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.
Mary Aldred, CEO, Franchise Council of Australia
As Australia’s peak industry association for the franchising sector, the FCA responded positively overall to the Franchising Code of Conduct reforms announced in June by the Federal Government.
Given the dramatic...
Jason Gehrke, Franchise Advisory Centre
Service franchisor's furious lockdown letter and early court win
The founder of home services company Jim’s Mowing responded to Victoria’s fourth major lockdown in 12 months by sending an open letter to the Victorian...
Sinead Horan-Webb, Business Franchise Magazine
Technology is increasingly shaping our lives. Even simple traditions - like going out for a meal - now involve the digital world. Online ordering, cashless payments and virtual brands are now commonplace in venues...
Robin La Pere, No Ordinary Businesses and Franchises
The American owner of a Mexican restaurant on Auckland’s city fringe asked me to help him franchise his business. This was nearly 20 years ago. But the business didn’t last. It turned out that Kiwis just weren’t ready...
Susie Jones, Cynch Security
While many may believe cybercrime primarily targets large companies, franchisees running smaller operations may be at greater risk because their security defences are weaker than the bigger entities. In addition,...
Stephen Scott, Leadership author & speaker
People don’t change jobs, they change leaders. And for SMEs including franchisees, the impacts of ineffective leadership and high turnover have significant and ongoing impacts to productivity and growth — which can be...
Peter Buckingham, Spectrum Analysis
With Covid still creating disruptions in the retail market both short and long term, the landscape has changed remarkably with lessees scrambling to create long term rentals they feel they can work with. This puts great...
Ian Jensen-Muir, Belgravia Health & Fitness
No business, be it a franchise or a privately owned company, exists in a vacuum and nor is success frozen in time. This was made very clear last year when the pandemic challenged businesses across the globe and we were...
David McLean, Hubbed
Last year, the growth of online shopping to 57 per cent led to a significant increase in delivery vehicles on roads.[1] In fact, Australia’s transport sector is responsible for nearly a fifth of the country’s carbon...