Inc.'d up: Super-fast growth sets record

Printing and promotional products firm Proforma, with offices in Tampa and Cleveland, made the Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing companies in a unique way: The company totaled 26 rankings on the list — each one a different franchisee, who collectively own and operate 12 businesses under the Proforma umbrella.

Proforma, which employs 60 support staff personnel in Tampa, now holds the Inc. 5000 record for the most franchise representation from a single organization, according to a press release.