A few weeks ago, Inc. ranked SunStar No. 3903 on its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.“The Inc. 5,000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy – the entrepreneurial part,” said Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The expansion of the list has allowed us to tell the stories of larger companies, older companies, and a wealth of companies in industries like Manufacturing and Construction that are underreported in the business media.
SunStar is an Alexandria, VA-based public relations and marketing firm that helps asset managers and mutual funds attract investors, strengthen distribution and build brands through structured news generation programs and smart marketing.
Dan Sondhelm, partner and vice president says, “Our clients often want assistance determining what makes their firm and funds stand out from the competition. Then they want positive news coverage on a regular basis in the most influential news publications. This allows them to tell their story and leverage the third-party endorsement in their other sales and marketing efforts.
Sondhelm continues, “We are proud to have earned this recognition for our growth. We thank our clients for the partnership, our CEO Kathryn Morrison for leadership, and our senior account executives for exceeding our clients’ expectations each month.”
The 2007 Inc. 5,000, as revealed online at http://www.inc.com/, reported median revenue of $9.4 million and median three-year growth of 140 percent. Complete information on this year’s Inc. 5,000, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company, almost all of them written as a result of Inc. interviews with management. In addition, the list is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry, city, state, region, and year founded.
Methodology
The 2007 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2006, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2003, and $2 million in 2006.
Companies can apply for next year’s Inc. 500 and Inc. 5,000 by registering with IncBizNet, the new social network for private companies that will launch this fall on Inc.com.
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