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As the weather improves at last, some people are already having to return to work. Would owning your own business give you more of what you desire?...

1 February 2019 – Business confidence seems to be creeping back after several quarters of pessimism, and franchising is no exception. The latest Fr...

When you’re running a small business, sometimes it’s hard to find the time to plan ahead. One of the benefits of being a franchisee can be that you...

12 good reasons why buying a new franchise can make more sense than buying an existing one

What are the benefits and drawbacks of working together with your spouse? Simon Lord talks to three couples who are partners in life and work

9 September 2012 - Dunedin-based franchise Crest Commercial Cleaning has launched a campaign aimed at forcing a decision on uncertainty in the Empl...

October 2015 - When it comes to consultants and the production of franchise manuals, you don’t always get what you pay for.

June 2016 - 45 members of the World Franchise Council gathered in Italy to discuss joint employer legislation and share information on franchising ...

5th October 2017 – After a sales decline last year, global franchises are on the rise again, says a US publication. Who's growing and who's struggl...

December 2018 - The country’s leading business brokerage firm, Link, has completed its second successful capital raise, raising a further NZ$3.45m.

23 January 2024 – Plant-based fast food chain Lord of the Fries is looking for a new master franchisee to drive growth

Australia shifts their focus on franchisee ROI from best practice to legal expectation. Dr Callum Floyd explores the impact for New Zealand franchises

Murray Streets explains how to turn your franchise business’s brand visibility into customer growth

October 2010 - The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is proposing to extend some elements of consumer law into business-to-business standard form contra...

April 2011 - Opposition to the Auckland District Law Society’s plan to launch a standard form franchise agreement has drawn support from overseas.

How have franchisees responded to the latest Level 4 and Level 3 restrictions? Estelle Logan of V.I.P. Home Services checked in to find out

24 September 2021 - When one franchise had too much work and the other had too little, two well-known franchise brands worked together 

June 2023 – Two leading figures in the world of franchising have been recognised in Australia’s King’s Birthday Honours List

20 September 2023 – The latest newsletter from business brokers ABC suggests that good business opportunities are in high demand thanks to record i...

2 May 2024 – Restaurant Brands’ sales in New Zealand were up by more than 15 percent in the first quarter of 2024

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

Want to own your own business? Buying a franchise can provide you with some big advantages over going it alone

21 March 2017 – Record net annual migration levels continue, Statistics New Zealand said today, bringing larger numbers of migrants into the countr...

In the third of our lockdown series looking at what franchisors are doing to help their franchisees, we talk to pre-school educators Just Kidz

2 August 2021 – Prospa has exceeded expectations by lending its total government allocation under the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme to SMEs acr...

Franchises tend to do pretty well in a recession, but that doesn't mean that franchisors or franchisees can afford to be complacent. Franchises whi...

When you're buying or setting up a franchise, it's important to get accurate and useful advice. Stewart Germann offers some hints on choosing the r...

Maurice Walker, Peter Woods and Janine McCartney discuss the ways franchisors and franchisees should communicate before any franchise is sold in or...

Could your business be the next McDonald’s or Fastway Couriers? Win Robinson describes what you need to do to turn your opportunity into action