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11 August 2023 - The Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme introduced last year is open to abuse, making migrant exploitation more rather than less ...

How can buying a franchise help you to achieve the goals you have for yourself and your family?

Westpac’s Franchise Team has been working with franchisors and franchisees throughout New Zealand to find practical solutions to the cashflow crisi...

June 2012 - Greg Nathan and Zhanna Kremez report on the ways that franchisors are addressing the growing challenges posed by online retailing

Here are 9 good reasons to start your own business – and 5 good reasons not to

May 2006 - A Nelson business broker has fired a broadside at incompetent franchise consultants

December 2014 - Changes in health and safety could be costly for franchisors and franchisees, suggests Nathan Tetzlaff of Gaze Burt

June 2022 - Recently-retired Dean Madsen shares experiences gained from over 20 years in franchise banking

New Zealand has more franchise systems per capita than any other country in the world. Here is a guide to this exciting sector

Increasing numbers of Australian franchises are crossing the Tasman. What should Kiwi buyers look out for? Editor's note: First published March 200...

A reader asks, ‘As a new franchisor, how can I protect my business from being damaged or sued if a franchisee doesn’t take proper care and injures ...

21 March 2017 – Record net annual migration levels continue, Statistics New Zealand said today, bringing larger numbers of migrants into the countr...

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

August 2017 – Hell has invested in new equipment and training for each of its 70 stores across the country to ensure its customers can order and en...

2 October 2019 – The Commerce Commission has warned Hell Pizza that its advertising of the “Burger Pizza” was, in the Commission’s view, likely to ...

Shift in Kiwi employee priorities: 45% say work-life balance comes before salary, study finds 

In a development with major implications for franchise governance and competition law in Aotearoa, the Commerce Commission has filed civil proceedi...

Ready for a change? Is it time to get into a business of your own? Is a franchise a good option? What do you need to do first?

The Franchising New Zealand Survey 2017 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check

From the Archives: June 2020 - What do the expected recession and redundancies mean for franchising? Simon Lord and Nathan Bonney share some insights

August 2017 - Latest info from the Survey of Franchising reveals that the sector is a major employer and trainer of New Zealanders

26 February - Franchisors advised to ensure franchisees compliant as Labour Inspectorate investigations continue

17 April 2022 – McDonald's spent a record amount on ingredients from Kiwi farmers, growers and bakers last year, with the majority being exported t...

3 September 2022 – A new immigration scheme being introduced later this month could open up opportunities for larger investment franchises. Simon L...

From the Archives: September 2001 - The Franchising Code of Practice was launched in July 1997. Simon Lord examines the impact it has had, and asks...

From our archives - March 2006. Garry Donoghue oversaw the transformation of a company that started out as a simple buying group into the biggest r...

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