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12 November 2022 – Two home-grown beauty brands starred at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. Both were Supreme Award winners for the first ...

Every franchisee needs to make sales. Your biggest asset is your time - don't waste it, says Lloyd Hill.

March 2008 - TV presenter and cover girl Mary Lambie tells us what she's learned in her new career as a Subway franchisee.

November 1996 - Winners at the 1996 FANZ Franchise Awards all had something in common - they’re never satisfied. We look at New Zealand’s top franc...

How can a prospective franchisor ensure confidentiality from a consultant invited to prepare a franchising proposal and what might a franchising pl...

We complete our top ten list of misconceptions for people wanting to franchise their business

Finding business opportunities to suit a changing world

Bad publicity can happen to any company at any time. We look at some recent situations and offer practical advice for franchisors and franchisees o...

June 2010 - Craig Weston and Estelle Logan look at some of the issues surrounding changes in the GST regime

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?...

If you have a successful company, you might well like to expand it further. You might have been told by a consultant that you should franchise it. ...

Franchise Advisory Councils are an effective way of harnessing franchisees' ideas and driving systems forward, says Win Robinson

Here are 9 good reasons to start your own business – and 5 good reasons not to

When you are franchising your business, advice from a good consultant is invaluable – but choose that consultant wisely

Al Dunn spent 31 years with McDonald's before establishing his own consulting business. In a 2008 issue of Franchise New Zealand magazine, he answe...

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

Is it your dream to run your own business with your partner or a family member? Buying a franchise can make it come true. Greg Nathan provides some...

Greg Nathan discusses how to get franchisee buy-in and commitment to change

Over ten years, Fred Berni has identified the critical characteristics which high-performing franchisees have in common. In this article, he shares...

How can you best prepare for running your own business? Lorraine Lord takes some advice

From the archives - December 2011: Some franchises like to promote themselves as ‘lifestyle opportunities’ – but what does this really mean? Simon ...

Franchise lawyer Michael Bright explains how to get off to the best possible start in your new business

Professional advisors are sometimes criticised by franchisors for not really understanding franchising. In this article from our archives, here's h...

Building a great business takes time. Can buying a franchise help you achieve your financial and life goals?

Franchising can offer an inexpensive way to go into business with some real support behind you, says Simon Lord

August 2018 – A recent news story about a franchisee who posted some ill-advised adverts on Facebook and the media storm that followed illustrates ...

Westpac’s Franchise Team has been working with franchisors and franchisees throughout New Zealand to find practical solutions to the cashflow crisi...

In every issue of Franchise New Zealand magazine we feature and 'Ask The Experts' column. In this extract, Jeff Elgin explains what a franchisor is...

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...