6 September 2010 | Franchisee support was boosted last week when more than 300 field managers from 71 franchise brands came together at the second Annual Field Manager Summit.
6 September 2010 | Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers has awarded its top franchisees for the past financial year at a gala awards dinner at the franchise company's recent annual conference in Darwin. Following the merger between Mortgage Force and Smartline last year, franchisees from both groups were well represented on the winners list.
6 September 2010 | Sorrento franchisees Ian and Irene Hughes have topped the PoolWerx national awards, winning the Franchisee of the Year as well as taking home the Western Australia Franchisee of the Year, Perth North Franchisee of the Year and Business-to-Business Excellence awards.
3 September 2010 | Franchise business AllSafe will head to the US in a joint venture with American based United Franchise Group and the AllSafe one-stop-shop energy efficiency stores will be branded as SuperGreen Solutions in the US and Canada.
3 September 2010 | More often than not, it is a combination of five key fear factors that deter people from small enterprise or franchise business. That's according to Andy Simpkin, who turned a one van operation on Sydney’s North Shore into the world’s biggest mobile coffee franchise, Cafe2U.
3 September 2010 | Hair care retail franchise Price Attack held its 2010 national conference in Fiji and invited former Prime Minister John Howard to address the delegates.
1 September 2010 | The first Exclusive Collectables hobby store franchise has opened in the Top Ryde City centre in Sydney with franchisee Alfred Battiato at the helm.
1 September 2010 | Fast food chicken franchise Chooks has awarded Perth locals Shane and Lynn Crookes the group's Multi-Site Franchisee of the Year national award for their stores in Pinjarra, Halls Head, Mandurah Forum and Silver Sands.
1 September 2010 | Print franchise business Snap has launched its new online service Snap Promote, which gives business owners the opportunity to create their own marketing material with free software.
1 September 2010 | The franchise Sign A Rama Joondalup has won the top accolade from the 900-strong group, with its induction into the Hall of Fame at the recent Sign A Rama World Expo in Orlando, US.
1 September 2010 | Husband and wife team Mike and Gabby Lewis opened their first Anytime Fitness club in Mandurah, WA, in June 2009 when looking for a life changing experience.
31 August 2010 | Gourmet pizza franchise Pizza Capers is set to build on its Singapore success with further expansion into South East Asia. New stores are planned for Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Jakarata in early 2011.
30 August 2010 | The WA Excellence in Franchising Awards gala dinner was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth on 27 August to celebrate regional success across the franchise sector.
30 August 2010 | The first Hairhouse Warehouse franchise for Wollongong is set to open on 8 September in the Wollongong Central Shopping Centre with experienced franchisee Lube Markovski, a former national operations manager for Boost Juice Bars, at the helm.
27 August 2010 | Franchising's needs will be considered by the four independents undertaking negotiations in Canberra, according to the Franchise Council of Australia's executive director Steve Wright.
24 August 2010 | Home Timber and Hardware has been awarded for its catalogue design and effectiveness. Home and its agency, CHE, entered the 19th annual Australian Catalogue Awards, with the 2009 Get Set for a Proper Summer dogalogue and won gold in the Hardware’ Catalogue category, ahead of finalists Mitre 10 and Stihl.
24 August 2010 | The DIY sandwich and salad retail franchise MYO has this week officially launched two new franchise models, giving prospective franchisees three levels of entry into the business.
23 August 2010 | The Melbourne Franchising and Business Opportunities Expo had a steady attendance at the weekend with regulars and franchise newbies reporting plenty of interest from visitors.
23 August 2010 | Retail franchise chain The Athlete's Foot reached total sales of $186.1 million for the last financial year, an increase of 11.6 percent, with an 8.3 percent like-for-like sales growth.
23 August 2010 | Gourmet pizza franchise Pizza Capers has set its sights on Victoria to underpin growth with plans to open 18 new stores in the next 12 months.
23 August 2010 | Franchising is alive and well in South Australia, as the $9.5 billion state franchising community celebrated success at the SA Excellence in Franchising Awards Gala Dinner.
23 August 2010 | The pizza franchise Domino's Pizza is giving its customers the opportunity to enjoy a box full of pizza - quite literally. The chain of 522 outlets across Australia and New Zealand has introduced the Square Puff pizza for $7.95 pick up.
23 August 2010 | As political negotiations for the Government continue, the Franchise Council of Australia is calling for Greens and Independents to remember small business, and the franchise sector in particular.
20 August 2010 | Gloria Jean's Coffees' parent company, Jireh International, has rejected claims made in the NSW Supreme Court that the company should be put into liquidation.
16 August 2010 | Victorians looking to find out more about franchising opportunities and the benefits the sector offers can see a host of franchise systems and gain valuable advice at the Melbourne Franchising and Business Opportunities Expo taking place later this week.