Purk & Associates Ranks Among America’s Fastest-Growing Companies in Inc. Magazine’s 500 | 5000

ST. LOUIS - Aug. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- (St. Louis) – Purk & Associates, P.C., the leading independently owned St. Louis-based accounting and management advisory firm, announced today that it has been named by Inc. Magazine to the Inc. 500 | 5000 as one of the fastest-growing, privately held companies in the United States. It ranked 3,869 on the list.

“We are honored to be selected to this elite group of companies. We owe much to our accomplished team who come to work each day with amazing attitudes and work ethics to continuously provide the best solutions and service to our clients. We thank our clients for entrusting us to be their valued partners to help their businesses grow,” said Jennah Purk, CPA, Purk & Associates president and co-founder.

In order to qualify for the 2014 Inc. 500 | 5000, companies must have generated revenues of at least $100,000 in 2010 and at least $2 million in 2013. Recipients must also be for-profit, independent, and privately owned companies based in the United States.

Considered one of the most competitive crop of recipients in the history of the list, the average company honored this year achieved a 3-year growth of 516 percent. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue is $211 billion, generating 505,000 jobs over the past three years. Please visit www.inc.com/inc5000 for a complete list of the Inc. 500 | 5000, which includes company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria.

Founded in 2009, Purk & Associates, P.C., headquartered in St. Louis, is the leading independently owned accounting and management advisory firm that delivers a full range of tax, accounting, audit and consulting services, which provides high-touch attention to clients’ needs. The firm’s mission – We get it. It’s all about you—allows Purk & Associates to focus on helping their clients’ achieve their goals. Purk & Associates is a nationally certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). To learn more, please visit www.purkpc.com.