ClearStar.net, a leading information provider for the employment and tenant screening industry, announced today that they have been ranked number 2949 by Inc. on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. ClearStar.net’s three-year sales growth of 121% earned them this prestigious recognition.
"Our clients, strategic partners and the committed ClearStar.net team are responsible for our continuing success and this national recogniation as one of the fastest growing software companies," stated R.J. Vale of CEO, ClearStar.net. "It is a strong reaffirmation that we are on the right track in providing valuable services to the professional companies that are actively engaged in the challenge of providing a safer world for all of us to live in."
The Inc. 5000 list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy generating aggregate revenues of $185 billion.
"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."
The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at
www.inc5000.com.
Methodology
The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
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About ClearStar.net
ClearStar.net is a trusted provider of strategic services and decision making information for screening firms. ClearStar.net’s proven technology infrastructure is HR-XML Consortium certified and sets the foundation for a strong community of progressive, independent retailers who provide risk mitigation, employment and tenant screening services.
A founding member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, ClearStar.net and its distribution network have been facilitating confident business decisions by serving consumers of public records from its corporate offices in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1995. For more information, please visit:
www.ClearStar.net.
