Inc. has released its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States – and there’s no shortage of promotional products firms among the high achievers.

More than 50 businesses with ties to promo feature on the 2020 Inc. 5000. They include 2020 Bess Cohn Humanitarians of the Year Award winner Doing Good Works (asi/222095), 12 company-affiliates of Top 40 distributor Proforma (asi/300094) and Top 40 distributor Touchstone (asi/345631). Other ad specialty-related businesses include Swag.com (asi/287954; Rank: 218), Brandito (asi/325944; Rank: 2604), Whitestone Branding (asi/359741; Rank: 1373), 2020 Distributor Entrepreneurs of the Year SoBe Promos (asi/245603; Rank: 2110), MRL Promotions (asi/258137; Rank: 2559), Creative Studio Promotions (asi/170976; Rank: 4228), Harper+Scott (asi/220052; Rank: 4371), Benchworks (asi/137190; Rank: 4386) and more.

“The companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 come from nearly every realm of business,” said Scott Omelianuk, Inc. editor-in-chief. “From health and software to media and hospitality, the 2020 list proves that no matter the sector, incredible growth is based on the foundations of tenacity and opportunism.”

Proforma executives said they were proud of their owner-affiliates who made the list, noting that 64 Proforma affiliate-owners have been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list in the past five years alone. “It’s exciting to lead a network of owners who are shaping the future of the promotional product and print industry,” said Greg Muzzillo, founder of Proforma.

To be eligible for the 2020 Inc. 5000, businesses must have met certain criteria, including being privately owned, for profit, based in the United States and generating at least $100,000 in 2016 and $2 million in 2019.