franchisor in depth: Big Frog
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More Makes a Splash in Edmonton
no minimums and fast turnaround, usually within 24 hours, on DTG printing. It’s a business model with “daylight” hours and limited weekend hours. The brand has become a proven concept over its 14-years for several factors: multiple revenue streams, attracting both B2B and B2C clients; a small and affordable physical footprint; a low average investment yielding high volume; and an attractive lifestyle-friendly “daylight” hour business model. Big Frog is poised and has the backing to move across Canada quickly.
Significant Support
A ripple began in the franchise pond when Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More made a splash last August with its first location in Canada in Edmonton.
brand realized a 19% increase in average
The ripple effects are already extending throughout the provinces and territories. Inquiries are up and the established U.S.
printing, which is a clean and green apparel
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store sales 2021 over 2019. Executives expect more than a handful of new openings in Canada within the year. Specializing in Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing technology, Big Frog is a one-stopshop in custom apparel printing featuring
Already getting significant inquiries for expansion across the country, entrepreneurs who sign on with the Canadian master franchisor are assured easy access to CEO Tom Suggitt who has 20 deep years of franchising experience in Canada as well as robust support from a team of state side sales, operations, marketing, communications, and management experts including Tina Bacon-DeFrece, a PhD chemical engineer who co-founded the brand in 2008. She still is hands on as Big Frog franchise group president, her role credited as a significant reason for the uptick in 2021 sales numbers over 2019. In addition to the master franchisor support, an extremely active group of nearly 80 franchisees lend ready support, advice, and an invaluable internal community across the 25 states below Canada. There is a
