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Franchisees penalised for exploiting migrant workers

Lessons drawn from two former Four Square businesses show that when a franchisee is penalised for exploitation of workers, especially immigrants, it makes headline news. What should franchisors do to help prevent these behaviours, but also ensure that their brands are protected against damage if something like this occurs?

HEADWINDS AND TAILWINDS

A bunch of reports have come out this week to tell us how business confidence, small business sales (and sales of small businesses) are going in New Zealand, along with the annual GlobalVue ranking of the best places in the world to do business. Let's have look at how these affect franchises.

Potential $10bn a year from new women-led businesses

Women-led businesses could contribute an additional $10bn a year to New Zealand’s GDP if barriers to entry were addressed, according to a new Westpac NZ economic report

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Potential $10bn a year from new women-led businesses

Women-led businesses could contribute an additional $10bn a year to New Zealand’s GDP if barriers to entry were addressed, according to a new Westpac NZ economic report

Walking on air

The Flooring Design franchise model has today been recognised as a very high performing brand on the New Zealand Franchise Rating Scale™

Iridium Partners and Mariposa reunite to drive next phase of franchise growth

In a genuine back-to-the-future moment, Nathan Bonney of Iridium Partners returns more than a decade after first joining Mariposa Restaurant Holdings - bringing fresh momentum to franchise development across Mexicali Fresh and Burger Wisconsin

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