Franchise Finance - From Unit-economics to FDD's & FPR's

This week on Franchise Today the series on Franchise Finance continues as host, Paul Segreto welcomes as his guest, Sandy Shoemaker, Partner at EKS&H. Paul and Sandy discuss various items of importance to get the "franchise house" in order for successful franchise financing and ultimately, successful franchise development. Items to be discussed include unit-economics, Item 19 preparation, FDD audits and necessary preparations to secure franchise financing. About Our Guest Sandy Shoemaker is a partner in the audit service area of EKS&H and has been involved in public accounting since 1990, serving publicly traded and privately-held companies. She has extensive knowledge of financial statement audits and has provided services to companies in the franchising, distribution, manufacturing, medical- device, restaurants and real estate industries. Sandy has a depth of experience working with employee-owned companies and advising on the proper use of employee stock ownership plans. She also has extensive experience in audits of employee benefit plans.