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$19,800 Fine for Not Updating a Website Nobody Uses Formula - Interview with Jay Westbury CEO of the FCA

A franchisor recently copped a $19,800 fine for failing to update an entry on a government website nobody uses. Jay Westbury is the CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia. He returns to the show to walk through the regulat...

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$19,800 Fine for Not Updating a Website Nobody Uses Formula - Interview with Jay Westbury CEO of the FCA
May 11, 2026

$19,800 Fine for Not Updating a Website Nobody Uses Formula - Intervi…

A franchisor recently copped a $19,800 fine for failing to update an entry on a government website nobody uses. Jay Westbury is the CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia. He returns to the show to walk through the regulat...

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Payday Super starts 1 July: what every franchise needs to do now
April 30, 2026

Payday Super starts 1 July: what every franchise needs to do now

A franchisor now gets fined when one of their franchisees underpays staff, even when the franchisor had nothing to do with it. Payday Super kicks in 1 July and means super contributions must clear within 7 days of every pay r...

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Jim's Electrical - $620 a month, 50 leads. The maths every sparky needs to see
April 26, 2026

Jim's Electrical - $620 a month, 50 leads. The maths every sparky nee…

Independent electricians in Australia are paying $4,000 to $5,000 a month to generate roughly half the leads Jim's Electrical delivers for $620. Cam Scott has run Jim's Electrical for 18 years and sits down with Joel to lay o...

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Jim's Hazardous Material Removal - From Aldi to $250k: Sean's first year with Jim's Hazmat
April 23, 2026

Jim's Hazardous Material Removal - From Aldi to $250k: Sean's first y…

Sean went from 10 years managing an Aldi supermarket to $250,000 in his first year as a Jim's Hazmat franchisee, with no trade background and no prior business experience. Sean joins Joel on the Jim's Group Podcast to break d...

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Jim's Building Inspections Roundtable Discussion with 3 Franchisees!
April 19, 2026

Jim's Building Inspections Roundtable Discussion with 3 Franchisees!

Laura, Andreas, Peter and Sam from Jim's Building Inspections have a chat about how they run their business, the industry and how being a franchisee has been for them personally in this open franchisee roundtable.

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About the Hosts

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Jim Penman

CEO/Founder/Franchising Icon of Australia

CEO and Founder of the Jim's Group

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Joel Kleber

Host and CMO

CMO for the Jim's Group and host of the podcast.

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Great insight into and Australian icon

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Great innovation

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