Posted on January 26, 2012 6:00 AM News, General
Fully Promoted EARNS RECOGNITION IN ENTREPRENEUR'S 'FRANCHISE 500' World’s Largest Embroidery Franchise Named One of America's Top Franchise Opportunities
West Palm Beach, FL (January 13, 2012) – Fully Promoted, the world’s largest embroidery franchise,
announced today that it has been ranked #336 on Entrepreneur magazine’s 2012 Franchise 500 list. This is the chain's fifth consecutive year on the listing, which is a comprehensive worldwide ranking of franchise systems based on factors such as financial strength, stability, growth rate and size of a system. The full report appears in the magazine’s January issue.
“We are very excited to have moved 85 spots on the list,” said Mark Johnson, President of Fully Promoted. “It’s an honor to have our hard work recognized by such a prestigious publication such as Entrepreneur.”
In addition to growth, financial strength, size and stability, Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list also takes into consideration the number of years a company has been in business, the length of time it has been franchising, startup costs, litigation, percentage of terminations, and whether the company provides financing to entrepreneurs.
With nearly 400 locations in 37 countries including the U.S., Canada and Australia, Fully Promoted is the largest embroidery franchise that specializes in full-service custom embroidery and screen-printing for apparel, as well as promotional products and gifts to both private and commercial segments. As part of its aggressive growth strategy, Fully Promoted is seeking to expand its presence in markets across the U.S. and in countries such as Brazil, Mexico, France, United Kingdom and Germany.
Fully Promoted is part of a successful system of business-to-business franchise brands and development services under the United Franchise Group. Since its inception, Fully Promoted has offered full-service promotional options to both small and large businesses. Fully Promoted currently has more than 800,000 promotional products designed to help businesses build their brand and make lasting impressions. Fully Promoted can also assist not only with business-to-business branding and marketing solutions, but also globally via their international franchise network.
About Fully Promoted:
Fully Promoted, Inc., a privately owned company, is the world’s largest embroidery franchise with hundreds of retail locations worldwide. Since we began franchising in 2000, we have become the world leader in the full-service, embroidery and promotional products industry.
About the United Franchise Group (UFG)
The United Franchise Group consists of a number of award-winning business-to-business brands and franchise development services including some of the world’s largest industry-leading names. The experts at UFG have used their over 25 years of franchising experience to grow the franchising giant into a $500 million dollar success story with approx. 1400 franchise locations in 50 countries. The company includes franchise industry giants SIGNARAMA, the world’s largest sign franchise; Fully Promoted, the world’s largest embroidery franchise; Billboard Connection, an incredibly successful out-of-home advertising franchise; Transworld Business Advisors, for people to research business opportunities before investing and Plan Ahead Events, a home-based corporate event planning franchise.