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A change of attitude by Immigration New Zealand in 2014 made it harder for franchisees to find suitable staff at a time when unemployment is declin...

29 June 2020  – Caci have announced a new partnership with the country’s leading private company investor

23 June 2022 – The New Zealand arm of the well-known Wendy’s hamburger chain is on the market, including all 22 company-owned stores

Revolutionary K-Scan technology combines advanced 3-light imaging with AI analysis to provide ultra-personalised hair and scalp diagnosis

Younger, more diverse buyers are increasingly entering the market as older owners step aside.  

New developments emerge as previously banned director and franchise 'consultant' Campbell Spencer returns to public attention.

25 February 2019 ­– With a proposed capital gains tax the major talking point at the moment, Philip Morrison of Franchise Accountants looks at poss...

24 September 2019 – Proposed changes to the Fair Trading Act would extend current consumer protections against unfair contract terms to apply to bu...

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

29 April 2020 – Jacinda Ardern has responded to requests from business and industry groups for Government action to bring landlords to the negotiat...

10 December 2020 – Government plans hard cap for merchant services fees to encourage contactless payment; consultation sought

28 October 2021 – Businesses are self-funding new, faster Covid tests 

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...

From our archives - March 2004. Carlos Spencer takes up a new challenge as a franchisee with Esquires Coffee House.

May 2020 - Westpac’s latest Quarterly Economic Overview suggests that Covid-19 will cast a shadow over the economy for years, but that recovery wil...

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...

25 May 2018 - New Zealand’s leading courier company has promoted key senior management as it looks to roll out new leading-edge technologies

March 2016 - What can statistics about small business failure rates usefully tell us about franchising? Not a lot, suggests Simon Lord

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

The November 2024 Westpac Quarterly Economic Overview will bring music to many ears...

It’s been 10 years since the start of the new millennium. Simon Lord examines what the decade has brought for franchisors and franchisees

The Franchise Council of Australia has named the winners of its 2010 Excellence in Franchising Awards.

Stronger population growth, rising business confidence and a rebound in milk prices point to an enduring period of growth for the New Zealand econo...

20 April 2018 - Franchisors and service providers report mixed sentiments as business confidence stays low

11 April 2019 – The franchise sector remains nervous about the current business outlook, though more positive than general business

Thinking of buying a mobile franchise or a man-in-a-van business? Here are some questions to ask