Express Employment Professionals announced today the company's top rankings on the Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing private companies in the country. Express ranked in the top 10 on the 2008 Inc. 5000 lists for both revenue and gross sales, the company reported. It is the only Oklahoma-based company to make this year's Inc. 5000 Top 100 lists for revenue or gross sales.
The Inc. 5000 is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.
"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."
Express is honored to be among those older companies still experiencing phenomenal growth, the company's founder and CEO Bob Funk said. "Mature companies do not experience these types of growth patterns as easily as young startups, which makes this honor an even greater accomplishment to us. It is a proud testament to the hard work and integrity of every individual who helps make this company an international success."
The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most importantly, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, creating more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive list of the fastest-growing companies, visit www.inc5000.com.
Methodology
The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
About Express
With 30 offices statewide and more than 600 offices in four countries, Express Employment Professionals puts 350,000 people to work each year. Formerly Express
Personnel Services, a new name and logo reflect the company's latest evolution in its 25-year commitment to respecting people and impacting business.
Sales for the Oklahoma City-based company totaled nearly $2 billion in 2007. Express provides expertise in evaluation and direct hire, temporary staffing, executive recruiting and human resources. For more information, visit www.expresspros.com.