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How buying a franchise can put you in control of achieving your personal and financial ambitions

Building a great business takes time. Can buying a franchise help you achieve your financial and life goals?

Murray Streets explains how to turn your franchise business’s brand visibility into customer growth

30 March 2008 - Franchise regulation is on the agenda after several high-profile problems. Simon Lord talks to the Commerce Minister and outlines f...

When franchises advertise ‘opportunities nationwide’, they mean it. Simon Lord finds good reasons why business buyers should look outside the cities

As the weather improves at last, some people are already having to return to work. Would owning your own business give you more of what you desire?...

Want to own your own business? Buying a franchise can provide you with some big advantages over going it alone

Franchisees are feeling much more positive than independent small business owners. Why does buying a franchise give you such big advantages over go...

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

News stories show need for franchises to be ready to handle hostile social and professional media

In any franchise, the annual conference is always a major event. Here are some tips from an experienced franchisor on making the most of getting ev...

Dr Callum Floyd describes how to franchise a business and build business value

How does being part of a franchise help when the unthinkable happens and the whole country goes into lockdown? Here are some lessons from 2020.

Would you make a good franchisee? Margaret Wyn helps you answer the question for yourself

Greg Nathan details the essential factors a franchise system must have in order to succeed

March 2009 - Simon Lord looks at the opportunities and issues facing franchise buyers and franchisors in the South Island

In the second of two articles from 2005 on building a global franchise, the founder of Fastway Couriers, Bill McGowan, discusses the development of...

From the archives - December 2011: Some franchises like to promote themselves as ‘lifestyle opportunities’ – but what does this really mean? Simon ...

Franchise lawyer Michael Bright explains how to get off to the best possible start in your new business

June 2022 – Franchisees have been singled out for special treatment under the new Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. Simon Lord looks at what li...

March 2008 - TV presenter and cover girl Mary Lambie tells us what she's learned in her new career as a Subway franchisee.

Giles Brown & Daniel Munns outline changes in technology that offer new efficiencies, new opportunities and new threats for franchisees and fra...

March 2011 - Chinese immigrants are increasingly turning to franchising as a way of getting into business in New Zealand. Simon Lord hears expert o...

September 2025 - If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own business, there are hundreds of different opportunities in New Zealand. Here’s a guide t...

December 2007 - Gehan Gunasekara adds his thoughts to the debate on franchise legislation. He argues that New Zealand should follow its own path in...

Findings from the Franchise Relationships Institute originally released in 2011 show that having good family and social support is a major predicto...