Promo Firms Recognized on Inc. 5000 List

By Theresa Hegel

This year’s Inc. 5000 list contains quite a few familiar faces, with promotional products firms across the country ranked among the fastest-growing private companies.

Published annually by Inc. Magazine, the Inc. 5000 has been recognizing the accomplishments of privately owned companies since 1982. To qualify for inclusion, each company must have achieved a minimum of $100,000 in revenue in 2020 and no less than $2 million in revenue in 2023, among other stringent criteria.

Among the honorees were 40 distributor owners part of Counselor Top 40 distributor Proforma (asi/300094). Proforma said it’s a record number for them.

“The inclusion of 40 Proforma distributor owners on the Inc. 5000 list is a testament to our network’s resilience and ability to drive significant growth,” said Jeff Myers, vice president of finance at Proforma. “It reflects not only their individual success but also the robust support and innovative solutions Proforma provides to empower our distributor owners.”

Julie and Dan Haar, co-owners of Proforma Strategic Promotions, which ranked 2,177^th on this year’s list with a three-year growth rate of 240%, said they were thrilled to have made it to the list for the second year in a row. “This achievement showcases our commitment to innovation and client satisfaction,” they added.

Proforma executives say their distributor owners have maintained a prominent presence on the Inc. 5000 for more than three decades.

In addition to the 40 Proforma franchises, a variety of promo firms made it on the list, including: