2024 IFA Major Awards
to be presented at
2025 IFA Annual Convention
Each year, IFA honors leaders and entrepreneurs across the franchising sector with prestigious awards for trailblazing leadership, community contribution, and entrepreneurial spirit during the IFA Annual Convention. You or someone you know could be next. Nominate your friends, your clients, or anyone in your franchise network and recognize the amazing work of franchise leaders today.
Recipients will be honored at the IFA Annual Convention taking place February 10-13, 2025
in Las Vegas, NV. Recipients must be present to be honored.
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Questions?
Contact IFA Sr. Director of Communications Katherine Patterson.
FRANCHISEE OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Franchisee of the Year Award is an honor created to recognize outstanding IFA member-company franchise owners. Award recipients exemplify the very best of franchising. They are involved in the community, embody the entrepreneurial spirit, foster a strong and healthy culture with their workforce, and assist their fellow franchisees when called upon. Recipients will be selected for their outstanding leadership, dedication, and service present in their franchise network.
Click below to learn more and nominate/apply for an IFA Major Award. Applications/nominations are due August 16, 2024.
Hall of Fame
Entrepreneur of the Year
Bonny LeVine Award
Ronald E. Harrison Award
William Rosenberg Foundation Leadership Award
Franchisee of the Year
The Entrepreneur of the Year Award honors a founder or franchising executive who has successfully built or grown a business in the franchise sector – exemplifying the “entrepreneurial spirit” that franchising represents. The honoree is a franchisor, franchisee, or supplier who is currently managing and building a successful business and demonstrates a willingness to undertake the risk associated with developing and growing a new franchise business. Their contributions have not only grown a successful business but also helped shape the future of franchising, inspiring other entrepreneurs in their endeavors.
HALL OF FAME
The Hall of Fame Award is the oldest and most prestigious recognition conferred by the International Franchise Association, recognizing a franchisor or franchisee who has contributed significantly to the advancement of the franchise business model and to the benefit of the IFA mission. The honoree has been a lifelong leader and is often viewed as a legend in franchising.
BONNY LEVINE AWARD
The Bonny LeVine Award recognizes the importance of mentorship in the franchising sector, designed to recognize women leaders who have placed an intentional focus on growing and mentoring future leaders. The honoree is a franchisor, franchisee, or supplier and a proven role model who gives back to the franchising community, builds pathways to opportunity for others, and effectively uses IFA and independent platforms and programs to connect and inspire others.
RONALD E. HARRISON AWARD
The Ronald E. Harrison Award recognizes an organization or individual with a demonstrated, tangible commitment to increasing diversity in franchising. The honoree is a franchisor, franchisee, or supplier with active programs to educate, engage, or recruit members of traditionally underserved communities into the franchising community. Their work has served the betterment of the franchise business model and will continue to impact future generations.
WILLIAM ROSENBERG FOUNDATION
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Named in honor of the man whose vision and leadership led to the creation of the IFA Foundation, this award is presented each year to an individual who has made an impact on franchise education, outreach, and helping share the franchising story. This award is intended to identify and recognize publicly those individuals who have contributed the most to making franchising the acknowledged leader in distribution methods. By publicizing the accomplishments of those pioneers who introduced many new innovations while developing successful systems, it was hoped a new generation of leaders would be inspired to reach those same high levels of accomplishments.
View Past Award Recipients
