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Pacific Franchise Group is an investment company focused on acquiring and supporting service-based franchise systems across Australia and New Zeala...
What do field managers really do?
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One of the biggest benefits of buying a franchise is the on-the-spot support you get to build your business. Simon Lord talked to some of New Zeala...
How Are Franchises Responding to Recession?
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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...
Making Franchisee Conferences Work
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In any franchise, the annual conference is always a major event. Here are some tips from an experienced franchisor on making the most of getting ev...
Strength In Numbers
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Franchisees are feeling much more positive than independent small business owners. Why does buying a franchise give you such big advantages over go...
Franchise figures honoured
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12 November 2016 - Two people who have made huge contributions to franchising were honoured at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards
Franchise Awards 1998 - Full Results
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October 1998 - First-time entrant Rosemary Gore is New Zealand’s Franchisee of the Year, while Star Mart takes out the Franchise System title
Hair franchisees ready to reopen
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23 November 2021 - Just Cuts franchisees are prepared for re-opening thanks to proven app from the franchisor
Survey shows franchises compare well in broader SME sector
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An Australian survey finds franchises have better revenue performance than the average non-franchised SME, with more forward planning enabling them...
Making A Fair Deal
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Maurice Walker, Peter Woods and Janine McCartney discuss the ways franchisors and franchisees should communicate before any franchise is sold in or...
Manukau franchisees in global Top 10
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May 2015 - Franchisees Bruce and Lynette Hopkins, of Speedy Signs Manukau, have been named among the Top 10 achievers in the world-wide Sign-A-Rama...
Finding the pot of gold - the three legs of franchise success
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Buying a franchise doesn’t guarantee you a pot of gold – you have to work at it, says Eric Chester. Some top-performing New Zealand franchisees hel...
This Tuesday – franchise event in Wellington
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Franchisors, franchisees, and anyone interested in learning more about franchising are all welcome to a franchise networking event being run in Wel...
BEFORE YOU FRANCHISE: FIVE PILLARS FOR A STRONG AND RESPONSIBLE START
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Dr Callum Floyd of Franchize Consultants explains what you should do to prepare your business for long-term success if you are thinking about adopt...
Franchisees charged more as employers under visa scheme
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June 2022 – Franchisees have been singled out for special treatment under the new Accredited Employer Work Visa policy being implemented next month...
Australia's first joint employer prosecution against franchisor
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10 February 2023 – Australia’s first prosecution of a franchisor for wage underpayments by its franchisees has commenced in the Federal Court more ...
Club Physical – the dangers of WARRING IN PUBLIC
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28 February 2013 - The dispute between the Club Physical franchisor and a multiple franchisee has attracted a lot of media interest. What are the i...
Home Sweet Home
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There are over 2,000 home services franchisees in New Zealand. What is the appeal of this franchise sector, and what should you look for? Simon Lor...
Helping franchisees #5 – the Banker’s View
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Westpac’s Franchise Team has been working with franchisors and franchisees throughout New Zealand to find practical solutions to the cashflow crisi...
Franchise Awards 2013/2014 - Unique double as history repeats
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Bethlehem’s Ivy Joe stays on top as New Zealand's top franchisee and The Coffee Club reigns supreme in the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards for...
What's in a name - franchisee or franchise owner?
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An article from our archives (December 2011) explores the implications of varying the terminology used in franchising.
World Franchise Council speaks out on franchisee independence
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October 2014 - The World Franchise Council has responded to concerns about what it sees as a growing trend internationally for franchisors and fran...
2024 Survey - Franchising health check shows strong pulse
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Findings of the 2024 Franchising New Zealand survey conducted by the Massey University Business School show that franchising is in solid shape.
New franchise scheme called ‘meaningless and dangerous’
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27 April 2016 - A specialist lawyer and the Franchise Association have spoken out against a new scheme which offers franchises ‘warrants of fitness...
What makes great franchisees tick?
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Findings from the Franchise Relationships Institute originally released in 2011 show that having good family and social support is a major predicto...
What makes some go boom and others go bust
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Why do some franchise networks build on their success while others go downhill? Win Robinson shares some secrets and asks the provocative question ...
Franchising - the best education young businesspeople can get
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While franchising isn’t considered valuable enough to be taught in our universities, joining a franchise and working with franchisees can be a supe...
Franchising starts 2019 with hint of optimism
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1 February 2019 – Business confidence seems to be creeping back after several quarters of pessimism, and franchising is no exception. The latest Fr...
Private equity and franchising can make bad bed-fellows
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August 2017 - The problems surrounding Veritas Investment's franchised brands will make investors wary of franchises - but is it franchising or the...
Franchise awards 2015 - Keeping it in the family
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14 November 2015 – The Hall family of Columbus Coffee are New Zealand’s top franchisees, and Paramount Services is Supreme Franchise System of the ...