The process of drawing up a franchise agreement and setting up a franchise is an extremely expensive undertaking. Franchises are

Setting up a franchise system can be a very exciting time for any business owner if the process is conducted correctly. There are a number of key considerations we recommend that you think about before embarking on the franchising path

Once you have decided that franchising is the right option for your business, you should start considering the first steps for setting up a franchise system

A franchise is a way of structuring a business. Generally, it involves the owner of a business (known as the

Australian franchises are governed by the Franchising Code of Conduct. This is a mandatory industry code which is regulated by

1. Understanding the Franchising Code of Conduct Franchisors (the company that allows another party (known as the franchisee) to run

Question: Can a national franchisor (under a head franchisor) operate their own business under the name of the franchise business or do they have to purchase a franchise?

Question: Can you advise if a franchisor can force you to give a discount through a national marketing initiative and then still charge you royalty and marketing fees on the discount you gave?

Question: I have a franchise that has been trading at considerable loss for the last 3.5 years.

A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Queensland provides a timely warning to franchisors of the risk of being overly aggressive in exercising apparent contractual rights to terminate a franchise agreement.

Question: We are selling our franchise business. It has been over 42 days since we have given our notice of sale to the franchisor. It has been since over 42 days and nothing happened.

Q. Our franchise agreement expires in June 2014, but the lease between the shopping centre and the franchisor doesn’t expire until October 2014. We don’t want to stay in the business anymore.