Learn the art of management that will set you up for success for leading your team!

The transition from worker to management is exciting, but it is also fraught with challenges. You’ve got your own workload to handle, and now you are honing the skills you need to manage others effectively. Many managers don’t get the kind of training they need when stepping into a management role. Often thrust into the role and expected to step up, but the truth is, a management role is much different than that of non-management. The kind of work you do, your approach to your work, your work relationships, and how you relate to the organization changes.

Designed for new, aspiring, and experienced managers alike, this session will strengthen common skill gaps to elevate your career. Understand the essential skills of management to gain mastery over them and build your competence and confidence in your abilities to manage a team. This session will provide insights and practical advice on topics such as:

• Moving from Doing to Leading
• Delegation
• The difference between Coaching and Mentoring
• Performance Management
• Hiring and Firing
• The Importance of Effective Communication
• How to change the way you think
• Managing Up and Managing Down

Build your confidence, accelerate your learning curve, and invest more fully in developing yourself and your team. Be ready to apply what you learn and return to work with new knowledge, insights and practical methods to help you be a successful and effective new manager.

If you have need of capital or have plans on retiring from your business some day through the sale of your company, this power session is perfect for you!

Our expert speakers provide an overview of opportunities that are available to franchise companies to sell some or all of their companies to the numerous groups that have fallen in love with the franchise business model and the economics of franchise companies!

Learn why franchising is attractive to buyers. Discuss the options available to franchise companies. Understand the M&A process of how a deal comes together. Gain insights into the state of the current market for potential buyers such as private equity firms, strategic buyers, and royalty purchasers. Hear directly from a franchisor who has been through the M&A process.

From this session, you will:

• Take away practical advice and guidance on the M&A process
• Find out how you can raise capital through the sale of some of your business
• Understand the M&A opportunities available to you as you plan your exit strategy from your business
• Learn how to set your franchise business up for M&A success 
• BONUS: Attendees of this power session will receive a discount code towards registration for the CFA’s Franchising Meets the Money: Growth and Exit Strategies for Franchisors and Multi-Unit Franchisees event in October 2023.

Ensure you’re prepared to make the most from opportunities with private equity, strategic buyers, and royalty purchasers! Attend this Power Session so you’re set up for successful interactions with potential investors and buyers at CFA’s Franchising Meets the Money: Growth and Exit Strategies for Franchisors and Multi-Unit Franchisees event in the fall.

Franchising involves a massive learning curve and is a completely different business model that needs to be mastered. Most franchise brands get stuck at 10 units or less because they haven’t implemented the necessary systems and habits required to grow past this checkpoint.

In this intensive workshop, you'll discover how you can develop the top habits of best-in-class franchisors to grow your franchise system predictably and smoothly. You'll learn directly from experienced franchisors and get clear insights and roadmaps based on over a decade of compiling and executing on the best ways to build, operate, and grow a world-class franchise system.

This session will walk you through the WHY and HOW of each must-have habit for franchisor scaling success and you'll even have the chance to participate in a roundtable discussion while also building valuable connections with other members of the CFA community.