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We rank No. 3,244!

By: Cathy Dunkin | 09/12/2007

... and we're really proud about it.

Standing Partnership was just named to the first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of fastest growing private companies.

We didn't rank high enough to make it into the magazine – which has profiled only the top 500 for the past 25 years – but we are listed on a great Web site that Inc. claims contains the “most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy – the entrepreneurial part.”

The magazine's summary of the 5,000 and its more in-depth coverage of the top 500 offer an interesting view of how we measure business success. If you believe these lists, it's all about revenues, growth rate and other financial measures.

At the meeting in Chicago last week, we got to see firsthand what all the fast-growing companies and great speakers are talking about. We can't wait to become a charter member of the new social network Inc. is creating for U.S. private companies, IncBizNet.

Maybe through these discussions and groups, we will get beyond looking only at the top line, remember that the bottom line is the one that counts, and think about ways to create great places to work. Then we'll be able to recruit and retain the great people it takes to serve our clients and customers well enough to deserve to continue to grow.

Congratulations to everyone who made the list and thanks to Inc's “army of editors, reporters, and interns [who worked for] almost a full year to located these private companies, solicit their applications, evaluate their eligibility, verify their financial date and interview their leaders." (Inc., Sept. 2006, page 187).

News release is at www.standingpr.com

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