BOULDER, Colo. (August 21, 2012) — Inc. magazine has ranked AppliedTrust no. 4163 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. AppliedTrust has been named to the list every year since 2007.
“Six years on the Inc. 5000 list is a testament to our stability, consistent growth, and ability to provide long-term client value,” noted Trent R. Hein, AppliedTrust Co-founder and Co-CEO. “We’re as committed now as we were when we started our business 11 years ago to build a company that provides extraordinary value to both clients and staff.”
Privately held and entirely self-funded, AppliedTrust provides IT infrastructure, security and opensource consulting services that help clients maximize their IT investment in the areas of security, performance and availability while reducing cost and ecological impact. AppliedTrust clients are organizations where effective IT is critical to the reputation and growth of their business, and hail from a variety of industries ranging from healthcare to hospitality, financial services to education, recreation to government.
AppliedTrust is one of 15 Colorado companies to make the list for the last six consecutive years.
Despite stagnant economic times, median growth rate of 2012 Inc. 5000 companies remains an impressive 97 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created more than 400,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $299 billion.
The 2012 Inc. 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. The minimum revenue required for 2008 was $100,000; the minimum for 2011 was $2 million. The complete results of this year’s Inc. 5000 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,” said Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.
About AppliedTrust
AppliedTrust provides IT infrastructure, security, and opensource consulting services. The company serves clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, recreation and government. For more information, visit www.appliedtrust.com.
About Inc. Magazine
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