FRANCHISES are gearing up for the most significant overhaul to the $128 billion sector since the introduction of the Franchising Code of Conduct in 1998, as the federal government moves to better protect the rights of franchisees.

THERE is considerable dissatisfaction in the not-for-profit sector concerning the delivery of government-funded human and community services, the Productivity Commission has found.

One advantage operating in the funeral services and products industry is, well, there's always going to be a market.

IF Troy Hughes could sum up the development of his approach to the business he started in 2002 it might be along the lines of: 'work smarter, not harder'.

REPORTED fraud cost Australia's not-for-profit organisations more than $1 million during the past two years, but the true magnitude of the problem is much larger, according to accounting and advisory firm BDO.