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When you're buying or setting up a franchise, it's important to get accurate and useful advice. Stewart Germann offers some hints on choosing the r...

Are the new SME incentives helpful to franchisees and franchisors? One franchisor says not - what do you think?

Franchising isn’t all about owner/operators and small business. In this 2015 article, Simon Lord talked to some of the franchisees taking the oppor...

Whether you’ve owned a business before or are new to self-employment, if you’re a budding entrepreneur then one of the options you have to consider...

What importance should you place on a work or income guarantee?

April 2019 - The news that the Government has shelved plans for a Capital Gains Tax for the foreseeable future has been welcomed by many in the fra...

Westpac’s May 2025 Economic Overview reports Kiwis rolling with the punches amidst signs of the economy strengthening to improve access to finance ...

8 February 2018 – FAB Group has announced the appointment of a UK General Manager to lead the company’s global brand, Skinsmiths, in the UK.

AI tech competence boost for businesses launched at 11 September summit

5 February 2026

Why is franchising so popular in New Zealand – and is it good news or bad?

Could your business be the next McDonald’s or Fastway Couriers? Win Robinson describes what you need to do to turn your opportunity into action

Franchising can be a great way to expand your business – but you have to know what you’re getting into.

20 April 2018 - Franchisors and service providers report mixed sentiments as business confidence stays low

11 April 2019 – The franchise sector remains nervous about the current business outlook, though more positive than general business

McDonald’s was in the international news recently as President Donald Trump received delivery of his favourite meal to highlight his new “no tax on...

3 February 2016 - The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend could pose so...

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 ...

24 September 2021 - When one franchise had too much work and the other had too little, two well-known franchise brands worked together 

16 October 2009 - The Commerce Commission has welcomed the conviction and sentencing today of Stewart John Brown and Robert Llewelyn Parr

31 March 2021 - The Sustainable Business Network has created a free, comprehensive toolbox to help smaller businesses act on the climate.

Want to know what a franchise is really like? Ask the people who are already there

Buying a franchise enables you to start a new life almost anywhere – and regional businesses can be more profitable with less stress, too

April 2008 - With regulation in the air for franchising, is it time to regulate franchise consultants too?

Find details of Franchise Association and other franchise events in your region and online

March 2010 - With the case against Green Acres master franchisee Keith Lapham due to come to court shortly, some of his alleged victims are threate...

New Zealand outlets of Wendy's and Carl's Jr. are setting world records for new burger sales