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QFA supports the franchise community with a code of conduct, free guidance and professional learning designed to promote responsible growth.
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One quality framework, adapted for each national market.
The VFP is QFA’s personal accreditation for people working in franchising. It independently recognises your experience and expertise—and the qualification and post-nominal letters are yours for life.
Every VFP commits to the QFA Code of Conduct. Learn more about the VFP.
For professionals with at least three years’ experience, relevant qualifications, a ten-year career summary and two references.
Apply for the experience pathwayA four-module English-language foundation course for people building the knowledge needed to earn the VFP accreditation.
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By bringing responsible franchise businesses and professionals together, we help turn shared standards into practical support for communities.
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Oakland Expo Center, Waterford, Michigan
BelgiumTue, 06 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
La Sucrerie, Wavre
ArgentinaThu, 08 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT
Salón Muelle, Terminal Fluvial de Rosario, Rosario
GermanyThu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Messegelände Köln, Cologne
United StatesFri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT
Cincinnati, Ohio
GermanyFri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT
Forum Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
Studenac has applied for pre-insolvency proceedings. For the franchise community, it is important to distinguish confirmed information from unanswered questions.
The agreement covers 772 matches and includes planned activities at key outlets linked to the division’s 40 clubs during the 2026/27 season.
Hunan has unveiled a mechanism for regularly disclosing franchise businesses’ credit information during the 11th China International Food and Catering Expo. Disclosures will appear on a dedicated Rednet platform, alongside incentives for trustworthy businesses, warnings about breaches of trust and provisions for restoring credit standing.
A survey brings together seven options for opening an ice cream shop in Argentina, covering investment, projected payback periods and how to be ready for the warmer months.
South Africa records 82,924 spaza registration applications, while Pick n Pay’s Namibian franchise partner plans to rebrand 19 stores.
The supplied research concerns rugby competition proposals, not business franchising. Relevant sources are needed before publication.
How to check a franchise’s territorial protection and set out boundaries, exceptions and remedies for a nearby opening in your agreement.
Test whether another manager can follow your operations manual before expanding your business through franchising.
Royalty rates alone do not tell the whole story. Learn how to check calculation bases, minimum payments, additional charges and payment dates, then use the contract and a cash flow forecast to assess whether joining a franchise is financially viable.
How can you turn your business expertise into an operations manual that can be tested and updated, and link it to the franchise agreement without creating vague obligations?