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Updated 27 October 2017 - Pre-election uncertainties caused a slow-down in business confidence which extended into the post-election period. How wi...

How do you decide whether a business opportunity is right for you? Here’s a guide to working it out with links to all the resources you need to mak...

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

John Paynter reports the results of the FANZ Survey of Franchising 2001, sponsored by The National Bank

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

11 October 2016 - Initial results from the Franchising Australia 2016 survey show that sales and employment within franchising are up slightly sinc...

Simon Lord outlines three different approaches to franchising and invites comment from the experts

From the Archives: September 2001 - The Franchising Code of Practice was launched in July 1997. Simon Lord examines the impact it has had, and asks...

One of the questions that anyone who works in franchising is regularly asked is ‘What’s the next big thing, then?’ Here are some thoughts to help r...

In the second part of our review of the last decade in New Zealand franchising, we look at the way that systems and perceptions have changed

Is inability to raise funding stopping people buying into good opportunities?

May 2011 - A seminar conducted at Massey University’s Albany campus provided an interesting comparison of trans-Tasman franchising.

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

At least half of your waking hours are spent working for someone else. If that is what you want, and you find your work fulfilling, that’s great. B...

1 April 2009 - Franchisors shouldn't rejoice too soon over the recent Court of Appeal decision in the James Home Services case

February 2019 - From learner to leader: we look at how franchising can help someone with no experience in an industry develop a world-class business

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