Conrad Marquard

Proforma owners shifted their businesses into full gear in 2010, earning seven owners a prestigious spot on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing, private companies in America. Cleveland-based Proforma has the greatest number of franchise locations on the list, as well as the strongest presence in the printing and promotional products industry.

The old adage of spending money to make money certainly rings true in the printing industry.

Many companies in the industry find that nothing gives an employee a little push to succeed, and in turn a boost in revenues, then forking over a cash bonus, an all-expense paid trip to somewhere sunny or another type of pat on the back.