2022 NZ Franchising Sentiment & Webinar
NZ franchisors and NZ franchising professionals continue to be incredible in their response to COVID-19. Including their outstanding support to franchisees and significant adaptive undertakings at both a franchisor and franchisee level. Notwithstanding, now almost two years since the first New Zealand COVID-19 case, and with Omicron still yet to peak, it is not surprising …
The 2021 Survey of New Zealand Franchising
We were very pleased to once again be a key sponsor of this survey, conducted by Massey University, on behalf of the Franchise Association of New Zealand. We also provided other assistance in addition to our sponsorship. The 2021 survey is packed with valuable insights on the size, impact, structure, strategies, challenges and opportunities of …
Franchising COVID-19 Resources
All of this means that we need to be realistic about the likely length and types (e.g., lockdown levels, staff absence due to isolating etc) of interruption to our businesses – and factor this into our planning and decision-making now. Early planning is especially important for franchisors, as time is like gold when it comes …
Buying a Franchise Business FANZ Free Online Training Course
Written by Franchize Consultants, the programme covers many important areas critical to potential franchisees, like understanding franchising, the money side, franchise system structures, start-up support and training, franchise operations and ongoing support, and due diligence. The programme suggests a pathway for considering franchising (including franchising self-reflection), franchise due diligence and the purchase process. The Importance …
Learn the First Steps for Franchising a Company in NZ
Franchising a Company in New Zealand is about marrying a brand, a business system, support strength and local investment. Offering effective and well organised ownership, operation, and alignment of hardworking franchisees. Today, in New Zealand, like many overseas markets, a high proportion of retail sales are now conducted via franchising and licensing networks. Many franchisors …
FANZ Annual Conference 2021 Roundup
The Franchise Association New Zealand 2021 conference was held in Hamilton on the 1st and 2nd of July. The AGM and welcome function sponsored by Franchise New Zealand Media was on the Wednesday night. After an up and down world with COVID-19 and its impact on business and franchising events, it was so incredible to …
Focus On The Future – Article in the Franchise NZ Magazine
Learn how to Franchise a Business from the Franchise Experts. Franchize Consultants Can Help You Develop Franchising Nationally & Internationally. Call 09-523 3858 or email us. Read how Franchize Consultants can offer advice to help franchisors plan ahead in 2021. The annual Franchising Confidence Index revealed that while there was improvement in sentiment among New …
Optimising Franchisee Owner Involvement
This best practice focus on the need to continually think about and plan the optimal use of franchisees time within the business. Optimising Franchisee Owner Involvement is an important success-factor for most franchise companies, due to their investment and incentives provided by their business ownership. Furthermore, the franchisee themselves will often have been recruited to …
NZ Franchisors Brace for 2020 and Beyond
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Franchize Consultants’ January 2020 Franchising Confidence Index sets the stage for the next decade. With 24 NZ franchisors providing a window into current and more long-term opportunities. Declines in positivity, apparent since 2015, continued to hold. NZ Franchisors remained negative, on balance, in five out of nine measures. There were, however, important positives. …
Planned Multi-Unit Franchising Strategy
Franchisors considering or managing multi-unit franchising need to carefully plan a multi-unit franchising strategy, along with aligned infrastructure and support. Such consideration should be undertaken regularly, to ensure the right multi-unit franchising strategy (if at all relevant) is employed for the circumstances. There are multiple forms of multi-unit franchising employed by franchisors, aside from a …
Complete Franchisor PESTLE Analysis
The new decade demands clarity of understanding of the business environment. Like the previous best practice (SWOT Analysis), a PESTLE Analysis is another strategic planning framework and process all franchisors should complete as part of their comprehensive franchisor business plan and for maintaining a strong governance focus on the future. Where else would you consider …