Inc. Magazine Reveals America's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
theprinters.com, Ranks No. 163 on the 2005 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 658% -- Second consecutive Inc. 500 listing is a major milestone for theprinters.com
About theprinters.com Technology has influenced industry
change in the preparation, production, and delivery requirements of
graphic communication. theprinters.com,has formulated a just-in-time
delivery system and print-on-demand technologyto meet the increased
demands of shorter lead times, alternate print mediums, and reduced
print run lengths.
Novel, faster, and higher quality
production methods and simplified workflow systems have enabled
theprinters.com to handle increasing volumes and varied client
requirements.
"We are pleased that our clients have
recognized and adapted to the new technologies,"says Ray Caravan,
Chairman and founder of the company." Our organization has been
providing traditional printedproducts fordecades. When we first
introduced the alternative digital methods adozen years ago we
haddifficulty gaining acceptance."
By repositioning and highlighting the
features and benefits of the new systems, theprinters.com has been
able to systematically integrate favorable outcomes for existing
clientsand new customers. "Our pioneer efforts and proficiency in the
digital print, variable data methods, and mailing services solutions
have really separated our organization from other mainstream
traditional offset printers," adds Robert Orr, President, "we are
totally unique in our value-added approach and our development of
exceptional business partnerships."
The growth in sales and the rate at
which theprinters.comhasaddedclients is clear testimony to their
success. Caravan notes that "During aperiod of history where business
pressure and arbitrary cost-cutting isat its greatest, we have been
able to introduce our alternatives to a growing number of print
buyers who now see the benefit of a single-source vendor with a
full-service profile.We continue to innovate and integrate emerging
technologies to every business and industry category. The buying
process is no longer about who is the lowest of three bids, but
rather which print vendor can bring more to the table to help a
company ororganization achieve their goals in a more cost efficient
manner. We bring an enormous number of alternatives and opportunity
to the table!"
Overall The Inc. 500 list generated 25,180
new jobs in the past year alone, a stunning 35% year-over-year
increase.Compare this with the total number of employees among
Fortune 500 companies, which declined in 2001, 2002,and 2003 before
experiencing a1.3% uptick of 306,045 jobs in 2004.
"When you look at the amazing job
growth among Inc. 500 companies and contrastit with the stagnation in
the Fortune 500, it underscores the changing nature of our economy,"
said Jim Melloan, project managerforthe Inc.500. "With unprecedented
global competition, companies have to be able toturn on a dime and
discover innovative new ways of doing business.Increasingly, it's the
smaller, agile companies likethose onthe Inc. 500 that are best
equipped to meet these challenges."
The Inc. 500 ranks privately held
companies according to year-over-year sales growth from 2001 to
2004.With approximately 75% of all new job creation in theU.S. coming
from entrepreneurial businesses, the Inc. 500 opens awindow onto the
companies and industries that are driving the economy forward. Over
the years, the Inc. 500 has identified the next generation of
world-class companies, with Microsoft, Stonyfield Farms, Timberland,
Oracle, The Princeton Review, Morningstar, Jamba Juice,Gateway,
E*Trade, Intuit, and Domino's Pizza all appearing on the list before
they became industry power houses.
theprinters.com has developed and marketed a unique
"single-source" opportunity for graphic design, printing, mailing
services, distribution, and fulfillment. theprinters.com calls itself
an integrated business communication resource for business, industry,
government, and commercial accounts.
The companies that made this list represent the vanguard of
Americanindustry, posting an average three-year sales growth of 769%.
Inc. 500 companies posted aggregate 2004 revenue of $15.9 billion,
and 84% of them were profitable. Most importantly, Inc. 500 companies
were engines of job growth, having created more than 95,000 jobs
since the companies were founded.