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Guiding Clients Through Franchise Research


Total Credits: 1 including 1 Specialized Knowledge - Technical

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Categories:
Partner Produced
Faculty:
Mark D. Cory
Course Levels:
Update
Duration:
1 Hour
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

Your small business or individual clients may be exploring diversification or a new career through franchising. If so, they'll be turning to you for advice on evaluating the financial aspects of the opportunities they're considering. Learn how to best counsel them on the use of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and franchisee interview techniques to make a sound financial assessment.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • To equip CPAs to counsel and guide their clients through the financial analysis of a franchise opportunity


Major Subjects
  • Using the FDD to gather pertinent financial information to begin the analysis
  • Using a franchisor-provided or other template to form the basis of a proforma
  • Techniques for interviewing franchisees to glean critical financial data in order to complete the proforma

Course Materials

Faculty

Mark D. Cory Related Seminars and Products


Mark Cory has over 40 years of business management experience. He has been owner/operator of FranNet of Michigan since 2002, engaged in helping aspiring entrepreneurs select the right franchise business opportunity by strategically guiding them through the search and selection process. The many clients that he has placed over the years own and operate hundreds of franchise units and several are top performers in their systems.

Mark earned a BBA degree from the University of Michigan in 1979, and spent three years as a CPA with a “Big Eight” accounting firm. He then spent the next 20 years with Olympia Entertainment, Inc. in Detroit, where he attained the level of Senior Vice President.

In addition to owning the Michigan FranNet franchise, Mark also owned a second franchise, Little Caesars of Emporia, KS, from 2010-19, in partnership with his brother.


Dates

Mon, May 19, 2025 - 11:00am to 11:59am MDT
Tue, Jun 03, 2025 - 07:00am to 07:59am MDT
Thu, Jul 17, 2025 - 02:00pm to 02:59pm MDT
Fri, Aug 22, 2025 - 08:00am to 08:59am MDT
Sat, Sep 20, 2025 - 06:00am to 06:59am MDT
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:59am MDT
Mon, Nov 03, 2025 - 03:00pm to 03:59pm MST
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 - 10:00am to 10:59am MST
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 - 12:00pm to 12:59pm MST

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites

None


Advanced Preparation

None


Designed For

CPAs with small business or individual clients that may be contemplating franchise ownership.


Original Recording Date

05/2025


Yellow Book

No


Course Developer

MICPA


Date Added to Catalog

03/2025


Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy

Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints.  anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).


Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


Refund/Cancellation Policy

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