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These days, you wouldn’t dare buy a house without a pre-purchase inspection – so don’t do it with a franchise, either. Don’t let the jargon put you...

Lorraine Lord and Philip Morrison look behind the figures to evaluate the true cost of buying a franchise and suggest ways to set up your new busin...

August 2020 - A recent news story about a Bottle-O franchisee has again demonstrated the risk to franchise brands of franchisees breaching their em...

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

March 2015 - Franchise Infinity, the tablet-based franchise management system, is catching the eye of some of NZ’s best-known franchises

Changing times have created more opportunities for franchises and franchise buyers

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...

In every issue of Franchise New Zealand magazine we feature and 'Ask The Experts' column. In this extract, Jeff Elgin explains what a franchisor is...

24 March 2021 – Broker says housing policy could make buying a business a more attractive option for investors - but how many will do it?

Too many businesses decline or fail to perform as well as they could because the owners or managers lack financial skills and the ability to pay at...

SEP 2019 - A large number of new franchises have launched on to the New Zealand market over the last five years. Simon Lord suggests some things to...

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

30 May 2018 - The Government has announced that it will review the Holidays Act 2003. This will be welcome news for franchises who are battling wit...

May 2019 - Franchisors, franchisees and master franchisees are encouraged to enter the 25th Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards

What happens to the franchise agreement when you buy or sell an existing franchise? Michael Bright provides a brief guide

The focus was on franchisees at this year’s Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. Nigel and Carmeena Heney of Columbus Coffee were named Supreme Fr...

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

31 January 2023 - The flooding in Auckland and the Upper North Island will see franchisees needing help and support to deal with the consequences. ...

What importance should you place on a work or income guarantee?

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

Philip Morrison provides an introduction to what you need to think about when franchising a business

12 November 2022 – Two home-grown beauty brands starred at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. Both were Supreme Award winners for the first ...

Daniel Cloete of Westpac answers some common questions regarding funding a franchise and the issues influencing a franchised business

We look back at some of the winners and how the Awards have helped New Zealand become the most franchised country in the world

November 1996 - Winners at the 1996 FANZ Franchise Awards all had something in common - they’re never satisfied. We look at New Zealand’s top franc...

Franchise Advisory Councils are an effective way of harnessing franchisees' ideas and driving systems forward, says Win Robinson