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With lessons for buyers and sellers alike, the 2024 New Zealand Prospective Franchisee Research survey is the second in a series conducted by Franc...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force across the globe, with innumerable existing and potential applications, but how ...

July 2025 – The latest global ranking of countries by franchise potential shows New Zealand in a top position, out-performing other APAC countries ...

Advertising provides the life blood for many businesses, so it's important that it says the right things. We provide a light-hearted look at what c...

Reputable franchisors never use high-pressure sales tactics, but some companies do. Rory MacDonald suggests some of the tricks to look out for and ...

12 December 2013 – New recommendations on a controversial employment bill recognise the independence of franchisees but say it’s who generates the ...

Attracting potential franchisees means a franchisor needs to present their opportunity in the best possible light. That means showing them what it ...

How do you work out whether a business opportunity is right for you? Our toolbox shows you how to get all the help you need

Auckland courier driver and business owner Kwong Lui has reached a major milestone. The 61 year old moved his 2 millionth parcel, 20 years after mo...

How does being part of a franchise help when the unthinkable happens and the whole country goes into lockdown? We’ve been finding out what franchis...

7 February 2023 – Westpac has  established a $1million flood relief fund to support its small business customers who have been affected by the rece...

A series of encouraging reports throughout November and December of 2025 and the start of January 2026 suggest that the New Zealand economy is star...

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

McDonald’s are selling pies, school kids are buying sushi, you can eat like a caveman at your local café and Kiwis hold world sales records for two...

What’s it really like being a franchisee? In this edited extract from his new book, US speaker and former franchisee Scott Greenberg describes his ...

4 July 2022 – Small business lending specialist, Prospa, has launched a new Line of Credit product which allows business owners to tap into flexibl...

A 2022 survey had some lessons for prospective franchisees as well as franchisors. Dr Callum Floyd and Adrienne Heard of Franchize Consultants and ...

November 2012 - New Zealand's top franchisee comes from Bay of Plenty as The Coffee Club takes both major titles at the Westpac New Zealand Franchi...

14 November 2010 - Columbus Coffee took the Franchise System title for the second year running while a Civic Video franchisee from Glenfield is New...

2 April 2014 - The Federal Government in Australia has detailed changes to that country's franchise legislation, the Franchising Code of Conduct, w...

16 January 2019 ­– Josh Bradley (17) has graduated from Hell Pizza’s ‘Active in HELL’ programme, a scheme to support youths with intellectual disab...

17 April 2022 – McDonald's spent a record amount on ingredients from Kiwi farmers, growers and bakers last year, with the majority being exported t...

Paramount Commercial Cleaning has been named New Zealand's top franchise for 2008 in a stunning victory for the home-grown system. The Supreme Awar...

August 2016 – Four of New Zealand’s top international achievers came together at the Franchise Conference for a gripping panel session on how to ex...

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

January 2012 - A recent study by Massey University suggested that conflict is commonplace in franchise relationships but that it is not always well...

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...

21 August 2019 – Escalating trade war will affect NZ, but economists think the Reserve Bank’s actions will prove effective for now. A short-term ri...

The 2026 Franchising Outlook survey found higher confidence levels in general business conditions and system growth prospects, although a shortage ...

In a market where businesses in general have been struggling with rising costs and customers are watching their wallets, fast food and takeaways se...