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With Australian franchising under threat from the rogue franchisors giving the sector a bad name and destroying the livelihood of hard working franchisees, it’s disappointing that the Federal Government steadfastly refuses to stand up for franchisees.
Sadly, the Federal Government and, in particular, Nick Sherry, the Federal Small Business Minister, are fast becoming isolated in their blatant refusal to stand up for franchisees.
We have seen Tony Piccolo, a prominent Labor backbencher in South Australia, introduce a Private Member’s Bill to impose financial penalties for breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct.
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Have you or anyone you know owned a franchised business? If not, are you considering buying a franchised business?
More generally, what do you think about franchising as a business model? Well, for many people franchising is seen as a potentially exciting way of doing business.
However, for a growing number of people the shine has well and truly worn off and for these people franchising is a trap for the unsuspecting ; a trap that too many rogue franchisors are setting for prospective and existing franchisees.
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Eddie says:
You keep it up now, undetrsnad? Really good to know. Read more »
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Mathew Crossan says:
I am particually interested in the paragraph : A good franchisor will also extract the best rental deal for franchisees. A good franchisor will use its expertise to go in strongly when negotiating rents with landlords, especially shopping centre landlords. I have been to the district court after being hounded… Read more »
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