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Inc. Magazine Unveils Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
VentureNet, Inc. Ranks No. 4186 on the 2009 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 43%
NEW YORK, August 12, 2009 — Inc. magazine today ranked VentureNet, Inc. – the company whose services include keepgoing.biz – at Number 4186 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Consumer electronics maker Vizio, Internet giant GoDaddy, rental car service Zipcar, and beverage maker Honest Tea are among the prominent brands featured on this year’s list.
“Savvy trend spotters and those who invest in private companies know that the Inc. 5000 is the best place to find out about young companies that are achieving success through a wide variety of unprecedented business models, as well as older private companies that are still expanding at an impressive rate,” said Inc. 5000 project manager Jim Melloan. “That’s why our list is so eagerly anticipated every year.”
VentureNet, founded in 1990, is an IT services company providing comprehensive IT data and communications services and solutions for small- and medium-sized enterprise businesses. They specialize in managed IT services, network support, business continuity & disaster recovery solutions and IP phone systems implementation and support. They are a Microsoft Gold Partner, Microsoft Small Business Specialist, Cisco Reseller, Citrix Silver Partner, Hewlett Packard Influencer Partner, AT&T Channel Partner, and Avaya Business Partner.
“Our growth over the past year,” says VentureNet president Jon Klaus, “was driven in large part by the growth of keepgoing.biz, our data protection and business continuity service. Many of our existing clients have adopted keepgoing.biz, as have a significant number of new clients. Keepgoing.biz provides our clients with bulletproof data protection, as well as nearly instantaneous data recovery in the midst of a catastrophic network event.”
The 2009 Inc. 5000, unveiled today on Inc.com, serves as a unique report card on the U.S. economy. Despite the ongoing recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $214 billion, up $29 billion from last year, with a median three-year growth rate of 126 percent. The Inc. 5000 are responsible for creating more than 1 million jobs since their founding, making the list perhaps the best example of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have on the economy. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on Inc.com.
This year’s list also offers a preview of which industries are poised for growth in coming years. With an average growth rate of 667 percent, Insurance ranked as the top industry overall. Government Services was the top industry gainer with 252 companies on this year’s list, up from 135 last year. Health is the top industry by both total revenue ($22.7 billion) and total employment (156,223 jobs).
