Citrin Cooperman is proud to have one of the leading national franchising practices in the country. For over 40 years, Citrin Cooperman’s dedicated Franchise Practice has supported some of the world’s largest franchise operations within a vast array of diversified industries. We work with the founders, owners, operators, CEO’s and CFOs of a wide range of franchisors helping them establish their brands and grow their businesses to the next level. When you are preparing for a merger, acquisition or projected expansion, Citrin Cooperman’s Franchise Industry Practice, comprised of experienced Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) accredited professionals, are here to offer you the guidance and insight needed to minimize uncertainty while focusing on meeting financial statement audit, tax and other compliance and contractual obligations, letting you focus on building of your business. We are passionate about franchising and have the experience and knowledge necessary to help you achieve your goals.

There is simply no substitute for experience. You gain from our experience over the past 40 years representing and working with hundreds of franchised concepts throughout the world. We are able to support our clients with beneficial, productive consulting services to enable our clients to fulfil their individual needs.

Red Iron Group partners with management teams to build market leading companies. We help companies achieve growth and scale by focusing on technology adoption, differentiated products and services, outstanding talent and deep customer relationships.

Founded in 2004, Fish is a full-service, national communications firm specializing in franchise and multi-location public relations and marketing. Our clients span a variety of industries, including the restaurant, retail, hospitality, home services, fitness, beauty, and health/wellness segments. We’re proud to work with nationally recognized brands such as: Inspire Brands; Self Esteem Brands; Caribou Coffee; Blaze Pizza; Authority Brands; Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa; Smoothie King, and more.

From brand building, national media relations, and influencer marketing to local grand openings, crisis management and corporate communications, Fish’s expertise in communications runs deep and our creative, strategic approach to PR drives impactful results.

Our media relations campaigns consistently land our partners coverage in the most widely read and watched consumer and business outlets nationwide. We love developing creative ways to get media talking about the brands we work with — and getting customers and potential franchisees talking about them, too.

Fish has received numerous awards for our work, including being named a 2022 Power Partner on Inc. magazine’s inaugural list. Fish was also honored on Forbes’ first annual list of America’s Best PR Agencies in 2021 and has been recognized as a best place to work in the industry by Inc. magazine, PRWeek, PRovoke, and PRNEWS.

Fish is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with operations in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Southern CA, Tampa, FL, Denver, CO, Houston, TX, New Jersey and London.

Attorneys advising clients in every stage of the franchise relationship.

Abby Connect is your A.I.-assisted human receptionist—bringing top-notch customer service experts and technology together to turn your phone into a customer-delighting, lead capturing, revenue generating machine.

With the best technology, and even better people, we offer the best call-handling features on the market. You can trust your Abby team to help your small business, law firm, construction company, dental or medical practice, or home services business capture incoming callers, take back your time, and reduce your overhead costs.

Every Abby client (and their callers) get VIP treatment with a dedicated team and resources and account customization. Our plans are designed to fit a growing business and grow with you!

Howard & Howard is a full-service law firm with a national and international practice that provides legal services to businesses and business owners. The firm has offices in Royal Oak, MI; Illinois (Chicago and Peoria); Las Vegas, NV; and Beverly Hills, CA.

Social-First Digital Marketing Agency.

We help franchise buyers own GOOD franchises. We do that by working with an elite group of franchise brokers, expertly trained to find GOOD franchises. The broker then matches the ideal franchise to the buyer and stays with the buyer through the award process to support their research. Together, we do a lot of GOOD in franchising.

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.

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The Profit Mastery process is recognized as the most effective way for a franchise network to measure, manage, and improve unit profitability and cash flow. We have an unparalleled financial perspective and the tools needed to turn numbers into powerful financial intelligence with our: top-rated convention sessions, state-of-the-art online video curriculum called Profit Mastery University, network benchmarking studies, peer performance groups, and Profit Gap software that does the math for you.

At WebPunch, we are dedicated to improving the online reputation of your business. How do we improve your reputation? We create sophisticated solutions that help your customers post positive reviews on behalf of your company. We will set up a knockout punch for your business via branded campaigns that have a history of garnering the best possible results. It’s all automated! All you have to do is sit back and relax as new positive reviews are generated for your business.