There are many familiar faces on this year’s Inc. 5000 list: promotional products companies across the country are among the fastest-growing private companies.
Published annually by Inc. Magazine, the Inc. 5000 list has recognized the achievements of private companies since 1982. To be eligible for inclusion on the list, each company must have had at least $100,000 in revenue in 2020 and at least $2 million in revenue in 2023, among other strict criteria.
Among the honorees were 40 dealers who are part of Counselor Top 40 dealer Proforma (asi/300094), which Proforma said was a record number for them.
“The inclusion of 40 Proforma distributors on the Inc. 5000 list is a testament to the resilience of our network and its ability to achieve significant growth,” said Jeff Myers, vice president of finance at Proforma. “This reflects not only their individual success, but also the robust support and innovative solutions Proforma provides to support our distributors.”
Julie and Dan Haar, co-owners of Proforma Strategic Promotions, which ranked 2,177th on this year’s list with a three-year growth rate of 240%, said they were thrilled to make the list for the second year in a row. “This achievement underscores our commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction,” they added.
Proforma executives say their distribution owners have had a prominent presence on Inc. 5000 for more than three decades.
In addition to the 40 pro forma franchises, a number of advertising companies made the list, including:
- 534: Radar Promotions (asi/144605) with 833% growth in three years
- 1,845: Whitestone Branding (asi/359741) with 284% growth in three years
- 2.462: Brilliant (asi/146116) with 211% growth in three years
- 2.573: Alpi International (asi/34415) with 199% growth in three years
- 2,764: ScreenBroidery (asi/305623) with 183% growth in three years
- 2,768: Creative Studio Promotions (asi/170976) with 183% growth in three years
- 3,339: Brandito (asi/325944) with 146% growth in three years
- 3.556: Sobe Promos (asi/245603) with 134% growth in three years
- 3,941: Blink Marketing (asi/141424) with 116% growth in three years
- 4.019: Primo Designs (asi/299366) with 112% growth in three years
- 4,487: Work Designs (asi/541239) with 92% growth in three years
- 4,585: My Corporate Expressions (asi/490026) with 88% growth in three years
- 4,629: Signarama West Palm Beach (asi/388582) with 87% growth in three years
- 4,947: The MRL Group (asi/258137) with 75% growth in three years
The full 2024 Inc. 5000 list is available here.
