FANZ turns 20 in style
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July 2016 - The Franchise Association's 20th birthday went off with a bang as over 100 people gathered to celebrate.
Franchise Lending Summit for Auckland
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March 2024 – The first Franchise Lending Summit in New Zealand is taking place in Auckland on Thursday 14 March
Franchise restraints: case-by-case approach means outcomes vary
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October 2016 – Deirdre Watson shares three lessons on the most recent High Court cases involving restraints of trade and good faith in franchising
Australian Franchise Awards – 2019 Results
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25 October 2019 – San Churro enjoyed the sweet taste of victory in this year’s Australian franchise awards
Case study: Rodney Wayne Hairdressing
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Rodney Wayne is one of New Zealand’s pioneer franchisors. When he franchised his successful chain of hairdressing salons in the 1980s he was one of...
Gym brands come together in global first for Nelson
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13 January 2020 – Lift Brands is to integrate a 9Round franchise into a newly-modernised Snap Fitness gym in Nelson
How the digital future can improve franchisee performance
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May 2013 - While internet retailing is threatening some franchises, others are using online technology to improve service standards
McDonald's - The Myth & The Magic
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Simon Lord looks at the facts and philosophies behind McDonald's - the best-known franchise in the world
The Gold in the Mine
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Manage your knowledge and be more competitive. Leith Oliver suggests some tools to help you make the most of this most vital of assets
The Cheesecake Shop
Opportunity
You don’t need to be a baker, our excellent training course teaches you how.
The Alternative Board
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The Alternative Board, a leading international franchise organisation, seeks franchisees to facilitate peer board meetings and offer executive coac...
The Wheel Magician
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We have developed a system which provides mag wheel repairs to a very high standard in a short space of times. This means you have delighted custom...
The Franchise Coach
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Comprehensive advice on franchise system development. Feasibility studies, manuals, documentation, legal briefs, franchisee recruitment, exporting ...
The Leather Doctor
Opportunity
The Leather Doctor is New Zealand’s largest mobile leather and vinyl cleaning, repair and restoration network. Leather Doctors are provided extensi...
The Local Guys
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The Local Guys are a service-based franchise operating four divisions: Electrical Test & Tag, Pest Control, Carpet Cleaning and Cleaning. Our c...
When support really matters
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How does being part of a franchise help when the unthinkable happens and the whole country goes into lockdown? Here are some lessons from 2020.
2019 Franchise Awards – finalists announced
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11 October 2019 – Who will win the 2019 Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards?
2017 survey confirms NZ is the most franchised country in the world
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The Franchising New Zealand Survey 2017 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check
Franchise Awards 2002 - Full Results
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This year's Franchise Awards were the most competitive yet. Our full report details all the winners and explains what made them stand out from the ...
FRANCHISING 101
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Sometimes, you just need to know the basics – we find out how franchising started in New Zealand, answer five common questions about franchising an...
Creating A Franchise Giant - the story of Paper Plus
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From our archives - March 2006. Garry Donoghue oversaw the transformation of a company that started out as a simple buying group into the biggest r...
The horrors of the Holidays Act
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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...
The Right Side of The Law
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December – 2022 Might some franchisors’ attempts to help their franchisees with financing, pricing or selling cause them to fall foul of some unexp...
Immigration: The State of the Nation
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Immigration provides a vital contribution to New Zealand society; its economy, its resources, and its communities. It enables families to reunite, ...
2021 Franchise Survey Results - Franchising Counts
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The Franchising New Zealand Survey 2021 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check
Streetwise Coffee
Opportunity
Designer-built, takeaway coffee outlets specialising in coffee for people on the go.
McDonald's Lessons Don't Always Apply
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McDonald's is generally recognised not just as the best-known but also probably the best franchise on the world. That's great for them, but the exp...
InXpress crowned champions at Global Franchise Awards
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31 May 2021 – At the Global Franchise Awards, 2021, InXpress showed they’re in a class of their own when they won not just the White Collar Franchi...
Listed Australian franchise under fire
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19 December 2017 - A series of articles overseas has accused one of Australia’s largest franchisors of causing multiple franchisee failures through...
SERVICES STRUGGLING
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Franchises and the businesses that support them are among those identified in the recent Performance of Service Index (PSI) as experiencing recessi...
