Retailers are devastated by the Reserve BankÍs decision to raise interest rates to 4.75 percent yesterday, just one month before Christmas, said

A mixed response to questions about New Zealand’s state of business in a recent survey, Franchising Confidence, has revealed challenges

New Small Business Minister Nick Sherry has confirmed the Federal Government favours a hands-off approach to the Franchising Code of Conduct

The move by South Australian politicians to introduce State based small business legislation that will give franchisees a tighter set

Proposed changes to South Australia’s franchising system, which include implementing state-wide rather than national legislation, would cause investment in the

The majority of franchisees say they chose a franchised business rather than establishing their own because of the potential financial

When a franchisor terminates a franchisee’s agreement without notice, the repercussions can be dramatic. The case of a franchisor seeking

Shakespeare’s Juliet may have suggested that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet but brand managers who

Franchisees do sometimes suffer because a franchisor has failed to deliver on certain promises contained in the franchise agreement. It

The definition of social media is ‘a type of media that is based on conversation and interaction between people online’.

Many franchises today operate out of fixed locations. Franchisees either lease their premises themselves or the franchisor takes a head

One of the dilemmas prospective franchisees face is whether to enter a fledgling franchise or a well established system, says