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Buy a YESCO Franchise

YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company) is a sign and lighting service franchise built on a company founded in 1920 by Thomas Young in Utah. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, the parent company designs, manufactures and maintains signs and is known for landmark work such as the Las Vegas “Welcome” sign and the Fremont Street Experience. The franchise opportunity, offered since 2011, is a distinct part of that business, focused specifically on sign and lighting maintenance and repair rather than custom sign manufacturing.

Franchisees run a business-to-business field service operation serving commercial property owners and tenants across the United States and Canada. The model is built around three roles: patrollers who spot signs and lighting in need of repair, salespeople who follow up on those leads, and technicians who complete the work. Proprietary software ties these functions together and supports day-to-day operations.

The franchise avoids retail storefronts and mass advertising, relying instead on proactive lead generation within each territory. YESCO remains family-led through the second, third and fourth generations of the founding family, giving franchisees a brand with a century of recognition in the signage industry.

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Why buy a YESCO Franchise?

Buying a YESCO franchise means stepping into a niche corner of the commercial services market backed by a brand that has been associated with signage for more than a century. The service-and-maintenance focus gives franchisees recurring, relationship-driven work with local businesses rather than one-off projects, and the low-overhead field model avoids the cost of a storefront.

Owners gain real operational leverage from the network. YESCO’s purchasing power lets franchisees buy materials at the same prices the parent company pays, and the YESCO National Services team channels work from large national retailers that individual sign companies struggle to win on their own. The proprietary Servizio platform handles lead tracking, dispatch, invoicing and back-office tasks, giving owners a structured way to run the operation.

YESCO Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1920

    • Franchising Since

      2011

    • New Startup Cost

      $65,000 – $432,200

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $50,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

      or 4% of last year's gross revenue, whichever is greater

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Revenue; up to 3%

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      99

    • New Units Opened *

      2

    • Units Transferred *

      1

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $1,033,005

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

YESCO – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Franchisees operate on YESCO's proprietary Servizio software, which manages patrol leads, sales tracking, technician dispatch, invoicing and inventory, and syncs directly with QuickBooks Online. Support extends to structured training programs, ongoing business coaching, an on-call support team, owner networking and an annual Sign & Service Convention; because no prior sign experience is required, training is built to bring new owners up to speed. Resale buyers should confirm with YESCO what onboarding and Servizio access transfer to incoming ownership and whether existing technicians stay on.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits a hands-on local operator comfortable building business-to-business relationships and managing a small field team of patrollers, salespeople and technicians. Because growth depends on proactive lead generation, sales-minded, process-driven owners tend to fit well, as do those comfortable using software to track activity and hold the operation accountable. Prior sign or lighting experience is not required; YESCO's training and systems are built to onboard owners from other backgrounds. A customer-service focus and the discipline to run a service operation efficiently matter more than industry knowledge.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    YESCO was named one of Franchise Business Review's Top 200 Franchises in 2026, a recognition based on independent franchisee satisfaction surveys, and was earlier named a Top Multi-Unit Franchise by the same body in 2019. The wider YESCO brand carries more than a century of recognition in the signage industry, including landmark work such as the Las Vegas "Welcome" sign and the Fremont Street Experience. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reputation, customer reviews and referral relationships.

  4. Industry / Market

    The U.S. digital signage market was valued at about $7.44 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $12.97 billion by 2033, a roughly 7.2% annual growth rate (Grand View Research). Beyond new installations, every commercial sign and lighting system needs ongoing maintenance, repair and energy-efficient upgrades, supporting steady demand for service providers across economic cycles. Because signage failures affect a business's visibility, repair work is largely non-discretionary. For resale buyers, this points to recurring local demand, though any territory's strength depends on its commercial density and account base.

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