Expert Advice
We know that timely, professional advice is crucial to making smart business decisions. Our Expert Advice Articles are written by industry leaders with proven experience in the franchising sector. Our experts cover financial, accounting and legal issues in addition to sound business strategies to help you succeed.
Kay Oswald | President International of Global tele dentistry pioneer SmileDirectClub
1. Anticipate a cautious return to shopping
As the initial novelty of re-openings has waned, consumers will be measured in their plans to return to retail shopping as a hobby. Showing and telling how you’re...
Andrew Watson | Assistant Commissioner – Small Business | Australian Taxation Office
2020 has been a very challenging time for businesses, with COVID-19, bushfires and drought taking an unprecedented toll on many. While tax and super may not be on the top of your mind during these times, we want to make...
Mary Aldred | Franchise Council of Australia
A lot has changed over the past months and our businesses and community have had to face the massive challenges created by restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19.
For the FCA, it has meant stepping up our advocacy...
Corina Vucic | Director | FC Business Solutions
Australian hospitality has always been a flamboyant, energetic sector - the heartbeat of social interaction filled with outgoing service-oriented people, world-class baristas, sommeliers, and creative chefs.
To see...
From implementing extra cleaning of frequently touched surfaces to appointing a COVID-19 ‘champion,’ a national anti-viral sanitisation company has developed a return-to-work applicable to all businesses who want to...
Jason Gehrke | Franchise Advisory Centre
Pandemic the "Great Accelerator" of retail change
Retailers are describing the COVID-19 pandemic as the “great accelerator of retail change” as they invest in technology, modify their supply chains, and customise their...
Fiona Robertson | Speaker, Facilitator, Coach and Author | FionaRoberston.com
I recently heard that phrase from a colleague. It turns out it’s the name of a self-help book designed to guide individuals through a personal crisis, but it’s also the perfect way for organisations to think about COVID...
Chris Beasley | Managing Director | Safety Navigator
We're in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic; already one of the most destructive periods in the history of the world. Hundreds of thousands of people dead, over 5.49 million infected, and the probability of a couple of...
Michael Gillespie | Group Chief Digital and Technology Officer | Domino’s Pizza Enterprises
If someone had told me in February this year that in a month’s time I would be leading a department that supports technology in 2,500+ stores and multiple offices across three regions (ANZ, Europe and Japan), as well as...