The International Franchise Association, founded in 1960, is a membership organization of franchisors, franchisees and suppliers. Their web site provides one-stop shopping for franchise information.
International Franchising contains a majority of the world's proven franchises. Their site features a directory that contains extensive profiles on over 1,200 franchisors.
International Society of Franchising (ISOF), a multidisciplinary, multinational membership organization composed primarily of university professors. Most members conduct scholarly research to enhance knowledge of the franchising phenomenon. Sixteen countries are represented in ISOF’s membership and many study international franchising. Three hundred and seventy-two (372) franchise research papers are available from IFM.
The UNIDROIT Guide offers a comprehensive examination of the whole life of master franchise arrangements, from the negotiation and drafting of the master franchise agreement and other associated agreements, to the end of the relationship and its effects.
