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Here’s a selection of the most popular articles in this section.
10 good habits for a franchisee's first six months
In this article from our archives, the late Brian Salmon, founder of The $2 Shop, and Lorraine Butler outline the essential Do’s and Don’ts for new franchisees
How to become a high-achieving franchisee
Glenice Riley offers advice on how to make the most of a franchise opportunity
The picture of success - top performers share real-life lessons from buying a franchise
What does buying a franchise really teach you? Simon Lord asked New Zealand’s best franchisees from the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards of 2013 what they had learned about franchising, about business and about life
What do field managers really do?
One of the biggest benefits of buying a franchise is the on-the-spot support you get to build your business. Simon Lord talked to some of New Zealand’s top franchise field managers at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards in 2015 to find out how they help franchisees to achieve their goals.
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What does the franchisor do for franchisees?
What have the Romans done for us? That's one of the classic lines from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" - but it will sound familiar to any franchisor, too. Simon Lord has been imagining how things might sound 2000 years on.
Strength In Numbers
Franchisees are feeling much more positive than independent small business owners. Why does buying a franchise give you such big advantages over going it alone?
The horrors of the Holidays Act
30 May 2018 - The Government has announced that it will review the Holidays Act 2003. This will be welcome news for franchises who are battling with compliance issues under the scrutiny of a Labour Inspectorate which announced last year it would be specifically targeting the franchise sector. The current massively-complicated Act makes it difficult to do the right thing no matter how hard employers try, as this article from November 2017 shows.
What do field managers really do?
One of the biggest benefits of buying a franchise is the on-the-spot support you get to build your business. Simon Lord talked to some of New Zealand’s top franchise field managers at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards in 2015 to find out how they help franchisees to achieve their goals.
The picture of success - top performers share real-life lessons from buying a franchise
What does buying a franchise really teach you? Simon Lord asked New Zealand’s best franchisees from the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards of 2013 what they had learned about franchising, about business and about life
How to become a high-achieving franchisee
Glenice Riley offers advice on how to make the most of a franchise opportunity
10 good habits for a franchisee's first six months
In this article from our archives, the late Brian Salmon, founder of The $2 Shop, and Lorraine Butler outline the essential Do’s and Don’ts for new franchisees
The Circle Of Life
Having the right banking solutions in place for every stage of your business life cycle can make a big difference, says Daniel Cloete of Westpac
A Practical Guide to Increasing Sales
Every franchisee needs to make sales. Your biggest asset is your time - don't waste it, says Lloyd Hill.
Master Plan
Want a bigger opportunity? Taking up a regional or national master franchise could offer the challenges and rewards you seek, suggests Simon Lord
Finding the pot of gold - the three legs of franchise success
Buying a franchise doesn’t guarantee you a pot of gold – you have to work at it, says Eric Chester. Some top-performing New Zealand franchisees help explain how
Who pays for price promotions?
Franchisors and franchisees should be wary of how they structure sales promotions
give your franchise A HEAD START
How can you best prepare for running your own business? Lorraine Lord takes some advice
THINK BIG!
owning multi-unit and multi brand franchises
Franchising isn’t all about owner/operators and small business. Simon Lord talks to some of the franchisees taking the opportunity to expand by opening multiple outlets
Who employs a franchisee's staff?
January 2015 - How far are franchisors responsible for the employment issues of franchisees? It's a hot topic overseas with major implications for New Zealand.
Mary Lambie - lessons of a new franchisee
March 2008 - TV presenter and cover girl Mary Lambie tells us what she's learned in her new career as a Subway franchisee.
TWO’S COMPANY
working with your spouse or partner
What are the benefits and drawbacks of working together with your spouse? Simon Lord talks to three couples who are partners in life and work
Working From Home
Setting up a home-based business can be a challenge, but doing it properly will save you a great deal of time, frustration and money in the long run, says Heather Douglas
NZ businesses need to integrate with immigrants
When it comes to immigrant groups, it is New Zealand businesses which should be integrating with the diverse cultural needs of those groups, rather than the other way around. So says Simon Nikoloff of KiwiHost New Zealand.
Local Marketing for Franchisees
January 2007 - As a franchisee, how do you drive your business on a local basis? Troy Hazard shares six top tips based on real-life experience
Managing marketing funds
September 2009 - How do franchises collect marketing funds, who is accountable for them and how should they be spent?
Caring and Sharing
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