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Buy a Sign Gypsies Franchise

Sign Gypsies, which operates corporately as SG Yard Greetings, is a yard greeting franchise that designs and installs custom personalized yard sign displays for celebrations. Typical occasions include birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, baby and gender reveals, holidays, retirements and corporate events. The brand was founded in 2014 by Stacey Hess in Celina, Texas, and began franchising in 2020.

The model is home-based and mobile, built around exclusive local territories with one location per territory. Franchisees create, deliver, set up and later retrieve each greeting, with most installations done in the evening. Owners run the business themselves, as the franchisor does not permit absentee ownership. The fee structure is unusual for franchising: there are no royalties or marketing fees, and owners keep 100% of their sales.

Sign Gypsies has grown to more than 800 locations across the United States and Canada, positioning itself as the largest yard greeting network in its category. An agreement with the Collegiate Licensing Company lets franchisees produce displays featuring college and university logos, widening the range of occasions the network can serve.

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Why buy a Sign Gypsies Franchise?

Buying a Sign Gypsies franchise offers a recognizable brand in a celebration niche that has grown as yard greetings became a popular alternative to traditional party decor. The home-based, mobile model keeps overhead low and the schedule flexible; about half of owners run their location alongside other work, which makes it accessible to part-time and owner-operator buyers.

The economics are distinctive: with no royalties or ongoing marketing fees, owners keep 100% of their sales, and each franchise holds an exclusive, protected territory. Buyers also tap a national network of designs, marketing guidance and a proprietary intranet, plus an agreement with the Collegiate Licensing Company that allows officially licensed college and university displays, a differentiator independent operators cannot easily replicate.

Sign Gypsies Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2014

    • Franchising Since

      2020

    • New Startup Cost

      $4,150 – $9,900

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $1,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $1,000

    • Royalty Fee

      Not Disclosed

    • Marketing Fee

      Not Disclosed

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      565

    • New Units Opened *

      20

    • Units Transferred *

      45

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

Sign Gypsies – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Sign Gypsies onboards new owners through guided virtual training covering installation techniques, marketing and business operations, including 7.5 hours of classroom-style training and a dedicated on-boarding team. Ongoing support comes from the corporate team, a proprietary intranet platform, a franchisee network, shared design libraries and social media and marketing guidance. Resale buyers acquiring an existing territory should confirm with Sign Gypsies what transfer training and intranet access carry over to incoming ownership when the business changes hands.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits hands-on, community-minded owners who enjoy creative design and customer interaction and are comfortable promoting locally through social media and word of mouth. Because the franchisor does not allow absentee ownership, owners must stay actively involved, handling design, scheduling and the evening or early-morning setup and retrieval of displays. It fits people seeking a flexible, home-based business with part-time potential, including those balancing the work alongside another job or family commitments.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Sign Gypsies, corporately SG Yard Greetings, has been ranked in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 across multiple years, most recently at #278 in 2024. The brand was a winner of the 2021 Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards and was recognized in EY's 2021 Entrepreneur Of The Year program. Its rapid expansion to more than 800 locations, alongside a reported 92% franchisee retention rate, points to strong franchisee satisfaction. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    The North American party supplies market was valued at around USD 6 billion in 2025 and continues to grow steadily, supported by consumer spending on celebrations and personalized experiences. Yard greetings sit within this category as a popular alternative to traditional party decor, drawing demand from birthdays, graduations, gender reveals, holidays and corporate events. The category is event-driven and seasonal, with peaks around graduations and holidays. For resale buyers, that seasonality and the local repeat-and-referral base make a territory's track record especially worth reviewing.

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