Sarah Stowe

Over the past year or so, the pandemic has put just about every business in Australia to the test. Some came through in better shape than others – and Hire

You’ve got a clean streak and know it can be the path to a new business opportunity. Commercial and residential cleaning has been in the spotlight with our current concerns over

Home renovations are set to rise this year as the fallout from Covid continues to affect Australians’ spending patterns. With Aussies unlikely to be spending big on overseas trips for

Home-grown gelato chain Gelatissimo has announced 10 stores will open around Australia. A strong recruitment drive for new franchisees is underway after Gelatissimo launched a new website dedicated to fielding

US-based wellness franchise StretchLab is landing in Australia and it has attracted the attention of former AFL player Tory Dickson and professional cricketer James Pattinson. The two athletes have partnered

As boutique gym chain Zadi ramps up franchise expansion this year, founder Adala Bolto reveals her strategy for surviving and thriving. Adala believes the compact size of the business turned out to

BK’s Gymnastics has started to franchise, opening up fresh opportunities for keen would-be franchise buyers. The gymnastics brand is part of Belgravia Group, one of Australia’s largest-privately owned companies, with

IWG, a flexible workspace provider, plans to open up new opportunities to invest in the business with a strategy to develop up to 150 franchised centres  across Australia and New Zealand.

When you invest in a franchise it’s good to know it has the smarts to survive the inevitable downturns of business, something Swimart can attest to. Since opening its first

Quest Apartment Hotels has a new approach to recruiting franchisees which is opening up the field of opportunities for newbie business owners in the serviced apartment chain. Previously Quest has only