About Us For the past 14 years, the principles of IFS have helped match international franchise candidates with a variety of North American based franchisors in over 35 countries across the globe. IFS carefully guides qualified international candidates through a seamless process that helps them ascertain the franchise that meets their interest, personality and long term financial goals. IFS has established relationships with numerous franchise associations, franchise networks and possess a strong knowledge of franchise rules, disclosure laws, and regulations in almost every country worldwide. IFS guidance has helped franchisors better understand the challenges of international franchising and how to firmly establish their brand on a world stage in a cost effective manner.

Services

International Franchise Services specializes in assisting international franchise candidates find the most suitable franchise for their country. In addition to helping franchisors determine the best countries for franchise expansion.

 IFS offers advice to Franchise Candidates in the following areas:

• What is the most suitable franchise brand for my personality and goals?

• What should my role be within the day to day operations of a Master franchise?

• How many franchises can be opened in my region or country?

• How should I evaluate the opportunity in my country?

• What role does training and support play in my continued growth?

• What are the required steps in obtaining the Master Franchise rights?

IFS offers advice to Franchisors looking to franchise internationally in the following areas: What will we need to expand our franchise internationally? Which countries will embrace our franchise model? How do we price our fees for various countries? Master Franchise vs. Area Development- Which approach best fits our franchise? What training & support is necessary for international franchisees?

Testimonials

"Our relationship with Gino began when we wanted to open " Young Chefs Academy in Kuwait, we sent an email and got a quick professional reply from Gino, this was our first time in inquiring about a franchise. Gino made everything simple and clear without any complications, he was more than happy to answer any questions we had and was always available to talk to us by phone if we needed any help. He flew to Texas and met us for our discovery day with the owners of Young Chefs and even took the time to drive us to the Young Chefs headquarters and back. It was a pleasure working with Gino, our relationship with him started as a business relationship and turned into a friendship ."

Hisham Al-Nusif & Maha Al-Qatami, Kuwait

“I worked with Gino & Joel when I was researching various franchise brands to develop in Spain. They were very helpful and more importantly realistic when approaching the process. When you consider building a business relationship with an international firm, you expect them to understand your local culture. Not only did they understand the uniqueness of my culture and market, they were very knowledgeable with the franchise rules and regulations. I did not feel I was negotiating with them, I always felt that it was a win – win approach. I am grateful for the relationship” Javier Tejero, Spain

Joel Lazarovitz assisted us with our quest to purchase a creative art based education franchise to bring to the Chinese market.Joel was of great assistance in helping us to filter out franchises and making a short list based upon our needs and market requirements to visit and assess in person.  After travelling abroad to various franchises, we decided upon purchasing the franchise rights for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau for KidzArt.  As one can imagine, the Chinese government’s business requirements, corporate information needs and franchise model changes were quite a challenge for both ourselves and KidzArt’s corporate leaders but Joel was always there to help us negotiate and find solutions together.

Joel’s after sales service over the past three years is a further example of his ultra high level of commitment to both the franchisors and the franchisees. Each and every difficulty we’ve experienced has been met with professionalism and solution-based philosophy of making it work.  As a franchisee half a world away and a business culture different from our franchisor, I can say Joel manages to make everything work out smoothly and equitably for all involved.
Thanks Joel for all your help!

Yours truly,

B. Lorne Barnes
C.O.O. KidzArt China