photo: Lawrence Jackson, White House Photographer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama announced yesterday an initiative to merge commerce-related departments of the federal government into one entity and to promote the Small Business Administration head to Cabinet member. Franchisor and franchisee advocates are generally positive about the move.

ATLANTA — 2011 saw major inroads from franchisees who used their associations to collectively obtain better transparency and even to manage national marketing and supply chains to ensure t

LAS VEGAS — I received the chairman's award from the Asian American Hotel Owners this summer for this publication's coverage of franchise news. The association is one of the top lobbyists and influencers in the franchise world. Its members, who are largely of Indian ancestry, own forty percent of the hotels in the United States. 

ATLANTA — In a turn of events, angry franchisees are terminating a franchisor. The Asian American Hotel Owners Association has informed Choice Hotels that the nefarious franchisor will be stripped of its membership unless long outstanding grievances from franchisees can be resolved within the next 90 days.

AAHOA members meet with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), photo/aahoa

WASHINGTON — The Asian American Hotel Owners Association met with members of Congress on September 14, 2011.