SPORTS IMAGE® AWARDS ITS 2nd FRANCHISE

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Suzanne Musial

Dayton, OH – Sports Image®, a leader in the high school sports marketing industry, announced that it has awarded its second franchise to Mr. Scott King, of Huntley, IL with many more potential sales in various stages around the United States. Mr. King already joins Mr. Eli Rose of Atlanta, GA as the first two awarded territories by Sports Image® in just its third month of franchising. Both locations will be operational by the last week of August.

"We're very pleased to have Scott on our team," said Eric Horstman, Sports Image® President. "His background, passion for sports and wanting to help his community is ideal for this business. We feel he is the perfect candidate to help us develop our franchise network and add to our foundation."

"I am extremely proud to join the Sports Image® team. I have always had a passion for High School sports and grassroots organizations and this opportunity allows me to partner with both to allow them to attain the things that they need" states King. "Sports Image® has helped so many of these organizations succeed, and I could not be happier to utilize the skills that I have to expand their initiatives. I feel that with the wealth of experience that Sports Image® brings to the table, combined with my customer service skills, we have the opportunity to make many organizations in Illinois very happy."

"We've been in business for 8 years helping schools and organizations but just recently turned our model into a franchise opportunity" said Horstman. "Along with Scott and Eli's operations, we expect to have at least 15 more franchises operating across the country by the end of next year."

Since 2002, Sports Image® has been helping high schools and other grassroots organizations to obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets are drying up nationwide. Through its' unique sports marketing concepts, Sports Image® has given over $500,000 in cash and over $7,500,000 in equipment to schools and organizations nationwide and in Canada.

Sports Image® was founded in 2003 in Franklin, OH with the purpose of helping high schools and other grassroots organizations to obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs. In addition, Sports Image® also founded and manages Flyin' to the Hoop, a Top-Ranked National High School Basketball Event that pumps over $1M into the local Dayton, OH community annually.