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Westpac's latest
Quarterly Economic Overview reinforces the impression given by the results of the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards - that the regions are where it's all happening at the moment. While Auckland and Canterbury might be experiencing lacklustre economies, there's a completely different feel in some other parts of the country where local economies are at their most buoyant in years. The Overview also casts some doubt on the negative sentiment behind recent business confidence surveys, but when it comes to the labour... Read our summary |
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| | Regions on a roll #2
In case you missed our special edition on the night, regional franchisees from all round the country were also the big winners at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. And business-to-business franchises proved there's more to franchising than burgers when they took out... Read more | |
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| | Move to the regions
With all the focus on the regions, you might like to consider a move too. Here's an article from our archive about the practical considerations of moving out of the city to start your own business and a new life. As the stats show, it's even more relevant than... Read more | |  | |
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OPPORTUNITIES - use your experience
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If you want to become your own boss, here are some tales of people moving from management to ownership with four very different franchises.
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New Epiphany Café model helps franchisees achieve dreams for the future |
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A V.I.P. Home Services franchise provides security, flexibility and freedom
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Step out of the office and on to a sports field, teaching kids with a Kelly Sports franchise
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Halve your hours at work with Portermark's high return, specialist hospitality service |
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Win/win for kids
Five young artists have won the rare honour of having their artwork printed on Christmas cups and napkins in the annual KidsCan Christmas Cup Art Competition run by The Coffee Club. This year, there's an extra twist to the annual competition with well-known personalities and sports stars also creating their own festive designs to be auctioned on Trade Me. All proceeds go to KidsCan to help Kiwi children in need. See the winning designs and find out how to support the auction. |
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Summer coming soon
The bumper summer issue of Franchise New Zealand will be out in a couple of weeks, with take-to-the-beach reading including more in-depth interviews with the top Franchise Award winners, a look at how Paramount creates a winning culture in a diverse franchise, and how to choose a business that will work for you. There's also a big crop of exciting new opportunities. Follow our Facebook page for the release date and send for your own free copy. |
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ADVICE - franchise law specialists |
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Franchising is a specialist field, which is why it pays to use experienced lawyers to keep you safe when buying a business. Here are four franchise specialists from our Directory of Franchising.
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Gaze Burt's 30 years franchise law experience helps clients achieve their expectations
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Goodwin Turner offer a team approach from recognised experts in franchising law |
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Quantum Law delivers prompt and sound legal advice to suit your commercial reality
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Stewart Germann Law Office is the longest-established franchise law firm in NZ
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Reducing risk
Working for yourself always means taking a risk, so it's important to reduce that risk as far as possible. In this article, Estelle Logan outlines how buying a franchise can make being your own boss a more attractive option than going it alone and explains some ways that... Read more |
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Christmas around the corner
At this time of year, many small business owners are getting ready to take a well-earned break - and so will we. Our offices will be closed from 21 December to 14 January, but we'll still be sending out magazines to all those who can't wait to make a fresh start in the New Year. In the meantime, the business.govt.nz newsletter published a very handy list of business tips for what to claim as Christmas expenses and your public holiday obligations (but watch the dates, as they are for last year). There's also advice on planning holiday cash flow. |
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OPPORTUNITIES - starting small |
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From coffees to cleaning, starting small doesn't mean you have to stay small if you've got big ambitions. Here are four franchise opportunities from our Directory of Franchising that will help you grow.
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CrestClean offers a straightforward business opportunity with low risk and a high profit margin |
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Award-winning Paramount Services provides contracts to support franchisees from the start
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Quirky-looking Streetwise Coffee outlets have a great reputation for quality coffee and service |
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Xpresso Delight franchisees enjoy a semi-passive income from taking coffee into the workplace |
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Snippets
An alliance between Pizza Hut and Toyota in the US has resulted in a computer guided, hydrogen fuelled robotic mobile pizza kitchen which can cook, box and deliver a pizza in around seven minutes flat.
Hell is to stop home-delivering fireworks from 2019. Fireworks week has delivered record sales for the company for the past three years but Hell has pulled the plug following increasing public concern and negative feedback about fireworks in general.
A Quebec father has launched a class-action lawsuit against McDonald's, alleging the company's Happy Meals break strict provincial laws against advertising to children.
Restaurant operators in the USA are being encouraged to demand better contracts from their beverage suppliers so they can adapt to rapidly-changing consumer preferences for new 'better for you' drinks.
An article in the USA's Franchise Times sees Deloittes use Team New Zealand as an analogy to encourage change in the restaurant industry in the USA (and almost gets it right).
Want a free copy of Franchise New Zealand magazine? Read our digital issue here or send for a free copy of the print magazine here. |
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For more information on franchising and franchise opportunities, visit New Zealand's top source of franchise information at www.franchise.co.nz or see the latest issue of Franchise New Zealand magazine.
For information on advertising in the next available issue of our print and digital magazine (published March 2019), call 0800 FRANCHISE (372 624) or click here.
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