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A new account of the complicated role the fast-food industry plays in African-American communities has been awarded the USA's top prize for journalism

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

Highly-respected franchise banker Dean Madsen is facing a new challenge – swimming across Lake Taupō to raise funds for Parkinson’s New Zealand

When the time comes to sell your franchise, how do you get the right price for it? Grant Garraway helps you draw up a plan

December 2009 - What can new migrants expect when they buy a franchise – and what should they look out for? Philip Morrison offers some advice

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...

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...

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

Entering into business with someone you’ve only just met should involve careful research, says Sally Knight

11 October 2019 – Who will win the 2019 Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards?

December 2009 - What are the lessons for potential franchise buyers from the successful prosecution of two men for misrepresentation in selling fra...

March 2009 - The prospect of franchise legislation seems to have receded following last year's review by the Ministry of Economic Development.

May 2015 - Franchisees Bruce and Lynette Hopkins, of Speedy Signs Manukau, have been named among the Top 10 achievers in the world-wide Sign-A-Rama...

7 July 2015 - A new report has questioned the size of the Australian franchise sector while finding that NZ's franchise sector ranks third internat...

20 September 2018 - A proposed ruling from the USA on responsibility of franchisors for staff employed by franchisees could help influence internat...

July 2019 – The world’s biggest food franchise is also one of the ten hottest brands on the planet, according to a recent report

Franchisors, franchisees, and anyone interested in learning more about franchising are all welcome to a franchise networking event being run in Wel...

24 January 2024 – Franchise New Zealand has joined forces with Eden Exchange to take its multi-media platforms into a new era 

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

6 March 2009 - The Court of Appeal has delivered an extremely important judgement for the franchise sector in respect of a long-running case involv...

December 2009. The name of franchise consultant Campbell Shorland Spencer has been published as a banned director and manager on the New Zealand Co...

A sharp increase in casual and fixed-term employment is raising questions about job security, workforce flexibility and how New Zealand businesses ...

July 2013 – The Franchise Association has proposed that its members should be granted automatic exemption from a change to Part 6a of the Employmen...

22 January 2015 - Fastway, one of New Zealand’s best-known home-grown franchises, has been sold to a global company based in Dubai but franchise ag...

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.

2 June 2020 - To mobilise and support small businesses impacted by Covid-19, Toyota New Zealand will provide 100 businesses with a free SUV for 12 ...

Franchising lends itself well to the international business environment - but how should you go about it? Stephen Giles and Win Robinson present a ...

2012 archive - Franchise consultant Campbell Shorland Spencer was in court earlier this month for allegedly breaching the ban on his acting as a co...

May 2012 - I own a franchise and am thinking about selling it. Can you give me any direction on who I could talk to regarding valuing an existing f...

A draft bill before the Commerce Select Committee could see franchisors having to apply for exemption from laws designed to prevent collaborative a...