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20 February 2018 - The latest Quarterly Economic Overview from Westpac deals with ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ after Statistics NZ revised it...

28 October 2021 – Businesses are self-funding new, faster Covid tests 

An Australian survey finds franchises have better revenue performance than the average non-franchised SME, with more forward planning enabling them...

28 May 2015 - New Zealand has risen to 17th place on an annual world competitiveness ranking

6 September 2018 - The Coffee Club is removing plastic straws from its 63 cafes across New Zealand and replacing them with paper straws

August 2023 – New report shows strengths and concerns of Aussie franchise sector

8 November 2021 – New Zealand franchising has lost one of its most highly-regarded leaders with the sudden death of Campbell McMahon, CEO of Super ...

We look beyond the current economic woes to reveal what readers are concentrating on as they research franchising and franchise networks

5 November 2019 - Franchising contributes 2.7% to the economies of the 47 member countries of the World Franchise Council (WFC), as announced at it...

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

26 October 2020 – NZ small businesses and consumers had the most positive outlook during Covid-19

March 2024 – The first Franchise Lending Summit in New Zealand is taking place in Auckland on Thursday 14 March

March 2024 – International visitors will take centre stage at connectXperience – the 2024 National Franchise Conference

Franchisors anticipate the gradual economic recovery will improve business results for both their franchisees' and their own businesses, according ...

August 2025 – The latest Westpac Economic Overview tries to answer New Zealand's big question - "Are we there yet?"

Prominent franchise specialist lawyer and notary Stewart Germann has been internationally recognised for his outstanding contribution to the notari...

20 December 2018 - After many years of wondering and waiting, New Zealand is to get its first IKEA stores.

Featuring photographs and research acquired through field work in over 50 countries, Gary He's new book shows how franchises like McDonald's must a...

Westpac and other major banks cut interest rates again after this week's OCR drop, with likely further cuts ahead

23 June 2022 – The New Zealand arm of the well-known Wendy’s hamburger chain is on the market, including all 22 company-owned stores

7 March – Hell’s new CEO, Josh Drake, is swapping craft beer for pizza as the former Panhead GM takes on the challenge of leading one of New Zealan...

26 February 2020 - Business.govt.nz has brought together information from 15 government departments so businesses can access all they need to know ...

March 2020 – The US Commercial Service is inviting NZ franchisors and investors to the International Franchise Expo in October

In the first article, Steve Davis looked at common types of fraud which can affect both franchisees and franchisors. Here he suggests some controls...

June 2016 - 75 cent Big Macs as Macca’s Queen Street revisits the good old days

How are franchisors helping their franchisees during the current Covid-19 crisis? In the fourth article in this series, we talk to Pukeko Rental Ma...

Updated 9 July 2015 - The recent FranData report on the state of the franchise sector in Australia has drawn criticism for its attack on academic r...

10 December 2020 – Government plans hard cap for merchant services fees to encourage contactless payment; consultation sought

Immigration New Zealand has released updates and figures on visas processed, investigations and suspensions against accredited employer since chang...

November 2022 - The Franchise Association has appointed three new Life Members in recognition of their long-term contribution to the franchise sector