Partner with FANZ

We are New Zealand’s most experienced franchise bank. Whether you own a franchise or are looking to start a franchise, our comprehensive information, support and banking franchise packages can help you every step of the way. Find out more about Westpac Franchise Services For more information on franchises and funding options, you can contact a specific team member. Find your local specialist franchise banker

Unique insurance especially for franchises

To arrange efficient, effective insurance for your franchise, call Paul Kuhn on 04 802 0168 or email fanz@crombielockwood.co.nz Exclusively through FANZ, franchisors and franchisees can now get business insurance specifically designed to suit their needs. This insurance policy offers stock and asset cover pre-set to $1 million (Experience shows only 20% of businesses have sufficient cover at claim time for the real risks they face). Members also benefit from low excess amounts on claims. And when it comes to business interruption, cover doesn’t start until trading actually stops an invaluable benefit, especially when repairs are delayed. It is also the only insurance policy in New Zealand where FANZ members can get protection against “loss of attraction”, i.e. the effect on turnover if an anchor tenant closes after suffering an insured loss, or when other parts of the shopping area suffer insured damage that keeps customers away like partial quake damage.

Protection for franchisor and franchisee

Our business insurance solution for members provides protection to both the franchisor and franchisee. Obviously, any event that affects the franchisee also has a knock-on effect on the franchisor. So by protecting the franchisee, the franchisor also gains protection. However, this insurance goes even further: it offers compensation to the franchisor following an insured disruption to the franchisee’s business. In other words, the franchisor will still receive that franchisee’s fee even if an event prevents the franchisee from trading.

Support from our insurance partner, Crombie Lockwood

This insurance package is unique in New Zealand and is offered to FANZ members through our insurance partner, Crombie Lockwood. Founded in Napier in 1978, Crombie Lockwood has grown to be the largest insurance broker in New Zealand, with 26 offices nationwide. As our partner, Crombie Lockwood works for you, not for the insurance companies, to make certain you get the best results at claim time.

Green Acres is one of New Zealand’s largest franchise companies. For the past 25 years Green Acres has been one of the country’s leading franchise organisations winning multiple awards not only in the Home & Services sector but also for our innovation in systems and technology and supreme awards.

Vision: for the brand to be recognised as representing excellence in business

Mission: to create quality time for our customers Green Acres Strategic plan is made of up of 3 pillars:

• Be portable, current and easy to do business with
• A customer-focused strategy
• Enhance our brand values and equity This plan is something that Green Acres proudly informs all its franchisees about and also displays on their website for everyone to view.

As an organisation we are committed to supporting the franchise industry to promote best practice innovation and business evolution. We strongly believe in using our group of Internationally recognised market-leading Alliance Partners to strengthen our brand and offerings to our franchisees but to also leverage off their expertise to further enhance our business. Green Acres believe that to build a stronger and sustainable franchise network that supporting each other and the sharing of ideas and systems is a key mantra and responsibility for all franchise systems. Green Acres is very proud to be a member of The Franchise Association of New Zealand and all it stands for and to be leading the way in best practice franchising in New Zealand.

Navigating New Zealand’s ever evolving employment law landscape is a daunting task for most businesses, big or small. For a franchise business the stakes are even higher. If even one franchisee breaches employment standards, your whole network risks damage to your reputation and your bottom line.

Our HR solutions offer innovative HR technology and Workplace Relations services, designed to protect your workplace from noncompliance for a low-monthly fee. You can choose to adopt our cloud-based HRIS to enhance your existing HR structures, or you can choose to fully outsource your HR and partner with our team of Workplace Relations Experts.

What are the benefits of working with enableHR or HR Assured?

For franchisors:

• A trusted HR solution that understands the HR challenges unique to franchises.
• Greater productivity with automated, paperless HR workflows.
• A scalable HRIS that provides visibility of employment practises across your franchise network and enables you to standardise best practise HR and H&S management across your network.
• 24/7 workplace advice plus insurance and representation (if you need it) to help protect your franchise from the costly consequences of non-compliance (HR Assured subscription).

For franchisees:

• Easy-to-use-HR technology that both automates and uncomplicates day-to-day HR so business owners and managers can confidently manage employees regardless of their level of HR knowledge
• Access to a dedicated workplace relations team, on-call 24/7 to help franchisees access timely employment advice and catch problems before they become problems (HR Assured subscription).

Discover more about enableHR & HR Assured or get in touch with us to learn more today.

New Zealand’s franchise sector is a significant contributor to the New Zealand economy and is the business structure of choice for many business owners.

In recent years, we have seen an increase in clients seeking advice in respect of Franchise as they look for new ways to plan for succession of their existing business or want to engage in business through structured arrangements where risk is sought to be systematically minimised.

Providing advice to the Franchise sector requires franchise-specific experience, insight and specific knowledge.  That’s why BDO has a team to provide our franchise advisory service. We can provide a broad range of advisory services whilst also covering the whole of a franchise’s accounting needs in a cost-effective way, with access to relevant software for maximum business efficiency.

In addition, our team is uniquely placed with experience in non-franchise businesses to complement our Franchise offering. This means we complement our knowledge with experience from organisations in similar or comparative industries to give you fresh insight into your own strategy.

Specific franchise services include:

• Assessment and strategy.
• Buying or selling a franchise.
• Compliance – including bookkeeping, reporting and payroll.
• Debt advisory and finance assistance.
• Due diligence.
• Franchising business advisory and performance monitoring.
• Is franchising right for you?
• Risk management.

With a team spread across the country, we would love to get to know you and catch up for coffee. Don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre are still closed as they continue doing their part in keeping our community safe by reinventing themselves as an Isolation facility.
Their current contract runs through till the end of April and while they are hoping for a May reopen, discussions about extending this contract further are expected to commence next month.
In the meantime, the Waipuna team do have several other conferencing and event options for those wanting to kick off 2021 with business planning meetings, network with like-minded organisations in a professional trade event or even get that mid-year company get together locked in.
With alternate venues in East Tamaki and Panmure and settings ranging from modern-corporate to quirky-casual the team have carried all their experience running their flagship hotel and conference centre venue into these new properties ensuring no matter what your event, they have you covered.

East Tamaki – Waipuna Conference Suites Highbrook
– Corporate business events
– Private personal celebrations
– Capacity for up to 300 people theatre style
– On site catering and on license
– Nearby accommodation with easy access
– Easy access to Southern and Northern Motorways

Panmure – The Hidden Pub
– Private pub venue
– Casual private celebrations
– Out-of-the-box business workshops
– Capacity for 100 people cabaret style
– On site catering an on license
– Complimentary parking

Contact – Shelley Trutsch  or 0274 992 412

Franchise New Zealand was founded in 1992 to help people learn about franchising. Today, it operates web, print, digital and social media platforms and is THE hub for anyone looking for information on buying a franchise in this country. We are proud to be media partners for the Franchise Association and to operate the Member’s Directory for FANZ.

Franchise New Zealand is founded upon a deep knowledge of franchising and of the needs of franchise buyers and franchisors. Editor Simon Lord has almost 40 years’ experience in franchising both in New Zealand and overseas. His roles have included being marketing manager for a multi-national fast-food franchise and franchise manager for a new start-up operation.

Readers can send for a free print or digital copy of the quarterly magazine by visiting www.franchise.co.nz. The website also contains hundreds of articles with advice on buying a franchise and franchising your own business, as well as a comprehensive Directory of over 275 franchise opportunities and details of specialist advisors.

If you want to recruit franchisees, advise business buyers, or are interested in reaching New Zealand’s $27 billion franchise sector, email info@franchise.co.nz to find out about advertising and promotional opportunities.