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Despite employing more than 40,000 people and having a turnover of more than $7 billion, franchising in New Zealand remains un-regulated, out of step with our trading partners and open to rip-offs. It is a significant part of the economy, yet there are no government policies or specific legislation ...
March 30th, 2006

The franchise sector in China saw rapid growth last year, according to a report released by the China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA) yesterday. By the end of 2005, the country had 2,320 chains using franchises, 10.4 per cent more than a year ago, the report shows. There were 168,000...
March 30th, 2006

Entrepreneurs considering starting their own business should weigh up the benefits of buying into a franchise, as 92 per cent of UK franchisees are trading profitably, according to the British Franchise Association (BFA), writes Tom Whitney. BFA research found the number of franchisees trading pro...
March 29th, 2006

Technology has pervaded the business world today and the franchise industry is no different. However, as more tech companies turn their sites on franchise customers the cost savings and efficiency brought by technology are really starting to drive the industry. For example, Cousins Subs recently an...
March 22nd, 2006

Harvin Greene still loves looking tan, but with a 3-year-old daughter, she doesn’t have much time anymore for sitting in the sun or keeping frequent appointments to use a tanning bed. So every once in a while, the 31-year-old Atlanta homemaker dashes into a local salon and gets a spray-on tan that ...
March 20th, 2006

DON'T be surprised to find a Boost Juice in Chile, Crepe Cafe in Bahrain or an Aussie Pooch in Malaysia. The Australian market for juice, crepes and dog washing services is too small for businesses with big growth ideas and more and more Australian franchise systems are heading overseas. Gold Coa...
March 18th, 2006

The hair care industry is a $50 billion annual business in the U.S. Seems as though there's a hair cutting niche for every type of American. There are salons for guys, gals, kids, even pets. It's a highly fragmented industry composed of mom-and-pop shops as well as franchise operations. And in 2006,...
March 15th, 2006

A national farmworker alliance will kick off its new fair wage campaign for tomato pickers with a bus tour later this month to the Chicago area to meet with McDonald's Corp. officials, organizers said Wednesday. The Alliance for Fair Food is seeking to put pressure on the U.S. fast-food industry to ...
March 13th, 2006

HANOI, March 9 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. enterprises eye more investment opportunities in Vietnam, especially in the fields of finance, information technology, airport construction and film production, local newspaper Youth reported Thursday. Visiting officials representing 21 major U.S. companies h...
March 11th, 2006

Everyone makes mistakes. That's the case whether you're a clerical worker, a child learning how to ride a bike, someone balancing a checkbook or a traveler following a roadmap. New business owners do it, too. There's so much to soak up right from the start - from which marketing strategies work and...
March 8th, 2006

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