ScholarBuys Makes Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest Growing Companies

Aug. 16, 2012 - PRLog -- Inc. magazine has ranked ScholarBuys NO. 2101 on its sixth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.  ScholarBuys joins Yelp, yogurt maker Chobani, Giftcards.com, KIND and famed hatmaker Tilly’s, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.


"We are honored to be included on the 2012 Inc 5000 list." said ScholarBuys Co-founder Matt Ryan


Methodology

The 2012 Inc. 500|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. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2008 is $100,000; the minimum for 2011 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.


About ScholarBuys

Founded in 2008 ScholarBuys is a provider of volume software licensing to the US Academic Market. The ScholarBuys business plan has a unique focus on partnering with academic consortia to create group purchasing programs. ScholarBuys negotiates agreements with software publishers on an academic group’s behalf. These agreements allow the group’s members to obtain economies of scale that they could not obtain on their own. The firm then markets these agreements to the group’s member institutions, faculty and students.


About Inc.

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders.  Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today.  For more information, visit www.inc.com.