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The International Institute for Franchise Education
Cheryl R. Babcock, CFE, former director of the Institute for Franchise Management at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minn., has moved to sunny south Florida to become the founding director of the International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University.
The International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) is a demonstrated leader around the world in our domestic and international education programs and research. Our goal is to provide high-quality programs for a diverse group of participants including prospective and existing franchisors, franchisees, and franchise service providers as well as academic researchers and teachers.
The institute regularly conducts programs for founders, presidents, CEOs, COOs, and key leadership team members who want to grow their franchise systems. Participants have attended IIFE programs from 17 states and nine countries.
We realize that each client is unique, and we can match your needs with our extensive resources and custom design a program specifically for your franchise system or delegation. IIFE has designed a custom program for the Philippine Franchise Association, the Mini Masters in Franchise Management, and conducted it annually in Manila since 2002. IIFE has designed a five-day custom program for the Mexican Franchise Association and offered it in Fort Lauderdale-Davie utilizing our state-of-the art simultaneous classroom facilities in the Carl DeSantis Building at Nova Southeastern University's H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. These facilities were also utilized in a program conducted for a visiting delegation of Russian franchisors. IIFE is in developmental stages for visiting delegations from five additional countries.
Visit our listing of U.S. based and international clients to view some of the stellar companies who have participated in IIFE programs; such as, Allied Domecq QSR, AlphaGraphics, Arby's, Express Personnel Services, ExxonMobil, Party City Corporation, Planet Beach Franchising, Sign-A-Rama, Two Men And A Truck International, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregon, Grill Master, Russian Franchising Association, Délifrance, Francorp-Mexico and the Philippines, Chowking, Jollibee Foods Incorporated, Max's Franchising, Reyes Hair Cutters, Red Ribbon Bakeshop and Sari-Sari.
IIFE Franchise Management Education
The following is a brief guide to help you find your way around our website. If you are…
- a franchise executive, you will be interested in the Franchise Mini MBA series, the Emerging Leader series, or the Streamlined Strategic Planning and the Balanced Scorecard. New programs for Spring 2006 include: Creating Strategic Value, Leadership for High Performance, and the Franchise Executive Real Estate Program.
- an emerging franchisor, attend our exclusive conference for franchisors with less than 200 franchises, the Emerging Franchisor Conference, and consult with your peers in an open exchange of ideas that will address the opportunities and challenges you face. Also, take advantage of our two-day course, Developing Operations Manuals & Franchise Training Systems, which provides a roadmap for new franchisors to establish a comprehensive training system for their franchisees.
- looking for a custom training program where we carefully analyze your system's needs and take a fresh approach each time in matching your needs with our extensive resources, email babcockc@nsu.nova.edu
- trying to find the right partner for an international franchise training program that is custom designed and tailored to fit your needs, email babcockc@nsu.nova.edu
- a business owner or entrepreneur who is considering growing your business through franchising, click Expanding Your Business Through Franchising.
- a person who wants to be in business for yourself, but not by yourself, and you are thinking about buying a franchise, click Catch the Franchise Fever.
- new to franchising and are seeking one-on-one franchise management consulting, email babcockc@nsu.nova.edu
- interested in scholarly research that enhances knowledge of the franchising phenomenon and would like to see more about the several hundred franchise research papers that have been presented at the annual conferences since 1986, click International Society of Franchising.
- a candidate who wants to earn core/elective curriculum CFE credits toward the Certified Franchise Executive™ designation, email babcockc@nsu.nova.edu
Nova Southeastern University
Located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, NSU has more than 25,000 students and is the largest independent institution of higher education in Florida. Nova Southeastern University is the largest independent institution of higher education in the Southeast, and it is the 7th largest independent institution nationally. NSU awards associate's, bachelor's, master's, educational specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. The university is comprised of undergraduate, graduate and professional schools of osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, optometry, allied health and nursing, medical sciences, dental medicine, law, marine biology and oceanography, business and entrepreneurship, computer and information sciences, humanities, conflict resolution, family therapy, interdisciplinary studies, education, psychology and counseling, and family programs.
The institution also enjoys an excellent reputation for its programs for families offered through the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies and University School, including innovative parenting, preschool, primary, and secondary education programs.
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
The Huizenga School, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, is committed to delivering an up-to-date curriculum that fosters the spirit of innovative thinking in the workplace. With a variety of advanced business degree programs tailored to meet the demands of today's workforce, we serve more than 6,600 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree students through on-site and innovative, flexible online programs.
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