Second consecutive year of recognition for the company
SAN BRUNO, CA, AUGUST 25, 2009 —Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, today announced that it has again been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
“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.”
Technical Communities partners with 90+ technology companies to offer 73,000+ products on GSA Schedules: FSC66 Test and Measurement Equipment, FSC70 Information Technology, FSC84 Security, and FSC61 Power Generation. Technical Communities’ government sales and support group serves 1,200+ federal and local buying organizations. Our government marketing services uses targeted approaches to a proprietary database of 1+ million GSA eligible prospects.
“We are honored to be recognized again among the nation’s elite private companies,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “It was Technical Communities’ focus on our partners, expertise in effectively reaching government customers and successful management of multiple GSA Schedules that helped us sustain year over year growth.”
The 2009 Inc. 5000 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. This year’s list also offers a preview of which industries are poised for growth in coming years. Government Services was the top industry gainer with 252 companies on this year’s list, up from 135 last year.