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About IIFE
The International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) is a demonstrated leader around the globe for our cutting-edge domestic and international education and leadership training programs for franchise executives. Programs are designed for start-up and emerging franchisors as well as founders, presidents, CEOs, COOs, and key leadership team members who want to grow their franchise systems. IIFE is the headquarters for the International Society of Franchising, comprised of educators and researchers from around the globe; and coordinates the annual conference. There are over 600 franchise research papers in our library that are available for purchase.
Participants in IIFE open-enrollment programs can earn up to 3,600 Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) Education credits. Since IIFE’s inception in September 2002, participants have attended IIFE programs from 39 states and 22 countries.
IIFE also provides in-house training programs designed for your corporate staff, field personnel or franchisees. Each system is unique, and we carefully analyze each franchise system's needs. We take a fresh approach each time in matching your needs with our extensive resources and custom design a program from several days to week-long certificate courses that are tailored to fit your needs. IIFE has worked with Burger King Corporation and Two Men And A Truck International on in-house programs, and we will be happy to work with you on a program for your franchise or distribution system.
IIFE is recognized globally as a premier source of innovative, performance-based interactive franchise educational programs and training. Since 2002, IIFE has conducted an annual program in the Philippines for the Philippine Franchise Association; IIFE has conducted several programs utilizing simultaneous translation for the Mexican Franchise Association, and we’ll begin a series of programs for Sripatum University in Thailand in 2010. We are ready to work with you on custom-designing a program.
About IIFE’s Director
Cheryl R. Babcock, CFE, is the director of IIFE. In February 2008 she was honored by the International Franchise Association Women’s Franchise Committee with its Crystal Compass award for her leadership in franchise education. She is co-author, with Julie Bennett, of Franchise Times Guide to Selecting, Buying & Owning a Franchise that was published in January 2008. In March 2004, she received the International Franchise Association Free Enterprise Award for creating a positive environment for franchising through her contributions to the sector. She was named to Franchise Times “20 to Watch in 2004,” and also named to the list in 2001. She is the only academic named to the list both years. She is the former director of the Institute for Franchise Management (IFM) at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The IFA recognized her work at St. Thomas, and she accepted the 2000 IFA Free Enterprise Award. She teaches degree courses in franchising and entrepreneurship and is a former Subway franchisee and field representative. She is a member of the IFA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors of the Institute for Certified Franchise Executives, and the IFA Membership Committee. She formerly served on the Board of Directors of RE/MAX serving Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Southern Ohio, and the advisory boards of the Women’s Franchise & Distribution Forum (WFDF) and Sustainable Healthcare Enterprise Foundation (SHEF), and was the vice-chair of the IFA Economic Impact Study. She was awarded the Edwin M. Appel prize from the Price-Babson College Fellows Program for bringing entrepreneurial vitality to academe.
About the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The following quick facts are intended to acquaint you with our school and its internationally recognized bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is one of the premier business schools in Florida. Our faculty is committed to delivering an up-to-date curriculum that fosters the spirit of innovative thinking in the workplace.
We serve more than 6,600 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students in a variety of degree programs.
Whether you choose to study full-time or part-time, undergraduate or graduate, you will find flexible delivery formats that meet your needs at a variety of locations in Florida or online.
About NSU
Located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU has more than 26,000 students and is the largest independent institution of higher education in Florida. Nova Southeastern University is the 6th 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.
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