Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz

The next meeting of the Bay of Plenty branch of the Franchise Association will see a presentation by Ian Robertson – the national franchise manager of the well known Paper Plus Group.

Ian gave a magnificent presentation to the recent Franchise Association of New Zealand conference in Rotorua attended by members of the franchise industry, both nationally and internationally. The presentation was so well received we felt it appropriate Ian's message be given the chance of a re-airing and there can be no better place for that to happen than here in Tauranga.

Paper Plus is a three-brand cooperative franchise consisting of Paper Plus, Take Note and Office Spot – with a turnover exceeding well in excess of $100m per annum.

Paper Plus is a uniquely 100 per cent owned franchise and Tauranga is fortunate to see the first of the rebranded stores in New Zealand.

Ian will explain the importance of the re-brand, the positioning of the brand and the outfitting of the stores for best effect.

No matter how good the retail experience of any franchise is, the back room support is critical. Ian will cover some really interesting aspects of how Paper Plus do this, together with some fascinating facts about benchmarking – one of the new buzz words in franchising.

Paper Plus achieved success in the last Franchise Association of New Zealand awards – picking up the winning trophy in the Retail Franchise System of the Year and also the award for the Best Media Campaign of the Year.

All in all, attendees at the next meeting will see the value of a well established franchisor and the benefits that can bring to each individual franchisee in the network.

This is an excellent opportunity to hear about one of New Zealand's premier retailers and if you are interested in franchising too you should come along. Please Larissa at Harris Tate 07 578 0059 or email larissa@harristate.co.nz