MANAGING CASH FLOW EFFECTIVELY
Advisor Profile
Westpac’s Daniel Cloete provides a quick guide to managing cash flow for franchised businesses.
PRIVACY PRINCIPLE
Advisor Profile
Katrina Hammon of Wynn Williams explains what franchises need to know about new privacy law changes
What's The Best Franchise For You?
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With hundreds of franchise opportunities to choose from, how do you choose one that's going to perform for you? Here's our road map to starting up ...
How much would franchise regulation cost?
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June 2009 - Australian research suggests legislation changes cost franchisors $9 million last year alone
Franchise advice for migrants to NZ
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December 2009 - What can new migrants expect when they buy a franchise – and what should they look out for? Philip Morrison offers some advice
give your franchise A HEAD START
Article
How can you best prepare for running your own business? Lorraine Lord takes some advice
looking for a PART-TIME FRANCHISE?
Article
Can you turn spare time into spare cash?
Franchise agreements escape consumer law reform
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Franchise agreements will not now be caught up in proposals by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to reform consumer law. Originally, it was feared t...
Standard franchise agreement row rumbles on
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April 2011 - Opposition to the Auckland District Law Society’s plan to launch a standard form franchise agreement has drawn support from overseas.
franchise buyers SHOP AROUND, survey shows
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A survey has shown that franchise buyers often end up choosing a business in a completely different industry from the one they first started invest...
Buy a business - buy a franchise
Article
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...
Who should write your franchise manuals?
Article
October 2015 - When it comes to consultants and the production of franchise manuals, you don’t always get what you pay for.
Australian Franchise Awards
– 2017 Results
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11 October 2017 – Two names familiar to New Zealanders took out the top titles at this year’s MYOB FCA Excellence in Franchising Awards
Coffee franchise embraces Chinese social media
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29 August 2018 – Columbus Coffee is using the Chinese WeChat app to reach new customers and offer new payment options. There’s also a WeChat group ...
Coffee franchise named best for service
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January 2019 – The Coffee Club has scooped gold in the Reader’s Digest quality service awards
2024 training programmes – improving franchise performance
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Four training programmes being held in May/June/July 2024 are designed to address the needs of the owners and managers of franchise systems, field ...
Smith&Smith buys the Exceed franchise
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2 August 2021 - Vehicle glass repair and replacement company Smith&Smith has acquired Exceed, the nationwide window and door hardware repair fr...
New partner for franchise law specialists
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1 April 2022 – Khushbu Sundarji has become a partner at Stewart Germann Law Office
2022 Franchise Awards open for entry
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June 2022 – Only a couple of months since the 2021 winners were announced, the 2022 Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards are open for entry. The ne...
SUCCESS – what makes a quality franchise?
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Buying the right franchise can take the fear out of starting your own business – but how do you choose a good one? Simon Lord suggests what to look...
More speakers announced for Franchise Conference
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June 2023 – The impact of AI and Chat GPT on franchising will be among the topics discussed at this year's National Franchise Conference in Christc...
Franchise New Zealand media changes hands
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24 January 2024 – Franchise New Zealand has joined forces with Eden Exchange to take its multi-media platforms into a new era
Thinking of buying a franchise business?
Article
With interest rates dropping, agriculture doing well and tourism improving, disposable income is projected to increase, prompting more people to lo...
International franchise brands find NZ attractive
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July 2025 – The latest global ranking of countries by franchise potential shows New Zealand in a top position, out-performing other APAC countries ...
Franchisees miss out as visa policy review delayed
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4 July 2023 – MBIE has delayed an expected review of its treatment of franchisee-owned businesses under its Accredited Employer Work Visa programme
Researching Your Franchisor
Article
Buying any sort of business always involves a certain amount of risk, but there's an expectation that when you buy a franchise that risk will be su...
My Dear Franchisees
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In this extract from her recently re-published book, Ann Andrews writes a letter to help new franchisees know what to expect
Employees or Franchisees?
Article
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...
Who pays for price promotions?
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Franchisors and franchisees should be wary of how they structure sales promotions
Advice Makes All The Difference
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Wondering how to choose the right franchise for you? Getting the right advice from the right people can set you on the path to success