The Downtown Franklin Association, Inc., or DFA, is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports businesses in Downtown Franklin, Virginia.  The DFA runs the annual summer concert series "We Be Jammin" as well as the annual Franklin Fall Festival and many other community events.

The ownership of Healthy Girls envisioned a very supportive and collaborative environment where the women were incubated through the start up of their businesses, given the tools to succeed such as curriculum, training and business assistance. That vision has become a reality with the DBA Network.

Emergency Educators located in Franklin, VA is a locally owned business that specializes in emergency preparedness and response.  They offer CPR and First Aid training as well as fire extinguisher and fire safety training. 

Empire Insurance Services is a successful results-oriented business with combined experience of 60 years in health, property & casualty and life-financial services. They pride themselves in being highly productive achievers with a proven track record of quality and profitable growth.

Eta Lambda Sigma is the Nation's First Professional Fraternity for Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, located at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.