6K VISITORS SITE WIDE PER MONTH

+1.2K LEADS SITE WIDE PER MONTH

Buy a LookforaFranchise.ca advertising package for a special three-month term and get three months FREE bonus, for a total of six months of advertising!

As the official online franchise directory of the Canadian Franchise Association, LookforaFranchise.ca is a key resource for Canadians who are serious about buying a franchise. Your brand will be featured to prospective franchisees who can sort through franchises by company name, location, investment, or industry.

Distributed once a month (every second Wednesday of each month)  and with an average open-rate of 44.4%, our Featured FSS E-Blast gets your message into the e-mail boxes of more than 1,150 franchising professionals across more than 60 franchise categories. And, since advertising is exclusive to CFA members, you’ll be among an elite class of service providers and suppliers who are known and trusted in the industry.

It’s easy! Send us the content and we’ll handle the rest!