Young entrepreneurs with an emerging business that could become the next hot franchise brand are being encouraged to enter the NextGen in Franchising competition.

There comes a time in every franchisor’s business lifecycle when they start contemplating their next opportunity. You have worked hard to develop the business and are most likely curious about what it’s worth.

Domino’s is in the media spotlight again as one of its pizza delivery drivers takes the business to the Fair Work Commission over an employment agreement carved out with a shop workers union.

St. Louis House of Fine Ice Cream and Dessert specialises in French-style ice cream.

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Find a franchise or seek advice from franchising experts at the Melbourne Franchising & Business Opportunities Expo, Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 August.

Vacuum retailer Godfreys converted 22 stores to franchised outlets in the 2016-17 financial year bringing in to the corporate chest initial franchise fees of $5.3m.

CouriersPlease has announced a strategic partnership with one of its top customers, eCorner, an Australian eCommerce platform that provides services to leading online retailers and organisations such as Weight Watchers Australia, Gadgets 4 Geeks, Translink and the Australian Institute of Sport.

First you have to get your franchisees to the conference, then you have to deliver a first class experience that stops the snoozing in the back row. Get it wrong, and next year’s task becomes an uphill struggle.

SumoSalad franchisees wanting to benefit from the kitchen-to-door delivery trend will be pleased with the brand’s latest partnership, a link with Australia’s largest online food delivery platform, Menulog.

News that Domino’s Pizza had failed to meet its own profit targets provoked a share price plunge of more than 20 per cent yesterday.

Soul Origin has opened its 75th Australian outlet and plans to reach 100 stores before the end of the 2018 financial year.