31 March 2010 | The 50th International Franchise Association Convention got under way in the southern US city of San Antonio, in big-hearted Texas, to a backdrop of economic uncertainty, anxiety about the impact of proposed federal legislation and the promise of a presidential presence.
2 February 2010 | Franchise Careers has appointed a general manager of public relations.
14 December 2009 | A Diploma of Franchising to start in 2010 at the William Angliss Institute in Victoria has been developed in response to the growing number of opportunities for potential franchises.
24 September 2009 | Jim Cornish, CEO of mobile car wash franchise Ecowash Mobile International, and Michael Paul, founder and CEO of Pack & Send, a one-stop-shop custom packing and freighting service franchise, have been elected to the National Board of the Franchise Council of Australia.
21 May 2009 | Nine questions you simply have to ask before you purchase a franchise; questions for the franchisor under scrutiny and questions to ask yourself and which demand an honest answer. Careful consideration of the issues to hand will set you in good stead whichever franchise you decide to buy.
9 March 2009 | Franchise Careers director Corina Vucic has some suggestions for the questions you should ask a potential franchisor:
9 March 2009 | We’ve all heard the doom and gloom economic forecast for the immediate future. Some of the key reasons for businesses failing are undercapitalisation, poor stock management, poor credit control, poor control of costs and cashflow issues or inadequate profit margins.
9 March 2009 | Looking for a franchise that will pay dividends on your investment? Take some simple steps to get closer to that winning franchise.
20 January 2009 | Let’s start at the beginning. Franchising as a concept has been around for decades and began, as many ideas do, in the US.