MAU Workforce Solutions Earns Spot on Inc. 500/5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America

Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc.500|5000 

AUGUSTA, GA – September 12, 2011 – Inc. magazine has ranked MAUWorkforce Solutions on its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusiveranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The listrepresents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment ofthe economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Online retailer ideelitops this year’s list. MAU Workforce Solutions joins Spirit Airlines,television maker Vizio, Honest Tea, Dunkin Donuts and Metrokane, makersof the Rabbit corkscrew, among other prominent brands featured on thisyear’s list.

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc.500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies onthis year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past threeyears, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up14 percent from last year. 

According to MAU President Randy Hatcher (pictured left),“We are so proud to be a part of the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastestgrowing private companies in America. I hope for the continued successof MAU, as well as our fellow honorees.”

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and aninteractive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and othercriteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spurinnovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward.  Growthcompanies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc.magazine Editor Jane Berentson.

About MAU Workforce Solutions:
MAU Workforce Solutions provides business solutions that give our clientpartnerships a competitive edge through designed processes and ourgreatest asset – People – in the fields of Professional Recruiting,Commercial Staffing, Outsourcing Solutions, and Outplacement Services.MAU is based in Augusta, GA and has 10 locations throughout the U.S.:Augusta, GA, Lagrange, GA, Aiken, SC, Anderson, SC, Charleston, SC,Greenville, SC, Spartanburg, SC, Jacksonville, FL, Chattanooga, TN, andChicago, IL. 

Methodology:
The 2011 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth whencomparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded andgenerating revenue by March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to beU.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiariesor divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, anumber of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) Theminimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is$2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants forsubjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’sSeptember issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which canbe found at www.inc.com/500.

About Inc. Magazine:
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. isthe only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners andmanagers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions fortoday’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of710,106, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies formanaging people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Visit usonline at www.inc.com.