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Small business inquiries to the ACCC increased 60% in 2020 compared to the previous year, in part due to businesses seeking information about their obligations to consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the ACCC.

With 470,000 Aussies employed in franchises, Intuit's "global Franchise Program" seeks to help Australian small businesses succeed" while helping Intuit "become the market leader in the next five years".

Australian-founded company Pirtek Fluid Transfer Solutions – a global franchise platform – has acquired Pirtek USA to further expand its worldwide business.

Giant Indian global IT outsourcing company Wipro has won a major contract with the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores in Australia which will pave the way for organisation-wide infrastructure changes designed to deliver enhanced customer services.

Online accounting services provider MYOB has launched a limited release of its new PayDirect mobile payments solution and signed up the Australia-wide franchise Jim’s Group as its first PayDirect premier partner.

The adoption of Microsoft Office 365 has reduced coasts and improved productivity at rental franchise Mr Rental.

The Jim's brand is well known around the cities, towns and suburbs for its franchise lawn mowing, gardening, auto repair and other mobile services, and, of course there's the less-publicly known Jim's Test & Tag electrical testing and tagging service, which has just snared a national contract to service Telstra exchanges and vehicles.

The Federal Court has penalised mobile phone store franchisor Allphones Retail Pty Ltd $45,000 for contempt of court orders following action by the ACCC.

Snap is well known for its printing and copying services. But now the company sees an opportunity in providing e-marketing services to its SME customers. There's also a new online printing service being run in conjunction with Quark.

Telecommunications services aggregator, Telcoinabox is to repackage and upgrade its retail ADSL offerings following the signing of new wholesale contract with Telstra.