Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force across the globe, with innumerable existing and potential applications, but how ...

How can you best prepare for running your own business? Lorraine Lord takes some advice

When the earthquake struck Canterbury, how did franchisees and franchisors fare? Crispin Caldicott finds out

14 August 2019 - Legislation currently pending in the Californian state legislature could significantly affect the future of franchising in that st...

January 2015 – McDonald’s New Zealand has launched its first Customer Learning Lab’ which offers a touch-screen-operated ‘Build your own burger’ fa...

Donna Ferrall reveals what new franchisees need to know about buying a food business to ensure you bite off only what you can chew

Thinking of buying a mobile franchise or a man-in-a-van business? Here are some questions to ask

It’s been 10 years since the start of the new millennium. Simon Lord examines what the decade has brought for franchisors and franchisees

Cooks buys back Esquires master franchise as Chinese company takes shareholding in NZ-listed company

Can a franchise be a part-time business or a passive investment?

September 2012 - Lessons from the University of Life: New Zealand’s oldest and youngest franchisees share their experiences

Thinking of buying or starting a business? Here are ten reasons why a franchise could be your best financial option

One of the questions that anyone who works in franchising is regularly asked is ‘What’s the next big thing, then?’ Here are some thoughts to help r...

August 2019 – The Ministry for the Environment is seeking submissions after publishing a consultation document  which would see retailers and hospi...

Every franchisee needs to make sales. Your biggest asset is your time - don't waste it, says Lloyd Hill.

New Zealand's new best franchisee is a mum of three from the Waikato, but there's no change at the top for Franchise System of the Year

28 August 2020 – Takeaway-only restrictions in Auckland have fuelled demand for delivery services again. What’s the impact on franchisees, and how ...

Every business gets asked to support charitable causes. How do franchises choose what to support?

September 2013 - Some familiar franchise names are starting to turn up on the New Zealand stock market. Simon Lord looks at the reasons why

Simon Lord considers the opportunities and issues for immigrants looking at franchised businesses

What does buying a franchise really teach you? Simon Lord asked New Zealand’s best franchisees from the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards of 201...

September 2023 – The Franchise Association has elected an unchanged Board for 2023-2024, but there's a new Chair

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 hel...

February 2020 – A free day of seminars from Westpac will help Canterbury businesses grow

10 February 2023 – Australia’s first prosecution of a franchisor for wage underpayments by its franchisees has commenced in the Federal Court more ...

25 September 2023 – The Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards name the best performers in the business. This year’s finalists are …

March 2023 – How did franchisors help after the Anniversary Day floods and Cyclone Gabrielle?