FINGER
LAKES BUSINESS SERVICES Ranks No. 3292 on the 2010
Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 58%
NEW
YORK, August 24, 2010 -- Inc. magazine
today ranked Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc. NO. 3292
on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of
the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
“We
are not exactly in a growth industry, so we are extremely
pleased to be included in this list,” says Gardner McLean,
President of this Auburn, NY based business. “We have been
able to grow by applying basic business principles in an
industry where businesses are often run as a ‘mom and pop’
businesses. We focus on treating our customers as we would
like to be treated. We do not gain market share by cutting
prices, but by continuing to provide stellar service day
in and day out.”
With
unemployment remaining stubbornly high, policymakers and
business leaders will do well to look to the Inc. 5000 companies
for fresh ideas on achieving growth and creating jobs.
“Our
75 employees work daily on mastering the details of our
extensive check list against which they are measured,” says
Ray Schremp, Vice President of Operations. “We have a strong
work force that has been screened and tested and evaluated
daily. Our customers expect the best and we strive to prove
it on every call.”
The
2010 Inc. 5000, unveiled today on Inc.com, serves as a unique
illustration of the profound changes taking place in the
U.S. economy. The list represents the most comprehensive
look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s
independent-minded entrepreneurs.
“The
leaders of the companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured
out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession
since the Great Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe.
“The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group
of entrepreneurs.”
Methodology
The
2010 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue
growth when comparing 2006 to 2009 . To qualify, companies
must have been founded and generating revenue by June 30
, 2006. Additionally, they
had to be based in the United States, privately held, for
profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of
other companies—as of December 31, 2009. (Since then, a
number of companies on the list have gone public or been
acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2006 is $80,000;
the minimum for 2009 is $2 million.
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