New York, Sept. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc. magazine has ranked Greensboro, NC-based Secure Designs Inc. (SDI) No. 3295 on its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. This is the first time that SDI has been included in the list, which represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy--America’s independent entrepreneurs. Online retailer ideeli tops this year’s list. SDI joins Spirit Airlines, television maker Vizio, Honest Tea, Dunkin Donuts and Metrokane, makers of the Rabbit corkscrew, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
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"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," says Inc. magazine Editor Jane Berentson.
"We are delighted to be numbered among the Inc. 5000," said Larry Cecchini, president and CEO at SDI. "It is a very welcome recognition of the strategies we have deployed to grow our business, expand our customer base and build new partnerships. These efforts and our highly efficient service delivery have allowed us to overcome the economic downturn and achieve more than double company sales over last year. We are looking forward to similar progress this year and beyond."
Secure Designs provides a growing portfolio of managed security products and services to companies throughout the US, specializing in delivering advanced, easily managed and affordable solutions to the small to mid-size business segment. The company manages thousands of firewalls in 35 US states and five countries internationally, and continually introduces new technologies to enhance its offerings.