Low-Investment Opportunities
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Franchising can offer an inexpensive way to go into business with some real support behind you, says Simon Lord
Come-back Kiwis need right opportunities
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June 2013 - Overseas woes mean more Kiwis are looking for businesses at home – but franchises need to offer financial security to appeal
franchising’s future IN THE CLOUDS
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Giles Brown & Daniel Munns outline changes in technology that offer new efficiencies, new opportunities and new threats for franchisees and fra...
Franchisors comment on mandatory vaccination
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29 October 2021 – The recent announcement of mandatory vaccination requirements for certain sectors, including hospitality, hairdressers and gyms, ...
Master Licences - What Do They Offer?
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Looking for a bigger challenge? Wanting to diversify your company's interests? Searching for growth? A master licence from overseas might offer exa...
The Coffee Club finds new home for happy franchisee
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10 October 2017 – Waikato drivers can look forward to a high quality break after an expired lease meant a new opportunity for franchisee Richard Sun
Master Plan
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Want a bigger opportunity? Taking up a regional or national master franchise could offer the challenges and rewards you seek, suggests Simon Lord
Tapping Into Traditional Values
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Traditional values retain a lot of appeal, says Simon Lord. Franchising can offer a way to tap into them profitably
NZ Franchise Awards 2023 Results
BATTLE OF THE BRANDS
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11 November 2023 – This year’s Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards were among the most hotly-contested ever, and it was fitting that there were tw...
McDonald's embraces Te Reo
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23 May 2018 – A McDonald's in Hawkes Bay has become the first in New Zealand to offer customers a menu in both English and Te Reo. Will more follow?
ten years of change -
IMPROVING THE MODEL
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In the second part of our review of the last decade in New Zealand franchising, we look at the way that systems and perceptions have changed
Helping Franchisees #8 - Beating the Recession Blues
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April 2020 - Philip Morrison of Franchise Accountants draws on past experience to offer some practical pointers on navigating through the current u...
Fresh! - Trends and issues in food franchising
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June 2017 - What are the latest ideas in food franchising? What are the issues and what are the challenges? Simon Lord asks some local experts for ...
Racing Ahead
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How buying a franchise can put you in control of achieving your personal and financial ambitions
NZ economy 'undergoing rebalancing'
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August 2023 – How fast will the New Zealand economy recover? The latest Westpac Economic Overview looks at the pros and cons, and we offer some key...
YOUR BUYERS GUIDE
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Part-time, full-time, indoors, outdoors, retail or restaurant: whatever type of business you’re interested in, there’s a franchise to suit. If you’...
Dealing With Bad Press
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Bad publicity can happen to any company at any time. We look at some recent situations and offer practical advice for franchisors and franchisees o...
2019 Franchise Awards – finalists announced
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11 October 2019 – Who will win the 2019 Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards?
Attracting migrant capital
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26 November 2022 – Details have now been published of the new Active Investor Plus scheme. What might it offer to franchisors, franchisees and migr...
A Beginners Guide to Franchising
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If you’ve ever dreamed of being your own boss, you might have wondered about buying a franchise. But just what is franchising and how does it work?...
McDonald's Training To Count For UK Qualifications
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The focus on youth training schemes by both major parties at the beginning of this election year in New Zealand coincides with a news item from the...
SUCCESS – what makes a quality franchise?
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Buying the right franchise can take the fear out of starting your own business – but how do you choose a good one? Simon Lord suggests what to look...
Employees or Franchisees?
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Franchising isn’t just for big businesses, suggests Tereza Murray. It can be a viable alternative to the hassle of employing staff – and if you wan...
How To Spot A Quality Franchise
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New Zealand has more franchises per capita than any other country. How do you tell the difference between the good and the great? What do quality f...
Franchises under fire – how to handle the media
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Media trainer Pete Burdon offers some tips for franchisors and franchisees who might find themselves in the spotlight when something goes wrong or ...
Franchises' reputations grow as local brands deliver
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25 September 2020 - A new survey has shown that New Zealanders' appreciation of certain franchise brands grew during uncertain times.
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Advisor Profile
Franchise Accountants and their clients were out in force celebrating business excellence in franchising
Lockdown lease disputes – recent decisions provide hope
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UPDATED 11 May 2021 – With some landlord/tenant disputes continuing to cause distress, two recent decisions involving hospitality businesses offer ...
Listed Australian franchise under fire
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19 December 2017 - A series of articles overseas has accused one of Australia’s largest franchisors of causing multiple franchisee failures through...
Franchise marketing software company re-brands
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13 February 2023 – Brand Machine, the well-known marketing software provider to the franchise industry, has re-branded to Storyteq
