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Sports Image Client Appreciation Night Is A Success

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Bill Wood, Sports Image® franchise owner in  Palm Bay, Fl, had a smashing success with his latest client appreciation event!  Bill hosted a dinner for his clients at LongHorn’s Steakhouse last Thursday evening.  The turnout was great, which goes to show that Sports Image® builds lasting relationships with its business partners.

During the evening, clients were able to hear firsthand about upcoming business endeavours and even had a chance to win fabulous door prizes.  Another of our franchisees from the Florida area, MJ Wardle, was also on hand to make sure the clients were enjoying the evening.  The dinner was geared at celebrating the wondeful sponsors who have helped local schools receive the revenue and equipment they needed.  Bill hopes to have many more events like this in the future and couldn’t be happier with last Thursday’s function.  He recapped the evening below:

“Our Inaugural client Appreciation event at Longhorn Steakhouse was a smashing success.   We had a great turn out from a wide variety of partners including Sponsors, Athletic Directors, a Brevard County School Board Member, Vendors (OES & Nevco) and many other business associates, friends and family.   Longhorn did a fantastic job hosting and providing delicious food and drinks for our guests and thanks to our sponsors the night was filled with many, many valuable door prize giveaways ranging from a $300 Gift Card to Ideal Image to a brand new Tommy Armour Golf Bag, Candy Basket, Wine Basket, Restaurant gift cards……etc. Everyone had a great time and we’re looking forward to the next one and hope to continually make it bigger and better as a way to show our appreciation to our business partners.”

Bill Wood Alongside Jim Bird, Athletic Director at Osceola High School

 

Guest Jenna Weston Wins Sports Authority Golf Bag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulous Door Prizes

Sports Image® Awards 15th Franchise in Virginia

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Dayton, OH – October 2011 – Sports Image®, a leader in the high school and youth sports marketing industry,  has just awarded their 15th Sports Marketing Franchise to Mr. Tom Carmichael of Midlothian, VA.  This is the second franchise awarded in the state of Virginia.  Mr. Carmichael joins fourteen other existing franchises in ten different states awarded by Sports Image® in just its first two years of franchising.

Since 2002, Sports Image® has helped schools and organizations obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets continue to dry up nationwide. The program has zero cost to the schools and organizations. Through its’ unique, grassroots sports marketing approach and by leveraging existing relationships, Sports Image® has given over $800,000 in cash and over $10,000,000 in equipment to schools and organizations throughout the United States and in Canada.

When asked about his purchase, Tom quickly states: “I had enough of Corporate America. I wanted a business opportunity for myself. Sports Image® gave me that chance two years ago as a project manager. Over those two years I was able to help many schools in my backyard to get equipment and revenue for their athletic programs. I was hooked – making money and doing ‘good’ for school sports programs was just what I was looking for. I then purchased my own Sports Image® franchise as part of that ‘American Dream.’ With Sports Image’s® winning game plan, I can now have a positive impact on sports in my community as my own business owner helping to ‘take the pay out of play.’”

“Tom is going to be a great addition to our growing Sports Image® franchise network,” said Mr. Eric Horstman, President of Sports Image®. “He is unique in the fact that Tom has actually been a sales rep with us for the past 2 years. He believes in our mission enough that he wanted to own his own territory and become a franchisee to get the best of both worlds – business owner and helping his local communities.”

“Sports Image® is the first national franchise to market through youth sports. We’ve been helping schools, clubs, community Parks and Recs, churches, and other youth organizations offset Pay-to-Play for over 10 years. In July 2009 we franchised our organization to put vested business owners on the groundfloor in local markets across the country,” said Mr. Horstman.  “We are on pace to have over 20+ franchises operating across the country by spring of 2012.”

Sports Image Welcomes Its 15th Franchise

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Sports Image® is thrilled to announce that it has just awarded its 15th territory!  We proudly welcome Thomas Carmichael as the newest franchise owner.  Prior to becoming a franchisee, Tom was originally a project manager with Sports Image®.  His dedication and belief in our business sparked his interest in running a franchise for himself!  Tom will be heading up a territory in eastern Virginia and looks forward to helping schools and organizations strengthen their athletic programs.  Congratulations Tom and welcome to the franchise team!

Richmond Teams Get a New Booster

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A longtime Midlothian basketball coach is hoping to build a business as a middleman between athletic organizations and sponsorship dollars. 

Glenn Harper last week launched the first local franchise of Sports Image, a company that works as a fundraiser for high school teams and athletic programs.  “Facilities just don’t have the money,” Harper said.  “Uniforms and school boards are outdated, and there’s no money being given to them.”

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/12/richmond-teams-get-a-new-booster/

Franchisee Point of View: Sports Image

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Glenn Harper, VA., our newest franchisee, was recently interviewed by Franchise.com about his experience with the Sports Image® and his journey to becoming a business owner.  You can read all about it in the article below.  Welcome aboard Glenn!

http://www.franchise.com/franchise-news/Franchisee-Point-Of-View.cfm

Sports Image Awards 14th Franchise in Virginia

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Dayton, OH – July 2011 – Sports Image®, a leader in the high school and youth sports marketing industry,  has just awarded their 14th Sports Marketing Franchise to Mr. Glenn Harper of Midlothian, VA.  This is the first franchise awarded in the state of Virginia. Mr. Harper joins thirteen other existing franchises in ten different states awarded by Sports Image® in just its first two years of franchising.

Since 2002, Sports Image® has helped schools and organizations obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets continue to dry up nationwide. The program has zero cost to the schools and organizations. Through its’ unique, grassroots sports marketing approach and by leveraging existing relationships, Sports Image® has given over $700,000 in cash and over $8,500,000 in equipment to schools and organizations throughout the United States and in Canada.

On the subject of high school sports, Mr. Harper states: “Having coached high school girls basketball, served as booster president and having two daughters who played high school sports I have seen how sports build character and sense of team like nothing else. When I started to see the struggles so many schools and organizations were having getting the resources they needed to provide our young people the opportunity to succeed — I really wanted to be part of a solution.”

“Glenn is going to be a great addition to our growing Sports Image® network,” said Mr. Eric Horstman, President of Sports Image®. “His practical experience in business management partnered with his coaching experience and school connections are the perfect fit for helping local schools and organizations throughout central Virginia.”

“I was starting to look for a new career to allow me to utilize my experience in sports and desire to help make a difference. When I saw what Sports Image® was doing to help schools and organizations get the items that they needed for free it was a no brainer to want to join the team,” stated Mr. Harper. “The more I have learned about Sports Image® and what they are all about, the more my excitement builds to get rolling as their first franchise in Virginia!”

“Sports Image® is the first national franchise to market through youth sports.  We’ve been helping schools, clubs, community Parks and Recs, churches, and other youth organizations offset Pay-to-Play for over 10 years. In July 2009 we franchised our organization to put vested business owners on the groundfloor in local markets across the country,” said Mr. Horstman.  “We are on pace to have over 20+ franchises operating across the country by the end of 2011.”

To get involved or to get your school or organization some help – visit http://www.sportsimageinc.com/.

Sports Image Signs On 14th Franchisee

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We are happy to announce Franchisee #14 – our first in the state of Virginia — to Mr. Glenn Harper of Midlothian, VA.  Glenn is an active member of his community as the President of the James River HS Sports and a girls HS basketball coach which will serve his new business well.  Look for our official press release soon but until then — Welcome to Team Sports Image®, Glenn.

Sports Image® Awards First Franchise in New York

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Dayton, OH – June 2011 – Sports Image®, a leader in the high school and youth sports marketing industry,  has just awarded their 13th Sports Marketing Franchise to Michael & Sheri Anspach of Wantagh, NY.  This is the first franchise awarded in the state of New York. The Anspachs join twelve other existing franchises in nine different states awarded by Sports Image® in just its first two years of franchising.

Since 2002, Sports Image® has helped schools and organizations obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets continue to dry up nationwide. The program has zero cost to the schools and organizations. Through its’ unique, grassroots sports marketing approach and by leveraging existing relationships, Sports Image® has given over $700,000 in cash and over $8,500,000 in equipment to schools and organizations throughout the United States and in Canada.

“Michael & Sheri are going to be a great addition to our growing Sports Image® franchise network,” said Mr. Eric Horstman, President of Sports Image®. “Michael’s practical experience in business and management partnered with Sheri’s zest for helping others and outgoing personality is the perfect fit for helping local schools and organizations throughout Long Island.”

“We feel the Sports Image model is that missing puzzle piece that will help us do great things in New York, yet still give us the flexibility to be the best parents to our little boys,” stated the Anspachs. “We are super excited about helping local schools and organizations in the community.  When do we start?”

“Sports Image® is the first national franchise to market through youth sports.  We’ve been helping schools, clubs, community Parks and Recs, churches, and other youth organizations offset Pay-to-Play for over 10 years. In July 2009 we franchised our organization to put vested business owners in local markets across the country,” said Mr. Horstman.  “We are on pace to have over 20+ franchises operating across the country by the end of 2011.”

Q and A with Bill W. Wood

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Spacecoast Business Magazine recently hosted a Q & A session with Bill Wood, owner of a Sports Image® franchise in Palm Bay Florida.  The article can be viewed below.

http://www.spacecoastbusiness.com/q-and-a-with-bill-w-wood/

Welcome Aboard to our Newest Franchisee thanks to Hemp Oil.

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Larry & Katie Klein of Fairfield, CT joined Team Sports Image this week as our 11th Franchise.

Sports Image is now in the New England states and is thanks to Hemp Oil!

We’ve recently knew about hemp oil for pain, and it comes handy when you are practicing or in the actual game! Not only helps with the player’s pain, but also helps to calm the anxiety when playing in front of lots of people. You can give it a try at the link.