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.
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.
16 August 2010 | Market research agency 10 Thousand Feet will survey franchisees across Australian franchise networks throughout September and October for the topfranchise.com.au awards to be announced in November 2010.
13 August 2010 | Australian print franchise Snap has unveiled plans to increase revenue by 16 percent over the next three years, broadening its offer with a marketing service and launching an online printing tool in an exclusive partnership with publishing powerhouse Quark.
6 August 2010 | "In a lot of cases when you think too much about things you make the wrong decisions." This may be true of love, and even of marriage, but I doubt it is true of franchising.
12:00 PM | Hair and beauty franchise Price Attack is now accredited with the NAB, allowing franchisees the chance to borrow more than 50 percent of the franchise purchase cost.
2 August 2010 | The termination of a franchise agreement is an issue that most franchisees hope they will never have to face.
26 July 2010 | Franchise group Allied Brands is facing an overhaul as it tightens up its brand portfolio, closes 14 company owned stores and reports assets overvalued to the tune of $32 million for the financial year 2009 to 2010; earlier predictions had set the figure at between $13 million and $15 million.
26 July 2010 | Convenience retail franchise NightOwl opens its doors in the Gold Coast's Palm Beach today and is the first store of its kind for the area.
23 July 2010 | The Franchise Council of Australia has partnered with Multiple Coaching Services (HAYS) to launch a new Diploma of Franchising course at HAYS International College in Box Hill, Melbourne.
22 July 2010 | The Australian franchised Hire A Box Pty Ltd has gone into voluntary administration. Hire A Box has 15 active franchisees and a number of inactive franchisees within the system.
21 July 2010 | Ovenclean franchisees Bob and Sandra Hourigan have been recognised by the Queensland government for their outstanding service to senior citizens and carers.
20 July 2010 | Expense Reduction Analysts has named its Top Earner for 2009 Sydney based franchisee Avron Newstadt who attributed his success to maintaining successful client relations.
14 July 2010 | For the second year running Xpresso Delight gourmet coffee has ranked highly for lifestyle in the Top Franchise national franchisee satisfaction survey.
14 July 2010 | The Interface Financial Group has been included in the US Military Friendly Franchise for 2010 list compiled to help veterans research franchise opportunities.
12 July 2010 | An event dedicated to the professional development of franchisee support personnel is taking place this winter.
12 July 2010 | Franchisees have taken The Interface Financial Group to certification as a World-Class Franchise by the Franchise Research Institute and FranSurvey for the fifth consecutive year.
12 July 2010 | Eagle Boys Pizza has its sights set on topping fellow franchise network Domino’s Pizza as Australia’s largest pizza maker, with the launch of an aggressive store opening strategy capitalising on double-digit sales growth during the past financial year.
12 July 2010 | Coffee is serving up sales gains for Queensland's franchise chain, Zarraffa's Coffee, which has franchise opportunities in Townsville, Mackay, Emerald, Warwick, Gladstone and Cairns.
12 July 2010 | Franchisees at Sign A Rama Joondalup have shown best practice in environmental regulations and become the first sign writing business in Australia to gain Green Stamp certification.
2 July 2010 | Fastway Couriers' South-East Queensland contingent recently held a one-day regional business conference attended by more than 140 franchisees and staff from the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Sunshine Coast regional franchises.
1 July 2010 | National franchisor Seal-A-Fridge Pty Ltd and its sole director, Nigel Rooney, have acted unconscionably towards franchisees and failed to comply with the Franchising Code of Conduct, the Federal Court, Brisbane has found.
28 June 2010 | The national ice cream franchise Cold Rock Ice Creamery is encouraging franchisees to set up their own fan pages to give customers exclusive coupons and information specific to their local store.
25 June 2010 | The Shed Company franchise network has appointed a general manager to drive the group through the next stage of its growth.
23 June 2010 | The Jim’s Group is targeting the trades arena, expanding its divisions by rebranding successful firms, and has appointed a previous franchisee to a new national office role in regional franchise sales to help build these new sectors.