A free service offering small business advice and support over the phone is now available.
The Small Business Support Line was launched by Minister for Small Business Dr Craig Emerson to provide additional advice and services for small businesses.
Dr Emerson said the support line would help small business operators navigate the myriad of...
Not establishing a board of directors sooner was the biggest mistake Eagle Boys Pizza founder Tom Potter made in his 20 years at the helm of Australia and New Zealand’s largest privately owned pizza company.
Tom, who stepped down from Eagle Boys two years ago, says despite bowing out of the franchise sector he still believes in the...
New research shows third parties may fuel the flames of franchise conflict, the Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence has found.
The preliminary study into the causes of franchise conflict was conducted by myself and Centre researchers Professor Jeff Giddings and Dr Scott Weaven.
The research shows the involvement of third...
The Australian Federal Government’s response to recommendations handed down from a Parliamentary inquiry into the Franchising Code has been delayed.
The eleven recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry were handed down in December 2008, with Small Business Minister Craig...
Benchmarking franchisor performance is the research topic of choice, with 40 percent of you rating it as your top preference.
We’ll now set to work and report back on our findings.
Research results are expected towards the end of the year.If you’re wondering how the other topics faired, more than a quarter of you were interested...
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