The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is pushing for access to personal emails, social media chats and text messages for its i…
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is pushing for access to personal emails, social media chats and text messages for its i…
The pieces of the jigsaw are finally coming together. State small business commissioners are proliferating, and the Federal Government ha…
Small business experts are speculating on the role of the federal small business commissioner, including how it will differ from that of the…
For many of Australia’s 69,000 franchisee operators, franchising is all about a delicate balance of power. For most of the last decade, as…
The new South Australian deputy small business commissioner has defended himself against attacks from the franchising community, saying he i…
University of NSW associate professor Frank Zumbo has been appointed South Australia’s deputy small business commissioner, tasked with res…
The franchising industry has baulked at the announcement that advocate for state-based franchise legislation Frank Zumbo has been appointed …
Franchise expert Frank Zumbo has rejected suggestions from former Small Business Minister Nick Sherry that the new South Australian fra…
Advocates of state-based franchising laws have suffered a setback after a private member’s bill in WA failed to pass through Parliament ea…
Franchisee activists have raised the spectre of further state-based franchising legislation, after a private member’s franchise bill fell ov…
South Australia will receive its own Small Business Commissioner and a new code to protect franchisees, after a hotly contested bill passed …
The Federal Government says its “tick and flick” plan will make it easier for customers to switch banks, but the proposal has received a…
