Ep09 Darryn McAuliffe, CEO FRANdata, Australia. Franchise Business Leader

As CEO, Darryn Leads the Australian Arm of FRANdata whose Expertise is in Franchise Intelligence.

Darryn will help you to understand the behind the scenes thinking and actions around securing franchise finance in the Australian market.

With main customers being major banks and boutique lenders who have significant portfolios in franchising, Darryn’s positioning is to provide these lenders with data in establishing who is a better risk than others out of 1,100 odd franchise brands in the Australian market.

Darryn started in banking before moving into accounting after attaining his degree studying at night while at the bank.

Missing the entrepreneurial feel of business after a numbers of years in accounting, Darryn moved back into banking to run portfolios of clients and leading business banking teams.

This eventually opened a path to franchising with the opportunity to head up the franchising strategy for NAB.

With FRANdata, Darryn has established and championed key initiatives aiding access to finance for good franchise brands with;

• the Franchise Ratings Scale,
• the Franchise Bank Credit Reports, and
• the Australian Franchise Registry

amongst the initiatives developed and championed.

Darryn’s position as one of the leading authority’s on franchise finance in the Australian market is unquestionable…