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Franchise Articles - General Information

Franchise Articles - General Information

The best way to determine a franchise opportunity it to learn as much about franchising as you can. Once you have all the information to hand you will find it easier to make the choice of which franchise to buy into. We have some fantastic franchise advice and resources on our site. Please take a look through our articles base to learn more.

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Franchise Articles - General Information

The best way to determine a franchise opportunity it to learn as much about franchising as you can. Once you have all the information to hand you will find it easier to make the choice of which franchise to buy into. We have some fantastic franchise advice and resources on our site. Please take a look through our articles base to learn more.
  • Food Franchises Seek Bigger Slice of Market | 27.02.2009

    AFFORDABLE dining is shaping as the new growth area of franchising as companies worry about the impact of the financial downturn on consumers' willingness to eat out. A quarterly review by website topfranchise.com.au reveals growing concern over the slowing economy. Covering 1000 franchisees from...

  • Two Business Coaches Honored with ActionCLUB Award at ActionCOACH’s Asia Pacific Conference | 21.02.2009

    Two Business Coaches Honored with ActionCLUB Award at ActionCOACH’s Asia Pacific Conference Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin won the ActionCLUB award in Australia. Gold Coast, Australia, February 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- ActionCOACH, the number one business coaching franchise in the world awarded...

  • What Advice Do You Have For a Small Business Accounting Company Wanting to Franchise? | 19.02.2009

    What Advice Do You Have For a Small Business Accounting Company Wanting to Franchise? As a retired franchisor and part-time consultant, folks often ask me about what they need to do to franchise their company. Not long ago someone asked about franchising an accounting company in the Northern...

  • Bookstore Franchise Opportunities | 14.02.2009

    Bookstore franchise opportunities are available from Collins Booksellers, Parable Christian Bookstores, and Beat the Bookstore.Collins Booksellerswww.collinsbooks.com.au/franchise.aspCollins Booksellers is an international chain of bookstores that has its origins in Australia. The company has been...

  • Love. Hugs. Peace.(TM) Movement Harnesses Power of Youth, Encourages Charitable Giving, Celebrates Volunteerism | 13.02.2009

    A new movement is brewing and, even before the official kick-off this week, Love. Hugs. Peace.(TM) has already piqued the interest and support of more than 50,000 kids who want to make the world a better place. Cheyanne from the United States has pledged to tutor someone in a subject she knows...

  • Franchises can be success stories | 02.02.2009

    Peter Switzer | November 28, 2008Article from:  The AustralianTHE franchising sector has many success stories worth crowing about.This is despite the occasional flare-up in the world of franchising between franchisors and disgruntled franchisees that becomes a public brawl in the media.The...

  • Digital Mapping Helps Sell Franchise Territories in Australia | 07.01.2009

    Infotech Marketing & Communications Transform GIS information into actionable decisions with superior demographics and the first software system, from Nielsen Claritas , to fully integrate advanced mapping, modeling and data management capabilities into one unified platform that can be shared...

  • Franchise sector continues to flourish in Australia | 06.01.2009

    The franchising sector has continued its strong growth in the past two years according to the results of the Franchise Australia 2008 Survey revealed at the sectors leading annual conference - the National Franchise Convention. The resultsdiscovered a continued growth rate in franchise systems of...

  • Working a Franchise With Your Spouse Could Spell Disaster | 05.01.2009

    Marriage troublesWorking worries ... setting up shop with your spouse could easily be a nightmare if you don't have a plan. * To make it work you need a plan * Switching off the best approach * Queen Bee: Will Santa get the sack? WORKING with your spouse might be your worst nightmare as...

  • Everything You Need For Franchise Success | 05.01.2009

    So you want to buy a business and are considering a franchise? Well, there's a lot to think about - why is a franchise better than a stand alone business? Do you have what it takes to be a franchisee? How do you research a franchise opportunity? And how do you know what makes a good franchise...

  • Australian Franchising Inquiry Slammed as Golden Opportunity Missed | 02.01.2009

    Franchisees and a leading academic have slammed a Federal inquiry into the franchising system, saying it fall far short of what was required.The joint parliamentary committee looking into the franchising code of conduct reported earlier this month. It was formed after several complaints about the...

  • Is now really a good time to start a franchise business in Australia? | 31.12.2008

    With most of the developed economies either in, or heading for a recession, can now really be a good time to start a franchise business in Australia?Firstly, recession in Australia is not by any means a certainty and even if it does happen, it seems that it will be less severe and have a faster...

  • International Networking Week launches in February | 23.12.2008

    International Networking Week, an initiative of BNI, will be held during the week commencing 2nd February, 2009.BNI is a business and professional referral organisation whose primary purpose is to exchange qualified business referrals and develop word of mouth marketing techniques. It has become...

  • New awards raise fears of job cuts in retail and hospitality | 23.12.2008

    THE retail and hospitality industries are crying foul over new employment awards to take effect from 2010, saying they will need to slash thousands of jobs to offset higher costs at a time when business is already under pressure from the economic slowdown. The Australian Industrial...

  • Buying a Franchise Business | Business for Sale in Australia | 23.12.2008

    Selling or buying a business is not an easy task. You have to collect potential information all about that particular business. When you plan to sell a business, you will have to think from the customer’s point of view that what all I want to know about this business. Then you should be...

  • Driving People to Drink and Loving it! | 22.12.2008

    Peter and Judi Jaques established their winery tourism business 8 years ago and after customer demand in that they were asked constantly by happy customers for contact of a Cork 'n Fork in different areas of Australia and New Zealand that customers were going on holiday to.   This led them...

  • Franchise regulation debate continues | 18.12.2008

    DEBATE about regulation of the franchise industry continues despite the conclusion of the fourth government inquiry in two years.A federal government parliamentary committee made 11 recommendations, including that disclosure requirements be strengthened.However, representatives of the franchise...

  • New Business Opportunity - The Pros & Cons of Franchising | 17.12.2008

    The starting point, we believe, for anyone trying to get their head around how and why franchising works, is to read everything you can get your hands on before parting with your life savings! Do not believe what franchisor's advertisements say. Try to be as unemotional as possible as to what you...

  • Owning a Franchise May Be Hard Work, But There Are Considerable Benefits | 17.12.2008

    At a glance, it seems that our community is working harder and longer than ever. As the national economy is slowing and unemployment is predicted to rise accordingly, it seems only natural that workers put their noses to the grindstone in an attempt to move up the ladder, or even just to make ends...