NerdWallet is on a mission to help provide clarity for consumers and SMBs so they can make financial decisions with confidence. We work hard to cultivate an award-winning culture in which our Nerds can realize this mission, and we pride ourselves on the programs we’ve created to positively impact the lives of our consumers, our Nerds, and our wider world.

Back in 2008, we asked ourselves a simple question that would later become our mission: Why is it still so hard to hire a plumber? Or a piano teacher? Or any local professional? In the era of instant-everything, it’s crazy that you still have to waste an entire afternoon researching, calling and comparing local pros whenever you need one. So we set out to make it easier. Today, millions of customers use Thumbtack technology to find and hire small businesses across the country.

REGROUP is a full-service, independent agency that works collaboratively to provide strategic clarity and insightful creative, which results in digital and traditional marketing programs that build brand engagement and enterprise value. Located in Ann Arbor, MI, REGROUP has generated demonstrable results for franchise, health care, energy and financial services companies. Our leadership has been an engaged member of the IFA since 1987.

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.

Design Pickle is a subscription creative services company powered by custom technology and a global subscription workforce across the globe. Design Pickle’s all-in-one creative services include graphic design, custom illustrations, presentation design, and motion graphics.

Founded in Scottsdale, Arizona Design Pickle was created to deliver reliable, affordable, and scalable creative content to any business. Since its 2015 inception, Design Pickle has completed over 1 million creative requests. Visit designpickle.com to learn more.

Wild Coffee Marketing specializes in empowering franchises with a suite of expert marketing solutions anchored by our fractional CMO solution. Our dedicated team, backed by our status as an Inc. 5000 honoree and certified Meta and Google partnerships, brings a wealth of experience delivering targeted, results-driven marketing strategies and marketing support system development.

We focus on what truly moves the needle: comprehensive strategy development, branding, and website development to martech stack recommendations, local digital marketing and SEO. Our goal is to function as an extension of your team, providing the insights and capabilities necessary to expand your locations, scale sustainably, and drive meaningful sales. By entrusting us with your marketing needs, you gain access to an outsourced marketing team committed to achieving exceptional results through innovative initiatives and world-class creative.

With Wild Coffee Marketing, you can do what you do best—run your business—while we handle the complexities of franchise marketing, ensuring your brand not only meets but exceeds its growth aspirations.

At First Bank of the Lake, we take the time to listen, understand and respond to the needs of our customers by putting the strength of a full spectrum of banking products and services to work for you. We’ll help you with all your financial needs, create opportunities and realize your dreams. We have real solutions for your life and put our years of experience to work for you.

Knowing our customers makes us a better bank. At First Bank of the Lake, you have a financial partner you can count on. Talk to us about yourself or your business and where you want to go. We’ll help get you there. Find out what it’s like to work with a bank who puts you first.

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Franchise Business Review (FBR) is the leading market research firm in the franchise industry specializing in satisfaction and engagement of your franchisees, employees, candidates, and customers. It's our mission to identify and recognize the very best franchise brands in the marketplace, while also helping good franchise companies become great. FBR has worked with over 1,100 leading franchise brands, including FastSigns, Sport Clips, Planet Fitness, Wendy's, and many more.

20North is a full-service digital marketing agency focused on growing our clients’ business through data-driven, multi-channel digital strategies like SEO and web design. We take a thoughtful, collaborative approach to understanding our clients’ business goals and develop and execute digital marketing plans that achieve desired results. With diverse backgrounds in digital marketing, branding, public relations, copywriting, analytics and web development, we specialize in: Local and National SEO; Google Ads Management; Web Design & Development; Content Marketing; Social Media Advertising, and CRM & Analytics.

Elevate franchisee performance with proven education that drives profitable growth. Build system-wide financial confidence with our engaging online training. Certify your team as Profit Lab Facilitators to lead transformative learning experiences. Deliver results with our high-energy speakers for keynotes and workshops.

Konnect is a change agent for franchise brands, that provides ROI-driven media relations, marketing, social media and content creation services. Focused on providing solutions to clients’ biggest challenges, Konnect develops custom national and regional campaigns that produce results in the form of increased leads, sales and brand awareness. As an agency with a record of excellence in the franchise industry, Konnect has the expertise and experience to deliver on strategies that reach consumers and potential franchisees, while supporting current franchisees and overall system growth.