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What to look for in a retail franchise
Strong digital strategy and implementation remain fundamental elements of forward-looking retail, with a safe customer e...

Franchise sector optimistic about 2021
New research reveals that improved trading conditions are boosting many areas of the franchise sector although retail fo...

The Yiros Shop’s first franchisee welcomed into the fast food business
The Yiros Shop's first franchise store will join the existing seven company-owned outlets in the Greek street-food chain...

Five tips for starting a business during the global pandemic
For many the pandemic has become the trigger to starting a business they had long thought, but how to go about making th...

ACCC issues rent relief ruling
The ACCC's granting of rent relief measures to small-business tenants has been warmly welcomed by the franchising sector...

Franchisees’ pandemic-related struggles revealed
Franchisees reported a decrease in revenue in March due to the pandemic but welcomed the support they are receiving from...

Small businesses concerned about false, misleading conduct
Complaints about misleading conduct by small businesses constituted over a third of reports made to the ACCC in the sec...

Cafe franchisee faces tenfold increase in max penalties
The franchisee committed what are considered to be "serious contraventions" under the Protecting Vulnerable Workers laws...

$730k in unpaid wages recovered from popular food franchises
Franchises were selected for investigation based on intelligence data that raised concerns about compliance with workpla...

Small businesses urged to give feedback on franchising sector
The Parliamentary Joint Committee report, Fairness in Franchising, highlighted a systemic lack of transparency and accou...