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SIGN GYPSIES

Personal services

Sign Gypsies, a personal-services franchise with 565 franchised locations and no company-owned stores, designates specific suppliers only for Sign Pieces. Its short 1-year initial term makes renewal a frequent event.

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Total units
565
565 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-9.744%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
0%
national + local
Initial fee
—
per unit
Investment range
$4K–$10K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

11 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 14 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You shall accurately report to Franchisor both your gross sales, and your total number of greetings for each quarter by the due date as prescribed by the Franchisor on a form provided by Franchisor for submitting sales and greeting numbers.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

Except for Sign Pieces, neither we nor any of our affiliates are designated or approved suppliers for any products or services.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled from time to time to change or modify elements of the System, including modifications to required equipment, sales and marketing practices, and standards, specifications, and techniques for conducting the Services, the presentation of the Marks, the adoption of…

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we derived no revenue from franchisee purchases and leases.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

90

Item 8

We estimate that required purchases and leases (meaning purchases and leases from us, our designated suppliers and purchases and leases of items meeting our specifications) will account for approximately 90% of your purchases and leases in establishing the Franchised Business and approximately 90% of your purchases…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You shall immediately take all actions necessary to cancel any assumed or fictitious name containing the Marks and shall do all things necessary to transfer to Franchisor or its designee all telephone number(s) used in connection with the operation of the Franchised Business.

Franchise management

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled from time to time to change or modify elements of the System, including modifications to required equipment, sales and marketing practices, and standards, specifications, and techniques for conducting the Services, the presentation of the Marks, the adoption of…

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 13

You also may not establish or maintain a website or other presence on the World Wide Web portion of the Internet that reflects any of the Marks or our copyrighted works, or that includes the term “SIGN GYPSIES” or “SG YARD SIGNS” as part of any URL or domain name, or that otherwise states or suggests your affiliation…

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase from us, or suppliers we designate, your requirements of Sign Pieces.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase from us, or suppliers we designate, your requirements of Sign Pieces.

Training

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee owner or operator shall attend all such meetings at least once every two years.

The filing answers no to 14 questions
  • Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
  • Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 11
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
  • Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
  • Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
  • Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?Item 8
  • Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
  • Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
  • Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
  • Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?Item 11

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Sales LeaderGrowth 500 999

HQ committee: CEO/President + VP Ops + IT/CIO + Franchise + procurement involved.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Sign Gypsies

Sign Gypsies' 2026 FDD reports 565 total units, all franchised, with franchised outlets down 9.744% year over year. The FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation.

Who controls software purchasing

Item 2 lists President Stacey Hess, Chief Development Officer Jason Hess, and VP of Warehouse and Product Operations Jenny Hake. Across the operator footprint, 562 operators run about 593 located units, including 28 multi-unit operators, concentrated in Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

Sign Gypsies' Item 8 procurement scope is narrow: Sign Pieces must be bought from Sign Gypsies or a supplier it designates, and required insurance must be obtained through the approved agency. Item 11's initial training covers Google Calendar organization, social media pages, a web page, and the internal product-ordering site.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Except for Sign Pieces, neither Sign Gypsies nor its affiliates are designated or approved suppliers for any other products or services — though Sign Gypsies estimates required purchases and leases (from Sign Gypsies, its designated suppliers, or items meeting its specifications) at roughly 90% of a franchisee's spend both in setting up and in operating the business. The initial term is just 1 year; Item 17 renewal requires notice of intent, good standing, training compliance, a signed general release, and Sign Gypsies' then-current agreement.

How to read the Sign Gypsies FDD

The embedded PDF viewer below carries Sign Gypsies' 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full; Items 8 and 17 hold the detail summarized here.

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Questions vendors ask

SIGN GYPSIES, answered from the filing

Sign Gypsies' Item 2 lists President Stacey Hess, Chief Development Officer Jason Hess, and VP of Warehouse and Product Operations Jenny Hake. Initial training, directed by Stacey Hess, covers Google Calendar organization, social media pages, a web page, and Sign Gypsies' internal product-ordering site.
Sign Gypsies' Item 11 training covers Google Calendar organization, social media pages, a web page, invoicing, and its internal product-ordering site. The required purchase named in Item 8 is Sign Pieces, bought from Sign Gypsies or a supplier it designates.
Sign Gypsies' 2026 FDD lists 565 total units, all franchised. Franchised outlets fell 9.744% year over year.
Sign Gypsies designates specific suppliers only for Sign Pieces, which franchisees must buy from Sign Gypsies or a supplier it designates. Sign Gypsies estimates required purchases and leases at roughly 90% of a franchisee's spend both in setting up and in operating the business.
Sign Gypsies' initial term is just 1 year. Item 17 renewal requires notice of intent, good standing, training compliance, a signed general release, and Sign Gypsies' then-current agreement — with franchised outlets down 9.744% year over year, this short cycle is the clearest recurring window for a vendor pitch.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries Sign Gypsies' 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full; Items 8 and 17 hold the detail summarized here.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

562 operators run 593 mapped locations. 28 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit534
2–9 units28

Top states by locations

TX113
FL39
GA33
NC28
TN26

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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.