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Proforma

2012 Franchise 500
#59
At a Glance

Products & Services: Printing & promotional products

Number of Locations: 753

Total Investment: $4.73K - 53.2K

Founded: 1978

Began Franchising: 1985

Private Owned

About Proforma

Founded by Greg Muzzillo in 1978, Proforma provides medium-sized businesses and large corporations with business documents, forms, promotional products, printing and other services.

Proforma franchisees act as sales agents, helping their clients select the best business forms, promotional products, multimedia and e-commerce solutions for their advertising and business needs. Franchisees then contract the work with a network of preferred wholesale printers and materials suppliers.

Franchise Units

Year U.S. Canadian International Company Owned
2011 712 41 0 0
2010 679 39 0 0
2009 627 38 0 0
2008 591 42 0 0
Where Seeking Franchisees: Franchisor is seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Startup Costs, Ongoing Fees and Financing

Total Investment: $4,730 - $53,195
Franchise Fee: $0 - $29,500
Ongoing Royalty Fee: 5-8%
Term of Franchise Agreement: Term of agreement not renewable
Financial Requirements
Net Worth: $100,000
Liquid Cash Available: $50,000
Operations
Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators).

How This Franchise Supports Franchisees

Training: Available at headquarters: 1 week. At franchisee's location: Quarterly. At regional/annual convention : 2-4 days.
Ongoing Support: Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives,
Marketing Support: National media, Regional advertising,
Other marketing support: Marketing collateral, product promotions, direct-mail campaigns

Franchise Ranking History

Franchise 500®: #59 (2012), #61 (2011), #72 (2010), #101 (2009), #120 (2008),
Fastest-Growing: #61 (2012), #39 (2011), #71 (2010),
Low-Cost: #11 (2012), #14 (2011), #19 (2010), #26 (2009), #26 (2008),
Top Homebased: #14 (2012), #15 (2011), #20 (2010), #24 (2009), #26 (2008),
America's Top Global: #54 (2012), #54 (2011), #61 (2010), #80 (2009), #111 (2008),

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