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In a well-attended webinar held yesterday, organised by the U.S. Commercial Service and the International Trade Organisation, U.S.-based franchisor...

14 October 2015 – New Zealand’s own Fastway Couriers was named International Franchisor of the Year at the Australian Franchise Awards last night

May 2006 - A Nelson business broker has fired a broadside at incompetent franchise consultants

11 October 2017 – Two names familiar to New Zealanders took out the top titles at this year’s MYOB FCA Excellence in Franchising Awards

What have the Romans done for us? That's one of the classic lines from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" - but it will sound familiar to any franchiso...

3 May 2016 - McDonald's is launching its all-day breakfast nationally tomorrow

Want a bigger opportunity? Taking up a regional or national master franchise could offer the challenges and rewards you seek, suggests Simon Lord

September 2012 - Lessons from the University of Life: New Zealand’s oldest and youngest franchisees share their experiences

June 2015 – A new law is possibly the most significant ever to have affected franchising in New Zealand, says barrister Deirdre Watson

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

21 August 2019 – Escalating trade war will affect NZ, but economists think the Reserve Bank’s actions will prove effective for now. A short-term ri...

13 February 2023 – Brand Machine, the well-known marketing software provider to the franchise industry, has re-branded to Storyteq

6 March 2022 ­– Friendly rivals from the same industry won the two biggest titles at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards tonight. Here’s our f...

March 2011 - John Barley discusses ways that franchisors and franchisees can prepare for the worst and protect their livelihoods in the event of di...

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?...

That’s one of the classic lines from Monty Python’s Life of Brian – but it will sound familiar to any franchisor, too. We imagine how things might ...

It's important to buy a business for the right reasons, but how do you know the difference between a good reason and a bad reason?

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

22 May 2019 – The latest Quarterly Economic Overview from Westpac predicts more stability in the global economy and the NZ economy to exceed 3 perc...

Updated 13 October 2016 - Poolwerx won the top title at the Australian Franchise Awards last night, with franchisee awards being spread over four d...

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...

June 2013 - As regulation of various kinds continues to be discussed in NZ, a new bill passed in the Californian Senate 'gives a bullet to franchis...

August 2017 - Two new appointees bring massive experience to the board of the Franchise Association of New Zealand

While franchising isn’t considered valuable enough to be taught in our universities, joining a franchise and working with franchisees can be a supe...

February 2017 - Employment issues continue to dog the franchise sector in Australia – are New Zealand franchisors prepared?

From the Archives: June 2020 - What do the expected recession and redundancies mean for franchising? Simon Lord and Nathan Bonney share some insights

27 August 2020 - Westpac’s Quarterly Economic Overview is more positive than might be expected. Here are some extracts, along with links to the ful...

15 May 2024 – The latest Economic Overview from Westpac says spring will come for New Zealand, although we need to do the hard yards through winter...

January 2021 – A new report from ABC Business Sales suggests that the current business sales market is experiencing a significant gap between suppl...