Tag: Franchising

Harvey World Travel is experiencing increased interest from young entrepreneurs who are keen to run their own business and making their mark on the world.

Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors have again topped the survey for most satisfied franchisees within Australia, winning the award for the second time in a row.

The Federal Court Tuesday declared that Mailpost founder Peter Kritas and NSW master franchisor, Mailpost Postie Network Pty Ltd (MPNS), engaged in conduct that contravened the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics has announced today the company is growing their cosmetic empire in Australia by adopting a franchise business model. The company aims to add an additional 60 concept stores over the next 3 years to its existing 57 successful stores.

The German born chef behind Brisbane-based King of Cakes is planning to expand his growing empire into the first franchise chain of its kind in Queensland.

Upon profiling its 2009 franchise start-ups, Mortgage Choice found a diverse collection of owners with widely varied career backgrounds.

Franchised Food Company (FFCo) is continuing its restructure of Cold Rock Ice Creamery, moving its Queensland support office from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and appointing three new support managers to grow the brand across several states. FFCo’s business manager Michelle Sprenger said the office had moved from Arundel to Lang Parade in Milton in […]

Retailers will continue to face challenges over the next year as consumers return to saving their money, a franchising expert says. Stan Gordon, managing director of Franchised Food Company (FFCo) which owns Cold Rock Ice Creamery, Mr Whippy and Pretzel World, said shoppers had become frugal as a result of the global financial crisis. His […]

Exporting franchises can be a great option for businesses in a country with a limited home market, such as ours. Domini Stuart looks at what it takes to get ready to export your franchise, and how some successful working franchise models took the international leap. Of the 6.6 billion people in the world, around 20 […]

Diana Williams from Fernwood Women’s Health Clubs In the early 90s Diana Williams recognised an untapped market for a women-only gym. With co-founder John Clow, the pair were just in time to beat overseas competitors to the market, and rolled out the hugely successful Fernwood Women’s Health Clubs franchise, which now boasts 75 locations around […]