Make 2016 the year you took your business to another level.

Register and attend my Franchise Workshop on 7 and 8 August by clicking here.

By attending you’ll discover how to grow a business asset you love and gain the time to live your life.

And you will gain valuable information from our Expert Speakers on how to avoid the myriad mistakes too many franchisors make and you’ll enjoy mixing with like-minded people.

If you haven’t booked yet, click here to learn more.

See what some of my clients say:

“It is a worthwhile exercise in terms of providing me with the clarity and direction I really needed to be able to get stuck into the program and move forward… It was also fantastic in terms of being able to meet some of the specialists that Brian introduces you to through his Franchise Simply Workshop… if you’re considering franchising your business, I would strongly recommend getting more information on his Franchise Simply program and attending his weekend  workshop.”

Kevin Scrimshaw, Melbourne (click to see his video)

“Brian is very knowledgeable. He has fantastic people, lawyers, branding and marketing people that come in to talk to us and I would strongly recommend this 2-day seminar.”

Bob Kirby, Perth (click to see his video)

Fund Franchising Your Business

Smarter finance choices mean you may be able to afford your Franchise Simply Franchise Program after all, or fund fitouts or plant & equipment. We discussed  all this and more when I spoke with Tony Malcolm recently. Listen to the podcast here, then contact me for more details on 0417 211 366..

Google’s new tool helps test your website’s speed and mobile-friendliness

I think you’ll like what I picked up from Paul Dunn recently.

It’s all about speed and is a new tool from Google that we’ve found really useful to check (and then improve) website load times. You’ll find details of it below. If you haven’t been there yet, please do. Read more here.

News Franz and I Thought You’d Enjoy

Global Weekly News Wrap: Americana stake goes for $2.4b; Mars mulls cutting off McDonald’s; Why India’s burgers are going cold

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

Spotlight turning back brightly on franchisors in underpayments saga

The ongoing fallout from the high-profile 7-Eleven underpayments scandal continues to reverberate throughout the franchise sector and has now made its way into the middle of the current Federal Election campaign.

Some tips and inspiring stories of successful businesses you might want to consider

From 3am market starts and $80,000 in credit card debt: How Samantha Wills created a multimillion-dollar jewelry empire

Jewelry designer Samantha Wills’ best piece of advice to fellow entrepreneurs is not to “burn bridges”.

Two Sydney entrepreneurs launch an app to help transform your idea into a successful startup

We love disruption! Two Sydney entrepreneurs are on a mission to help budding founders transform disruptive ideas into fully functioning startups.

Three steps to minimise risk and succeed when starting a business

Starting your own business is as scary as it is exciting, and let’s be honest, it’s pretty exciting. It can be tough to take those first steps, but there are a number of things you can do to make the plunge seem a little less terrifying.

A couple of e-Magazines and a report I thought you’d like to see

The latest issue of the Franchise Buyer Magazine is now available. Click on the link to access it.

As well as the Franchise New Zealand Magazine.

And here’s the link where you can download the Internet and Small Business Magazine with the latest NAB Online Retail Sales Index – an interesting read.

And finally, one for the family: Make your kids online entrepreneurs – at the Kids Business Workshop in Perth in July.

We believe in doing business… …for good

Our quest is to continue to help business owners who want to grow their business into a more valuable asset.

We do this through a number of our enterprises.

Through Franchise Simply® we help business owners who want to grow their business into a more valuable asset through franchising. The team of expert advisors at Franchise Simply® does this this through our simple three step Franchise Success Path which can be delivered in many different ways to suit you. We work closely with our team of leading franchise experts to provide the full range of services to the franchise industry, from carefully crafted legal agreements and operations and procedure manuals, to expert advice on corporate structures, fee structures, territory planning, franchisee support, recruitment and much more…The result - our members implement fast and get everything they need to succeed all in one place. Click here to join our inspiring community of entrepreneurs and you can be our next success story.

We believe in giving back and so a percentage of every program is given to MicroLoan Foundation Australia to help women in Southern Saharan Africa to build businesses and take their families out of poverty. To date we have helped provide over 60,000 loans impacting on 355,000 impoverished people.