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Fully Promoted, a top distributor in the promotional products industry, proudly celebrated its 25th year in business at its annual convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Coinciding with the ASI Show® hosted by the Advertising Specialty Institute, the event gathered over 200 attendees, including franchise owners, sales representatives, and vendors, as well as staff from United Franchise Group™ (UFG), of which Fully Promoted is an affiliated brand.

Millennials are a generation known for disrupting norms, seeking purpose beyond profit, and using technology to its fullest. A generation that tends to opt towards legacy building pursuits alongside the quest for income. Let’s look closer at what that means for those of this cohort when considering whether to start a franchise.

Melanie Collao and Gary Biala are the owners of Minuteman Press in Winnipeg since February of 2019, when they opened a brand new location. In September of 2024, Melanie and Gary acquired Rap Printers & Rent-a-Post, a single location operating two distinct businesses with over ten years in business. Melanie says, “This acquisition has been fantastic for our business! We’re on track to double our sales compared to last year.”

From the western Sydney streets of Bossley Park to the booming business hubs of Dallas, TX, Founder Michael Black and US Growth Manager Isabelle Domes are taking Success Tutoring global—launching franchise opportunities that empower entrepreneurs to build thriving education businesses in one of America’s fastest-growing cities.

When you're handed a thick franchise operations manual after signing your franchise agreement, a twinge of resistance is natural to feel. However, those franchise rules aren't arbitrary hoops to jump through. They’re the distilled wisdom of what works in the franchise concept you’re a part of.