Franchise
The franchise sector in Australia is growing rapidly. Currently, there are approximately 1,025 franchise concepts, 91% of which originally created in Australia.
Increase in franchisors
| Year | Number of franchisors |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 693 |
| 1999 | 708 |
| 2002 | 700 |
| 2004 | 850 |
| 2006 | 960 |
| 2008 | 1100 |
| 2010 | 1025 |
The growth rate of franchise systems from 2006 to 2008 was 14.6 percent. At the same time, the growth rate of franchise units was 15.4 percent. There are estimated 69 900 units operating in business format franchise systems in Australia. Most of these would be classified as small enterprises. The total sales turnover for the entire franchising sector was estimated to be 130 bln USD.
Useful websites
• The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - www.accc.gov.au
• BRW Magazine - www.brw.com.au
• Business Entry Point - www.business.gov.au
• Entrepreneur Magazine - www.entrepreneur.com
• The Franchise Council of Australia - www.franchise.org.au
Sector
• Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence – www.franchise.edu.au
• DC Strategy – www.dcstrategy.com
• Franchise Council of Australia – www.franchise.org.au
• Franchise Directory – www.franchisebusiness.com.au
• Franchising Magazine – www.franchise.net.au
• International Franchise Association – www.franchise.org
Government
• AusIndustry – www.ausindustry.gov.au
• Australian Competition & Consumer Commission – www.accc.gov.au
• Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research – www.innovation.gov.au
• The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission – www.accc.gov.au
• Business Entry Point – www.business.gov.au
• The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research – www.innovation.gov.au
• Entrepreneur.com – www.entrepreneur.com
If you are interested in Australian franchise concepts, please contact Ania Pławińska anna.plawinska@austrade.gov.au
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