NFA?Editorial Board
Jim Froio Executive Editor
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ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s
2013 Issue 1
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Andrew Myers Chief Executive Officer
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Kristi Keith-Hoffman Editor-in-Chief
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Features
06 NFA Board of Directors Regional Map 08 The NFA Welcomes New Officers By Melissa Butz, NFA Communications and Marketing Coordinator 12 All Aboard: The NFA’s New Board Members By Melissa Butz 36 BURGER KING® Caters to Military Needs By Melissa Butz 38 BK® Franchisee PAC’s Big Winners Compiled by Kristi Hoffman, NFA Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Melissa Butz Associate Editor
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Advertising Sales
Jeff Reynolds Director of Business Partner Relations
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NFA?Officers
Mitch Laird Chairman Joe Clements Vice Chairman Jim Froio Secretary Matt Herridge Treasurer Andrew Myers Chief Executive Officer
on the cover
Chairman Emeritus Tony Versaci passes the gavel to new NFA Chairman Mitch Laird.
40 NFA Welcomes New Member: Tom Garrett By Melissa Butz 42 In Memoriam: Joe Della Monica 43 In Memoriam: Raymond J. Richard 44 Re-Invent Pay Day and Trim Your Payroll Costs Contributed by WEX rapid! PayCard 46 Information Is Powerful: The P-MIX Data Process Contributed by Restaurant Services, Inc. 48 PPACA: What Should You Be Thinking About Now to Get Ready? By Douglas H. Duerr, Elarbee Thompson LLC 50 Hurricane Sandy Victims Find a Familiar Face in BK® By Melissa Butz 54 BK® Franchisee Fights for Freedom By Melissa Butz 58 Family Fund: Providing Stability, Health and Hope By Yisel Cabrera, BURGER KING McLAMORESM Foundation 60 NFA Member Reappointed as Chairman of SCHEV By Melissa Butz 63 A Tale of Two Economies By Dr. Bill Dunkelberg, National Federation of Independent Business 64 Could You Make This Mistake? By Ken Okel, kenokel.com 66 Signs of Leadership Imbalance at the Unit Level By Jim Sullivan, sullivision.com
NFA?Board of Directors
Canadian Franchisee Association
Mike LaCombe
Florida/Caribbean
Mark Holm
GREAT LAKES GREAT WESTERN
Jerry Fitzpatrick Jerry Comstock
International Hispanic Franchisee Association
Columns
02 Performing Under Pressure By Mitch Laird, NFA Chairman 04 Mind Boggled By Andrew Myers, NFA CEO
Guillermo Perales Chris Ondrula
METRO-NEW YORK MID-AMERICA
Large Franchisee Group
Drew Paterno Mark Malenchik
MID-ATLANTIC
Departments
16 NFA Member News 31 Regional Association News and Event Calendar
Jerry Mitchell
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