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..

FASTSIGNS National Accounts represents our entire brand of 750 locations only to companies that have national signage needs. We provide signage and branding with exterior signs, interior graphics, digital signage, and fleet programs. We offer turnkey service from site survey to permitting, to manufacturing and installation.

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Private firm focused on investments, consulting and advisory services in franchising and multi-unit retail.

Entrepreneur Media is the most established and referred to franchise opportunity resource in the industry. Entrepreneur Media's franchise products include: Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur magazine (the #1 selling monthly business magazine on the newsstand), and Entrepreneur's StartUps Newsstand Guides. With more dedicated franchise editorial than any other major national publication, and 20 million monthly visitors, Entrepreneur continues to be the #1 lead source for franchisors.

The American Franchise Academy (AFA) is dedicated to the development of successful Multi-Unit Franchise Owners, their Multi-Unit leaders (District Managers) and their Unit Managers. The focus of the AFA is to assist franchise owners in developing the business systems for their organization so that they can maximize their franchise investment, increase their profits and build a successful multi-unit enterprise. With over 30 years of experience and successfully servicing hundreds of franchise owners and entrepreneurs in the US and around the world, the American Franchise Academy is the place business owners can turn to for solutions and knowledge.
We provide training and development programs for: 1) Unit Managers; 2) District Managers; and 3) Multi-Unit Franchisees.

Bank of America is committed to making financial expertise more accessible, through the power of our national network. We provide innovative franchise solutions, based on a thorough understanding of your business model. Our dedicated team will work with you to tailor the right solutions to fit your unique business and personal financial goals. Whatever stage your business is in, we can help prepare you for the opportunities to come.

FranServe is the largest franchise consulting & expansion organization. Currently, we have over 600 active, affiliated consultants. We represent over 500 franchise brands. Our corporate team of industry experts has more than 100 years of combined experience in the franchise industry and provides world class training, support, tools, and leadership to our growing organization of consultants.

By leveraging our scale and unique compliant model, we deliver price advantages no other purchasing collective can match. For over a decade, more and more Fortune 1000 firms have started aligning their purchasing volume with the best aggregator in the business. CoreTrust now has more than 2,800 members from all of the major verticals: retail, manufacturing, hospitality and finance. Companies know they can take advantage of savings and contract terms better than what they could negotiate on their own.

Mitsuoka & Company is a one stop recruiting agency with recruiting services to solve your recruiting needs.
Whether you’re looking to recruit for a salaried position, fulfill seasonal recruiting needs, or recruiting training to set your company up for long-term recruiting success, we have the recruiting solutions you need.

Fishman PR is the premier national PR agency specializing in franchise media relations and online content marketing. For over 30 years, their experienced team of media and online marketing specialists have helped hundreds of franchise brands drive customer and franchise leads in creative and strategic ways.

We create a unified and cohesive social media strategy designed to generate results for your brand on a hyper-local level. Leverage the power of your entire network through a custom social marketing strategy.