Issued by FASA From negotiating rental relief with landlords and royalty fees with franchisors to asking for relaxed loan repayments with banks, franchise operators continue their battle to survive the Covid-19 lockdown as trade starts under Level 3 for some franchise...
The eighth FNB Franchise Leadership Summit was held on 3 March, showcasing the latest trends in franchising as well as sharing ideas on branding, unconventional marketing and entrepreneurism. Setting out the grim economic scene was FNB’s consumer and property...
by GG Alcock Like the movie The Matrix, the informal economy is invisible but all around us, like a mist drifting by our car windows, hanging around on street corners, covering the townships. It is growing in an urgent organic pace unmatched by the formal sector....
by Sasha-Lee de Bod As we enter the second decade of the twentieth century, we have identified twenty trends that all businesses should keep an eye on. Many of these trends have been predicted for some time, however, 2020 will be the year to champion changes and...
