table of contents september 2003 ifa educational foundation www franchise org the power information y ou can t beat good in franchising we all know how important it is to give open and accurate including full disclosure our prospects this fall with assistance pricewaterhousecoopers undertaking largest most compre hensive study economic activity history eco nomic impact will add a treasure trove informa tion knowledge base measure major role that businesses play us economy gather on sales job creation payroll based nationwide census more than 1300 companies ultimately combination other databases covering thousands individual franchises be available down county level each state lay groundwork include data future business gathering s importance you every member community immeasurable i urge your attention cooperation