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Industry
  
Embroidery

Founded
  
2000

Website
  
www.embroidme.com

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Type
  
Subsidiary of the United Franchise Group

Key people
  
Ray Titus: Founder, Mark Johnson: President, Mike Brugger: VP Operations, Ty Thomas: Executive V.P , Nicholas Bruckner: VP (Sales), Dave Cary: General Counsel

Products
  
Embroidery, Garment Printing, Promotional Marketing

Headquarters
  
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Parent organization
  
United Franchise Group Inc.

Profiles

EmbroidMe is a U.S based franchise that specializes in custom embroidery and screen printing. It is part of the United Franchise Group. The company was founded in 2000 by Ray Titus who launched the first store in West Palm Beach. EmbroidMe has over 350 units across the world, with regional offices in Australia, Canada and the United States. Other locations include Bahamas, Great Britain, New Zealand, Mexico, Nicaragua, Singapore, South Africa, Malaysia and Qatar.

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Overview

EmbroidMe provides customized apparel and products. The company’s services include garment printing, embroidery, personalized gifts and promotional products.

The company's headquarters is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. EmbroidMe offers promotional products and services such as monogramming. The company’s list of products includes corporate apparel, shirts, uniforms and other clothing. Products are sold through the company’s many retail outlets across the world.

EmbroidMe was ranked 72nd in Entrepreneur’s 2008 fastest growing franchise list. In 2010, the Advertising Speciality Institute listed EmbroidMe among the top 40 promotional product distributors in North America based on the company's sales. EmbroidMe was ranked 421st on the 2011 Franchise 500 list. The company grew by 86 spots and was ranked 336th in the updated 2012 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list.

History

  • 2000 – Founded by Ray Titus
  • 2002 – Company opens its 50th store.
  • 2002 – Company launches its first foreign store
  • 2004 – Company launches is first franchise store in Australia
  • 2004 – Company opens its 200th store
  • 2006 – Ranked 20th on ASI Top 40 distributor list *2006 - EmbroidMe is ranked 1st in the Embroidery Category by Entrepreneur Magazine.
  • 2006 – Company begins expansion into New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
  • 2007 – Ranked 21st on ASI Top 40 distributor list
  • 2007 – Ray Titus wins 2007 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year
  • 2008 – Ranked 18th on ASI Top 40 distributor list
  • 2008 – Ranked 72nd in Entrepreneur.com Fastest-Growing Franchises list
  • 2009 – Ranked 18th on ASI Top 40 distributor list
  • 2011 – Ranked 19th on ASI Top 40 distributor list
  • 2011 – National Network of Embroidery Professionals ranks the company 28th in a publication highlighting the '75 most powerful people and companies in the industry'
  • Membership

  • Advertising Speciality Institute
  • Promotional product association
  • National Sporting Goods Association
  • National Network of Embroidery Professionals
  • International Franchise Association
  • References

    EmbroidMe Wikipedia