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Too many businesses decline or fail to perform as well as they could because the owners or managers lack financial skills and the ability to pay at...

Estelle Logan outlines some of the ways that buying a franchise can make going into business for yourself an attractive option

31 May 2021 – A new study has given insight into the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the small business sector in New Zealand. Almost 60 pe...

13 September 2023 – Green Acres has partnered with Stihl to launch an ambitious nationwide emissions reduction programme by transitioning from petr...

Westpac’s Daniel Cloete says that, whatever the economy does, the basics of good business remain unchanged

24 November 2020 - The latest issue of Westpac’s Quarterly Economic Overview explains why the economy is where it is, and looks at the implications...

Every business owner needs to keep an eye on their bottom line. Simon Lord shares some real-life examples of the ways companies are helping franchi...

Confidence and expectations are up but it's still hard to find new franchisees in New Zealand, says the latest Franchising Confidence Index

Do recent IRD statistics on 'self-employment' income levels tell the whole story?

October 2013 - David Munn looks back at a high profile court case and analyses the risks associated with restraint of trade clauses in franchise ag...

17 August 2016 - Findings from a nationwide study suggest that most Kiwi diners (70 percent) prefer casual dining over a formal setting, and that e...

Want to choose where you work, when you work and who you work with? Buying a franchise allows you to make a new start in your own business

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

16 January 2019 ­– Josh Bradley (17) has graduated from Hell Pizza’s ‘Active in HELL’ programme, a scheme to support youths with intellectual disab...

4 May - Entry has now opened for the 28th Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards

Proceedings filed by the Commerce Commission in September 2025 underscore that franchise networks are not immune from cartel laws

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

25 February 2019 ­– With a proposed capital gains tax the major talking point at the moment, Philip Morrison of Franchise Accountants looks at poss...

Leith Oliver offers advice on measuring your business performance and suggests a Warrant of Fitness check for franchisors. It could lead to a Franc...

John Paynter reports the results of the FANZ Survey of Franchising 2001, sponsored by The National Bank

12 June 2009 - The Ministry of Economic Development has today announced that, following last year's Review of Franchising Regulation, the Governmen...

The Franchise Coach has been named New Zealand's Service Provider of the Year at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards 2009/2010.

Some of the best-known franchises rely on personal brands created by their founders. Simon Lord talked to Rodney Wayne in December 2010 about creat...

Could you turn your passion into a business of your own? Simon Lord looks at how buying a franchise can help you achieve your dream

The Franchise Association has taken the unusual step of appealing for information about someone offering consultancy services

17 August 2021 – The latest Economic Overview from Westpac suggests that, while the New Zealand economy has been charging ahead and built up a head...

February 2024 – The latest in a long series of reviews of the franchise sector in Australia has recommended the licensing of franchisors. Jason Geh...