Project set to develop franchising

The University of Sydney Business School has launched a research project in an effort to identify barriers to franchising in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, and to develop a strategy to boost the sector’s growth in the region. The two-year project, funded by AusAID, targets structural, regulatory, commercial and legal barriers, and will audit conditions affecting the franchise sector in the individual countries, a press release said. … Associate Professor Nigel Finch told the Post yesterday that the structural barriers for Cambodia are related to human capital, financial capital and the protection of intellectual property. … Reuters reported last week that Thailand’s biggest convenience store operator, CP All, plans to apply for licences to open 7-Eleven stores in Cambodia by 2015. …

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