11 March 2010 | Prospective franchisees searching for the perfect franchise opportunity can take advantage of a new series of educational seminars on site or territory selection.
11 December 2009 | The first non-US master franchisees for health club giant Anytime Fitness have exceeded all projections in their first year, report Australia and New Zealand masters, siblings Justin McDonell and Jacinta McDonell Jimenez.
16 November 2009 | The annual Franchisee Satisfaction Study by franchising research house 10 Thousand Feet has revealed that the franchising industry has held steady through a rough 2009, with growth in the number of satisfied franchisees.
16 November 2009 | State Labor MP, Tony Piccolo, has reiterated his decision to go ahead with draft legislation for the South Australian Parliament to provide a "fairer and more competitive" environment for franchises.
6 November 2009 | Rogue franchisors beware. That's the message coming from the Federal Government with its long-awaited announcement on possible changes to franchising law.
20 October 2009 | More than 450 delegates have flocked to the Franchise Council of Australia's national convention in Perth as the sector body celebrates its 25th year. The event launched with a legal symposium on Monday 19 and closes with the gala awards night on Wednesday 21.
14 September 2009 | The business of franchising continued apace in Queensland over the weekend with the two-day Brisbane Franchising & Business Opportunities Expo attracting big name brands and new entries into the franchising arena.
8 September 2009 | The Australian franchise sector has outperformed the economy and continues to be optimistic about the short and medium term outlooks despite funding concerns, according to the first PricewaterhouseCoopers Franchise Sector Indicator released today.
3 September 2009 | Australian franchise brand Pack & Send is just one of the international exhibitors participating in the upcoming Franchising & Licensing Asia (FLAsia 2009) expo and conference.
31 August 2009 | Women in Franchising (WIF), an initiative of the Franchise Council of Australia, and Westpac have partnered together to provide more education on business matters for women in the franchising industry.
3 August 2009 | With the barrage of economic gloom we're currently confronted with I doubt many people would expect that simply opening for business would guarantee a flood of customers. Gone are the days when a franchisee could rest on instant consumer recognition of the franchise brand alone writes Jacinta Creedy.
6 July 2009 | New work laws came into effect on 1 July and will affect the franchise industry, both franchisees as well as franchisors. The Fair Work Act 2009 requires businesses, particularly small businesses, to comply with new unfair and unlawful dismissal laws, agreement making provisions, transfer of business rules and workplace rights actions.
29 June 2009 | Seven fast food franchise brands have signed up to an agreement to advertise only healthier options to young children. McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Hungry Jacks, Oporto, Red Rooster and Chicken Treat have also committed to ensure nutrition information is up online or upon request in restaurants, and if possible, displayed on packaging.
25 June 2009 | Franchisors facing substantial re-writes of their franchise agreements to comply with the upcoming unfair contracts legislation can breathe a sigh of relief. The Federal Government has introduced its new national consumer law legislation into Parliament but unexpectedly limited the application of the unfair contract terms law to standard form consumer contracts only.
1 June 2009 | Franchisors are smartening up, that's the word from research company 10 Thousand Feet which has released the findings from its latest Franchisor Expansion Study. And that is good news for franchisees and anyone looking to purchase a franchise because the franchisors have recognized the need to respond to areas of concern.
1 June 2009 | Making money is central to buying a franchise so why not plan your profit route, suggests Kate Groom. Making money is central to buying a franchise so why not plan your profit route, suggests Kate Groom
14 April 2009 | The Queensland based franchise Kleenmaid Group (Kleenmaid) has gone into administration.
19 March 2009 | A Federal Government discussion paper on consumer law proposes to redefine some small businesses as consumers, creating the possibility that franchisees could be classed as consumers, the Franchise Council of Australia said.
21 January 2009 | The Asia Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence, allied to Queensland’s Griffith University, undertakes a biannual survey of the franchising industry in Australia. It released the latest findings at the National Franchise Convention 2008 in October last year.
5 January 2009 | When Kevin Bugeja first began recruiting franchisees he met many franchisors who had the wrong attitude in regards to selecting franchisees.