Just Rewards
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New Zealand’s top franchisees of 2017 are a semi-retired couple who believe in working smarter, not harder. They also prove that some of the best o...
Franchise Association Calls For Positive Regulation
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13 February 2008 - The Franchise Association of New Zealand has come out in favour of franchise regulation with calls for six specific recommendati...
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’...
Crossing The Boundaries
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Singapore is the place to be in September when Global Franchising2002 returns
Helping franchisees #5 – the Banker’s View
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Westpac’s Franchise Team has been working with franchisors and franchisees throughout New Zealand to find practical solutions to the cashflow crisi...
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...
Measurement & Management
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Leith Oliver offers advice on measuring your business performance and suggests a Warrant of Fitness check for franchisors. It could lead to a Franc...
Buying Group or Franchise?
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Is a franchise just a buying group with more fees? Colin Taylor explores the differences
multi-unit franchising
FAD OR STRATEGY?
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Good franchisees are hard to find, so should they be encouraged to own more than one outlet? Win Robinson considers the issues.
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...
Why Buy A New Franchise?
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12 good reasons why buying a new franchise can make more sense than buying an existing one
Australian Franchise Awards - 2010 results
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The Franchise Council of Australia has named the winners of its 2010 Excellence in Franchising Awards.
7 things your lawyer should tell you before you buy a franchise
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Scott Goodwin and Nicole Duncan outline the most important factors
MTP Renovations & Maintenance
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MTP Renovations & Maintenance is primarily a sales and project management business.
What's in the franchise agreement?
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At the very heart of any franchise relationship is a lengthy legal document - the franchise agreement. But what should you expect to find in one, a...
Sharing the lessons of McDonald's
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Al Dunn spent 31 years with McDonald's before establishing his own consulting business. In a 2008 issue of Franchise New Zealand magazine, he answe...
The Challenge of Change
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Greg Nathan discusses how to get franchisee buy-in and commitment to change
GOING OFFSHORE? your next step
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Franchising lends itself well to the international business environment - but how should you go about it? Stephen Giles and Win Robinson present a ...
Georgie Pie - the brand that refuses to die
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April 2012 - Should McDonald's bring back Georgie Pie? Their new MD says they're damned if they do, damned if they don't. What are their options?
GOOD CITIZENS
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Every business gets asked to support charitable causes. How do franchises choose what to support?
TASTY - latest trends in food franchising
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September 2019 - Food and franchising go together like fish and chips, but the market’s changing faster than ever. Simon Lord looks at some of the ...
Franchise Awards 2014 / 2015 - Should've gone to...?
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15 November - Specsavers is the 2014/15 Franchise System of the Year and Ivy Joe of The Coffee Club is New Zealand's top franchisee for the third y...
Keeping your franchise network positive and resilient
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16 September 2021 - Valuable insights and tips from Greg Nathan, Founder of the Franchise Relationships Institute, based upon his recent presentati...
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ADVICE
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Why do you need a lawyer to check a franchise agreement before you sign?
Finding the pot of gold - the three legs of franchise success
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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...
Racing Ahead
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How buying a franchise can put you in control of achieving your personal and financial ambitions
VISION – Looking at the long term when buying a franchise
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Building a great business takes time. Can buying a franchise help you achieve your financial and life goals?
MARKETING FOR DEMAND
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Murray Streets explains how to turn your franchise business’s brand visibility into customer growth
Is Franchise Law A Step Closer?
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30 March 2008 - Franchise regulation is on the agenda after several high-profile problems. Simon Lord talks to the Commerce Minister and outlines f...
Why move to the regions to buy a business?
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When franchises advertise ‘opportunities nationwide’, they mean it. Simon Lord finds good reasons why business buyers should look outside the cities