Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) produces custom signs and other display systems for businesses of all types and sizes. YESCO has produced the world's most icon signs and can provide your business with a complete package for your sign and lighting needs. We also have a department that handles servicing of signs and lighting nationally.

Plante Moran is among the nation's largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, with over 3,300 professionals in 24 locations in the Midwest, Rocky Mountain region, and internationally. With a national practice dedicated to the franchise industry, we understand the unique nature of franchise operations. We help clients improve financial performance, optimize profits, and enhance operations. Whether you’re a growing franchisee or mature franchisor, our experienced team offers the personalized and comprehensive approach you need.

Based in Atlanta, GA, Eagle Merchant Partners is a private equity investment firm that provides equity capital and expertise to support founders and management teams in acquisitions and recapitalizations of lower middle market companies in the Consumer and Industrial industries.

Einbinder & Dunn LLP (ED) has extensive experience representing both franchisors and franchisees nationwide. The firm handles litigation and transactional matters. Because of its experience representing both franchisor and franchisee clients, the firm is uniquely qualified to understand issues arising in franchisor/franchisee relationships. ED represents start-up and experienced franchisors in all aspects of their businesses.

At D.A. Davidson Companies, we identify and evaluate market trends, investment ideas and business opportunities, and turn them into actionable insights and strategies. Founded in 1935 as a small brokerage firm, D.A. Davidson has grown into a diversified financial services company comprised of seven distinct business units across the U.S..

Tenet Financial Group is a third-party administrator (TPA) with over a century of combined franchise funding experience. Our consultative approach helps match the right funding option(s) to each client's unique needs. We offer SBA Loans, 401(k) Rollover/ROBS, Term Loans and more. Tenet Financial Group provides a consultative service that creates financial clarity for our clients.

Hyperlocology enables franchise brands to centrally control local advertising, across the most powerful digital channels, for their hundreds or thousands of locations. Hyperlocology’s best-in-class technology includes automated local advertising campaign builder, location-level analytics, community data, and per-location insights to drive meaningful business outcomes.

Pivotal Growth Partners was established to help small, emerging brands refine and position themselves for accelerated growth in order to maximize both brand and shareholder value. Our growth platform fits perfectly into a niche in the market where smaller brands are overlooked by buyers before they have a chance to grow. PGP drives value and wealth creation to get them noticed.

AdPipe transforms how businesses create and repurpose video content. With our platform, you can produce one high-impact video and seamlessly repurpose it across all channels—web, email, social, and paid. This approach ensures cohesive messaging, saves time, and drives meaningful engagement.

Whether you're boosting brand awareness, nurturing leads, or promoting products, AdPipe makes video marketing easy and effective. Our platform allows you to customize content for every touchpoint, keeping your message consistent while maximizing impact.

Many businesses choose to expand through distribution or dealership networks or by selling franchises. Ice Miller offers legal services to: manufacturers; distributors; dealers; retailers; business owners; licensors; licensees; franchisors and franchisees. Such services include drafting and negotiating contracts, registering and prosecuting trademarks, facilitating dispute resolution and assisting with litigation.

We are a woman-owned, full-service franchise advisory firm founded and led by Ali McElroy, a recognized franchise industry leader with nearly two decades experience, spanning more than two dozen brands, over thirty countries, and thousands of franchised units. Our franchise incubator program offers a hands-on partnership that provides know-how, connections, and capital. We also offer strategic advisory and specialty project services to high-potential multi-unit, franchise, and growing businesses.

Attract customers to your business with online marketing from ReachLocal. A customized plan with search, display, social and mobile marketing helps maximize ROI. An experienced franchise team and innovative technology enables prospective customers find you online, so you can focus on your business, not your marketing.