The International Achievers panel was a definite highlight of the Franchise Conference in Tauranga as four highly-experienced exporters – three of them franchisors – shared the successes and challenges of international expansion in a very candid fashion.

The four panellists were:

Aaron Toreson of Link Business
Bruce Speers of Fastway Couriers
Stuart Deeks formerly of Esquires
Tim Alpe of Jucy Rentals

Together, the four have expanded their companies into overseas markets as diverse as China, Saudi Arabia, the US, South Africa, Australia, the Philippines, Ireland, the UK and more. As Stuart Deeks said, ‘The only reason NZ franchises are not all over the world is that we go, “Oh, it’s too far, it’s too hard” – but it’s not! It’s mind-blowing how easy it is.’