Meet Our Leadership Team
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Luke Towey — Founder & CEO
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Danielle Towey — Chief Operating Officer
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Mikayla VanSlyke — Director of Client Services
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Kelli Mueller — Director of Client Services
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Dillon Towey — Chief Development Officer
Proof We Bring to the Table
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12+ years supporting dozens of brands and thousands of franchisees
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Clean, on-time closes and practical dashboards operators actually read
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Playbooks built from real unit-level data (what works and what doesn’t)
Omaha-based, Midwest-built, and never outsourced. Your one partner from clean books to confident decisions.
At Franchise Resource, we keep everything in-house, because accuracy and accountability shouldn’t be contracted out. Our team has spent 20+ years inside the numbers for dozens of brands and thousands of franchisees.
The result: clean financials, clear KPIs, and honest guidance you can actually use.
Luke Towey, our CEO, didn’t start his career expecting to become a key resource in the franchising world. With a degree in finance and accounting, Luke initially took on various controller-type roles, eager to build his expertise. But everything changed when a call came from a long-time friend, offering him a position at a then-small Health & Wellness franchise brand.
Why One Team (in-house) Changes Everything
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Consistency you can trust: Same people, same workflows, no hand-offs.
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Franchise-literate books: Royalties, brand fund, and required tech mapped correctly.
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Faster answers: Local time zone, real humans, proactive check-ins.
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Data protection: Fewer touchpoints = tighter controls.
What We Do (the short list)
“We knew that standardizing processes, using the same chart of accounts, and coding things consistently could save time and reduce headaches for everyone involved,” Luke explains.
We realized that by simplifying access to necessary systems, like CRM and point-of-sale platforms, our team could take on the heavy lifting, allowing franchisees to focus on what they do best: running their businesses.
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Month-end close: P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
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Fee audits vs. FDD: royalties, brand fund, required tech
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COGS & labor tracking + KPI dashboard (by unit & roll-up)
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Cash flow planning & simple operator summaries
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Sales tax, tips, gift card liability done right
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Monthly review call: highlights, risks, action items
“We wanted to partner with the franchisor and grow with them, providing value by understanding their systems inside and out,” Luke says.
Free franchise consulting (for buyers & diversifiers)
For the past 20 years, we have worn many hats in the franchise world — as employees, owners, and now as the leaders of Franchise Resource, where we manage bookkeeping for hundreds of franchises.
This experience has given us unique insights into what makes a franchise succeed and, unfortunately, what causes many to fail.
Read here, how we help match people with the right franchise. Our goal isn’t just to help you buy a franchise, but to help you determine if franchising is even the right path for you.
Franchise Accounting You Can Count On
Based in Omaha, Nebraska since 2013, we have been providing professional and reliable bookkeeping services for franchise owners.
Our bookkeeping services are designed to make your life easier so that you can focus on what you do best!
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