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Australian Franchising Code Review Recommendations

Australia | Ray Borradale | May 17 | op-ed
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Alan Wein’s review of the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct has presented 18 recommendations. Here they are but first;

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Franchise Review Report Released: Good Faith and Penalties Recommended

Australia | simon young | May 17 | franchising, legal
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The Report by Mr Alan Wein (from his Review of the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct conducted earlier this year) has been released today and makes 18 recommendations for improving the franchi

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A Decade of Corruption

Australia | Ray Borradale | May 7 | op-ed
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The recent review of the performance of 2010 changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct in Australia is proving to be simply another embarrassing episode in what has been an eventful decade of ignorant and corrupt government.

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Australia Inquires into Regulating Franchising

Australia | simon young | Apr 24 | legal
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This article provides some preliminary assessment of the submissions to the 2013 review of the regulation of the franchising sector in Australia. This review was scheduled after the last series of amendments were made to the Franchising Code of Conduct in 2010.

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Submissions to Latest Australian Inquiry Now Available

Australia | simon young | Apr 15 | franchising, legal
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73 submissions that have been made to the Wein inquiry from a wide range of the franchise spectrum, including individuals, corporations, lawyers and academics, are now available on-line through the followng link: 

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Investigative News

Franchises Densest Where Regulation Toughest

Member | Don Sniegowski | Jul 13 | buy, franchising
Chart: BMM Data:European Fran. Fed, JFA,FCA,IFA, United Nations LEXINGTON, Ky. — Does government regulation follow when franchising becomes big, or does franchising get big when it is regulated?
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Regulating Franchising, Part 2

Member | Don Sniegowski | Jul 13 | buy, franchising, legal
The U.S. Capitol Building from Pennsylvania Avenue. photo/bmm LEXINGTON, Ky. – Associate Professor Elizabeth Crawford Spencer discusses why a revision of franchise regulation is necessary in this final part of her two-part interview. Spencer's timely book comes out as major legislation to curb franchising abuse has emerged from New England to California, from Canada's Manitoba to South Australia.
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Regulating Franchising

Member | Don Sniegowski | Jul 10 | franchising, legal
Lexington, Ky. — Law professor Elizabeth Crawford Spencer argues that more intelligent regulation is needed to address franchising abuse, a message that is gaining traction in the franchise world. Why? Spencer explains that having no regulation or having a hodgepodge of regulation results in costly market inefficiencies.
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Are Franchises Commercial Marriages from Heaven or Hell?

Member | BMM | Apr 17 | buy, franchising, legal
SYDNEY, Australia — Since it flourished in the early 1970s under the influence of American fast food outlets such as McDonald's and KFC, franchising has become one of the most dynamic aspects of Australia's small business sector.
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2011 Person of the Year

Member | Don Sniegowski | Dec 30 | franchising, people, trends
Person of the Year: Chandrakant 'C.K.' Patel     Honorable Mention: Australia's Rod Sims                  Ai Weiwei, Artist                   Neil Aronson, M&A                Shannon Liss-Riordon, Law        Darren Rovell, Reporter
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World Foodservice Sees Demand Sag

Member | BMM | Sep 28 | food, trends
Source: The NPD Group/CREST, quarter ending June 2011 CHICAGO — As goes consumer confidence so goes the global foodservice industry. When consumer confidence sagged in the second quarter this year so did foodservice traffic in most countries around the world, according to The NPD Group, a market researcher.
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MP To Introduce South Australia State Franchise Law

Member | Don Sniegowski | Nov 16 | franchising, legal
ADELAIDE, Australia – Displeased with the recent federal reform of franchise law, a member of the South Australian state parliament announced today that he will launch his own bill at the state level.  South Australian State Labor MP Tony Piccolo says that federal changes to franchise law that were announced ten days ago are “significantly inadequate.”
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Interview with Jim’s

Member | Ray Borradale | Nov 12 | franchising
Model poses for Jim's Cleaning franchise chain, photo/Jim's Group web
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FCA Speaks on Australia's New Franchise Reforms

Member | Don Sniegowski | Nov 11 | franchising, legal
MELBOURNE, Australia — Former chairman of the Franchise Council of Australia, Stephen Giles, has been asked by Blue MauMau about the changes to Australia’s franchise laws that were announced on November 5 and what those changes mean.
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Pool Retailing Association Launched in Australia

Member | Don Sniegowski | Oct 5 | service
BRISBANE, Australia - Some prominent pool and spa aftermarket retailers and franchisors have banded together to create a new Australian industry body, the Swimming Pool Retail Association Australia.
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Headlines from the 'Net

The Future of Australian Franchising’s Underbelly

Australia | Ray Borradale | May 7 | trends
Australian franchisees from many brands and with protracted stories of franchising disasters are coming out of the woodwork yet again.
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New Zealand Study On Franchisor StartUps

Australia | Ray Borradale | Apr 3 | people
A New Zealand researcher is set to work on the development of a conceptual franchising model but first she intends to find out what goes wrong and why so many fail to grow or collapse.
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Franchise Complaints To ACCC Rocket

Australia | Ray Borradale | Apr 2 | legal
At a time when the performance of Australia’s Franchising Code of Conduct is under review the ACCC has released a damning report on the level of complaints they have received.
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New Zealand Franchisee Capitulates

Australia | Ray Borradale | Mar 27 | legal
What was he thinking? A New Zealand franchisee, who rebranded three of his franchises without the knowledge or consent of the franchisor, now finds those franchises belong to the franchisor.
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Australia Post Worthless

Australia | Ray Borradale | Feb 12 | franchising
When I first began discussing the Australia Post agenda with colleagues back in 2009 it seemed most considered my conclusions on the Australian icon simply too bizarre. There was no mention from mainstream media in Australia as it protected one of its largest advertisers. 
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FCA Bid Wright Farewell

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jan 27 | franchising
Steve Wright is said to have resigned from the Franchise Council of Australia. One time executive director and long time Stephen Giles personal assistant, Wright had a diffiult ride at FCA.
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Maccas Sells Milk

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jan 27 | food
McDonalds Australia has installed an Australia Day name change to the locally abbreviated Maccas while one franchisee expands on the menu.
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Australian Franchise Code Review and Good Faith

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jan 10 | legal
In the midst of the post Christmas/New Year frenzy the Australian Minister for Small Business quietly announced the commencement of a review of the Franchising Code of Conduct with little time for submissions.
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Unhappy Pie Face

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jan 10 | food, legal
Three unhappy franchisees are to sue franchisor Pie Face for estimated losses of A$2 million. They claim the franchisor misled them as to operating costs and then opened competing stores in close proximity.
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Regulating Small Business Credit

Australia | Ray Borradale | Dec 21 | legal
The Australian government via Bill Shorten are slipping through a surprise Bill while Australians are wound up in the Christmas hustle. Bill Shorten wants to regulate small business access to credit and it appears very likely it will to hurt small business already struggling with tight lending restrictions from banks in the post GFC aftermath.
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