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The Franchise Association is seeking nominations for its Franchising Hall of Fame to recognise those who have contributed to the development and gr...

July 2012 – Slower growth and an ageing client base mean franchises need to tailor their appeal to a predictably-changing market

When franchises advertise ‘opportunities nationwide’, they mean it. Simon Lord finds good reasons why business buyers should look outside the cities

February 2007 - Over 50 franchisors got the year off to a good start when they attended a research briefing presented by the Franchise Research Ins...

2012 archive - Franchise consultant Campbell Shorland Spencer was in court earlier this month for allegedly breaching the ban on his acting as a co...

July 2013 – The Franchise Association has proposed that its members should be granted automatic exemption from a change to Part 6a of the Employmen...

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...

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

From the Archives: September 2001 - The Franchising Code of Practice was launched in July 1997. Simon Lord examines the impact it has had, and asks...

Thinking of buying a business? Leith Oliver helps you to calculate what it might be worth to you, and offers some thoughts on franchise fees and go...

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 annual Roy Morgan awards saw some familiar names scoring highly for customer satisfaction

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

November 2010 - View Bill Sampson of Tauranga, the 2009/10 Westpac Supreme Franchisee of the Year, in a Maori TV programme on franchising

October 2011 - A new survey of would-be franchise buyers suggests that many people are not deterred by the slow-recovering economy – instead, they ...

Research says franchisees who focus on minimising costs run the risk of harming their overall profitability

Archive article from September 2005 - Simon Lord outlines calls for franchise legislation and David Munn looks at the possible pros and cons. See e...

7 March 2013 - The application for interim injunctions against the Club Physical franchisee who rebranded three Auckland gyms without warning has b...

June 2013 - Overseas woes mean more Kiwis are looking for businesses at home – but franchises need to offer financial security to appeal

When the earthquake struck Canterbury, how did franchisees and franchisors fare? Crispin Caldicott finds out

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

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?