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Increasing numbers of Australian franchises are crossing the Tasman. What should Kiwi buyers look out for? Editor's note: First published March 200...

30 March 2008 - Franchise regulation is on the agenda after several high-profile problems. Simon Lord talks to the Commerce Minister and outlines f...

Franchisees are feeling much more positive than independent small business owners. Why does buying a franchise give you such big advantages over go...

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...

14 February 2018 – Dream Doors has appointed its first US master franchisee and an advisory board with serious credentials

From the Archives: 2019 - A Subway franchisee made the company a ‘priority focus’ for Labour Inspectorate investigators. How can franchisors preven...

19 November 2019 – McDonald’s has agreed to backdate miscalculated holiday pay for 10 years under an agreement with the Labour Inspectorate. It’s j...

Scott Goodwin and Nicole Duncan outline the most important factors

Findings from the Franchise Relationships Institute originally released in 2011 show that having good family and social support is a major predicto...

November 1997 - Winners of the 1997 Franchisee and Franchise System of the Year titles share a passion for making their businesses even better

Greg Nathan explains how franchisees' needs and expectations change as they become more established

February 2011 - A plan by the Auckland District Law Society Inc to launch a standard format franchise agreement has drawn immediate fire from franc...

New Zealand’s top franchisees of 2017 are a semi-retired couple who believe in working smarter, not harder. They also prove that some of the best o...

Franchise lawyer David Foster explains what to expect in a franchise agreement and what it means for your future.

October 1998 - First-time entrant Rosemary Gore is New Zealand’s Franchisee of the Year, while Star Mart takes out the Franchise System title

Franchising helps experienced executives, managers and salespeople get off the corporate treadmill and into their own business

February 2009 - Reality television gives a false impression of franchising to intending franchisees and franchisors

An article from our archives (December 2011) explores the implications of varying the terminology used in franchising.

To succeed in franchising, you need good people skills as well as a good business model. Sadly, many new franchisors don't make the grade.

October 2015 - When it comes to consultants and the production of franchise manuals, you don’t always get what you pay for.

25 November 2020 – As email attacks and fraud grow, new data privacy laws require businesses to be aware of their governance and compliance respons...

Philip Morrison provides an introduction to what you need to think about when franchising a business

November 2000 - The winners of this year’s Franchise Awards set higher standards than ever. Here's our full report.

Good relationships between franchisors and franchisees depend partly on a clear understanding of what the franchisor is charging for and how they a...

February 2014 - Four reasons why US investment in BurgerFuel is significant for franchising in New Zealand

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...