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title: "1851 on the Road: An Interview with Aziz Hashim of NRD Capital"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/07c8af14-a6ee-48d1-9847-9de6cdf6595b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/1851-on-the-road-an-interview-with-aziz-hashim-of-nrd-capital-10000
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
published: 2017-02-06T17:12:54.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:22.613Z
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# 1851 on the Road: An Interview with Aziz Hashim of NRD Capital

**TL;DR:** Aziz Hashim, outgoing IFA Chairman and Founder of NRD Capital, discusses his accomplishments and the franchise industry's progress with 1851 Franchise Publisher Nick Powills. Hashim's mission was to build and broadcast the franchise industry's narrative and address misconceptions about the industry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/1851-on-the-road-an-interview-with-aziz-hashim-of-nrd-capital-10000).*

## Story

1851 Franchise’s Publisher Nick Powills caught up with Hashim to discuss his year as chairman of the IFA and the progress made in the franchise industry.

During IFA 2017 in Las Vegas, 1851 Franchise Publisher Nick Powills sat down with outgoing IFA Chairman and Founder of NRD Capital Aziz Hashim to discuss his greatest accomplishments from the past year. Hashim’s mission was to build and broadcast the franchise industry’s narrative. And now, even as Hashim’s time as chairman comes to an end, it’s clear that that story is just beginning.

“I’m proud of the work done over the past year. We made such a concerted effort to address the biggest threat to the franchise industry today—and that’s the fact that it’s under attack and being threatened by misconceptions. We identified that ignorance is the cause, and that’s 90 percent of the battle. Understanding the root cause enables us to find a solution,” Hashim said. “Now, it’s about education. We need to correct that fundamental misunderstanding.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Nick Powills (person)
- IFA (company)
- franchise industry (topic)
- NRD Capital (investor)
- education and awareness (topic)
- ifa chairman (topic)
- nrd capital (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/1851-on-the-road-an-interview-with-aziz-hashim-of-nrd-capital-10000). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/07c8af14-a6ee-48d1-9847-9de6cdf6595b).