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title: "CertaPro Painters® Earns Spot in the Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 Hall of Fame"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/05ebb5dd-65e0-433b-83c6-344c59bf2d00
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230327_certapro_painters_earns_spot_in_the_entrepreneur_magazine_franchise_500_hal.html
category: "Painting"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Painting"
published: 2023-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T21:43:54.676Z
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# CertaPro Painters® Earns Spot in the Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 Hall of Fame

**TL;DR:** CertaPro Painters has been named to Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 Hall of Fame, ranking in every Franchise 500 for 25 years consecutively. The company's President and CEO, Michael Stone, expressed honor at the achievement and looked forward to continuing the legacy.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-03-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230327_certapro_painters_earns_spot_in_the_entrepreneur_magazine_franchise_500_hal.html).*

## Story

CertaPro Painters as named to Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 Hall of Fame list, published in the March/April 2023 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, and on Entrepreneur online. This list honors the elite franchise brands that have ranked in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 ranking for 25 or more years consecutively. CertaPro Painters earned its place in the Hall of Fame by ranking in every Franchise 500 for the last 25 years.

“We are honored to have made the prestigious Franchise 500 Hall of Fame ranking, and we look forward to continuing our legacy throughout North America and to serving our customers for the years to come,” said Michael Stone, President and CEO of CertaPro Painters.

Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 has been evaluating and ranking franchise opportunities for 44 years. The company’s proprietary ranking formula analyzes brands based on more than 150 data points in the areas of costs and fees, size and growth, franchisee support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability. The ranking grows more competitive each year.

“We’re honoring these A-list brands who have shown through and through their commitment to growth, to their franchisees, and to their communities,” said Entrepreneur Senior Vice President of Franchising Liane Caruso. “Ranking in the Franchise 500 is highly competitive, and achieving that distinction year after year is quite an accomplishment. We’re thrilled to recognize so many brands who have thrived over the years!”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- home services (topic)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- franchise 500 (topic)
- Liane Caruso (person)
- CertaPro Painters (company)
- hall of fame (topic)
- Michael Stone (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230327_certapro_painters_earns_spot_in_the_entrepreneur_magazine_franchise_500_hal.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/05ebb5dd-65e0-433b-83c6-344c59bf2d00).