Federal Small Business Minister Fran Bailey has reportedly promised, if re-elected on Saturday, to amend the Trade Practices Act to prevent …

Federal Small Business Minister Fran Bailey has reportedly promised, if re-elected on Saturday, to amend the Trade Practices Act to prevent …
The first of Jack Cowin’s Competitive Foods KFC stores in Western Australia has closed. The Rockingham, Perth, store closed for the last t…
Don’t think that all those sales terms – account development, management, territory management – are superfluous. Here’s why… Terms…
As the franchise boom dies, disputes are breaking out as franchises become tougher to manage. JACQUI WALKER tells of the traps and how to av…
The Franchise Council of Australia, the peak industry body, has called on the Western Australian Government to urgently reconsider its decis…
The Coalition has no plans for further reform in franchising, according to its answers to questions on franchising policy posed to both majo…
Australian Pharmaceuticals Industries will sell its retail franchise business, Price Attack, to focus on its core growth businesses in the h…
Who is best for your business? Labor or Liberal? However you vote, the outcome of the 2007 federal election will make a difference to your b…
The embattled ACCC, criticised for its soft approach toward franchisors, has lost its case on behalf of a group of ice drink licensees becau…
The Western Australian Government has announced the terms of reference for the inquiry into franchising in WA. The inquiry, which will be ch…
Now that the tidal-wave of baby-boomer businesses have started to flood the market, what are the best strategies that Gen-X and Y can adopt?…
Stories about franchisees losing out at the hands of their franchisor are usually mum and dad tales of woe. This one is different. The world…