Waypoint Solutions Group Ranks No. 1787 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 158%.
CHARLOTTE, NC – August 29, 2012 – Inc. magazine today ranked Waypoint Solutions Group No. 1787 on its sixth annual Inc. 500|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 entrepreneurs. Unified Payments tops this year’s list. Waypoint Solutions Group joins Yelp, yogurt maker Chobani, Giftcards.com, KIND and famed hatmaker Tilly’s, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.
“Waypoint is very honored and humbled to be listed in this prestigious ranking. We have worked hard over the past 3 years and I am very proud of our entire team.” said Dan Wilson, president and chief executive officer, Waypoint Solutions Group.
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2012 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 97 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 400,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $299 billion.
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 at www.inc.com/5000.
"Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/waypoint-solutions-group
CONTACT: Dan Wilson, President/CEO, 704-246-1717, dwilson@waypointsg.com
About Waypoint Solutions Group
Founded in 2002, Waypoint Solutions Group is one of the foremost providers of Information Technology Managed Services and Project Management, covering Active Directory, Messaging, Systems Management and Web solutions, to companies around the world. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC with branch offices in Freehold, NJ and Miami, FL, Waypoint excels at providing IT infrastructure design, implementation, migration, and management solutions for the Microsoft environment.
Waypoint’s principals have more than 60 years combined Information Technology experience serving customers in the transportation, military, medical , legal, accounting and retail markets in the United States and diverse cultural locations such as Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, South America, Canada, and United Arab Emirates and have earned worldwide respect for unflinching commitment to excellence and unparalleled technical skills in helping companies manage their information technology resources for greater competitive advantage.
For more information visit www.waypointsg.com.
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The 2012 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2008 to 2011. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2008. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2011. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2008 is $100,000; the minimum for 2011 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.
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