Franchise frenzy
Australia has gone crazy over franchising. After taking off about 15 years ago, there are now roughly 800 franchised brands in Australia, with more than 50,000 individual businesses, according to the Franchise Council of Australia.
Weighing the challenges of opening franchises
The economy made it harder for the owners of Anytime Fitness in Bonsack to get their business off the ground.
Hell’s bells net callers
WHEN the Australian operator of fast-food franchise Hell’s Pizza launched in Queensland a year ago, it didn’t want to let its irreverent brand wither on the vine.
