Myra McNeely loves franchising and with her vast experience in corporate America, she is the right person to help you identify the perfect business for you. Myra uses her background in franchising, accounting and finance, mortgage and real estate, sales, and operations to assist candidates with their evaluation of franchise opportunities.
Myra has been exposed to franchising since she was in high school. She was one of the inaugural staff members of a popular fast food drive-thru franchise that opened near her school. They quickly made her a store trainer and that led her to where she is today.
With an Accounting degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she understands the financial aspects of buying and owning a business. While going to school full time, she also worked full time. This gave her a major jump start into the business world. She worked for a mortgage company in the loan department and assisted people with buying and refinancing both residential and commercial property. Then, the accounts receivable division at the corporate headquarters of Swisher International, a commercial cleaning franchise, hired her to do collections for franchisees and their major accounts. As the assistant controller for a payroll/staffing company, she worked with many franchisees in different industries to process their monthly payrolls for their employees and pay state and federal taxes. She has also been a tax accountant for a small CPA firm.
Right out of college, Myra accepted a position with Outdoor Lighting Perspectives (OLP), a national landscape and architectural lighting company. OLP had just begun franchising and brought her on to wear many hats. During her years with them, she was involved in every facet of the business. She has experience in daily operations of the corporate owned franchise location, accounting, franchise support, UFOC compliance, marketing, web design, vendor selection, and franchise development. Myra facilitated the training programs for all new franchisees that entered the system. She had a major role in helping OLP grow from 20 locations to 70 and expanding the concept internationally. In fact, after taking over franchise development, franchise sales increased by 100% in one year. Also, Myra assisted with the startup of an affiliate company to OLP, Mosquito Squad.
Now a consultant with FranChoice, Myra says: I thoroughly enjoy the feeling I get from helping people realize their dreams. She resides in Charlotte, NC with husband and can be reached at MHolt@FranChoice.com or by calling toll free at (866) 467-6379.
