Below the Radar News will be reporting from the International Franchise Association’s annual convention in Orlando. Our crew will be conducting interviews with franchise CEO’s, IFA officials and other business leaders on Sunday February 12 and Monday February 13.

We all know the past few years have been difficult for all businesses and while the economic climate is looking up in 2012, business owners still face plenty of challenges.  BTRN will be working on stories about the challenges facing business in the New Year and well as lessons learned about how to grow a business in a challenging climate.  We’re looking for successes and failures because we can all learn from our collected wisdom.  It makes everyone a better business person and a better person.

Besides business related stories, we’ll be reporting on personal stories such as what makes you excited about coming to work every day and what makes your franchise successful.  In addition, if you can provide any guidance to someone who is considering opening a franchise, that makes for a good story as well.

Here’s to a Happy New Year to all, and we’ll see you in Orlando.