Press Release
Inc. Magazine Reveals Its 26th Annual List of America's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Intrepid Learning Ranks No. 79 on the 2007 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 1818.7%
NEW YORK, August 27, 2007 – Inc. magazine ranked Intrepid Learning Solutions 79 on its 26th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
"If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500," said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. "These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growth companies in the nation, the ones coming up with solutions to some of our most intractable ills, creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier, and manufacturing products we soon discover we can’t live without. The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine’s tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition."
Intrepid Learning Solutions provides learning and performance consulting, outsourcing, and research services to global companies. Since its founding in 1999, Intrepid has rapidly established itself as one of the leading providers in the learning business process outsourcing marketplace.
"We’re delighted to be recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States," shares Chris Hedrick, President & CEO, Intrepid Learning Solutions. "Our growth and success is a tribute to the industry expertise of our team and the confidence our clients have in our solutions."
Intrepid ranked as the 3rd fastest growing Business Services company, the 9th fastest growing Human Resources company, and the 2nd fastest growing company in the Pacific Northwest on this year’s Inc. 500 List.
The 2007 Inc. 500, as revealed in the September issue of Inc. magazine (on newsstands August 28 – October 2), reported aggregate revenue of $16 billion and median three-year growth of 939 percent. Most important, the 2007 Inc. 500 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 64,064 jobs since those companies were founded.
Complete information on this year’s Inc. 500, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
The 2007 Inc. 500 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.
About Inc. magazine:
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, LLC., Inc. magazine (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 681,421, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology.
About Intrepid Learning Solutions
Intrepid Learning Solutions is a leading provider of learning and performance consulting, outsourcing, and research services to global companies. With industry-leading expertise in learning management, business process outsourcing, and research and, Intrepid delivers transformative business results for its clients. For more information about Intrepid, visit www.IntrepidLS.com.
