Boyertown, PA – (August, 2008) For the second year in a row, Inc. magazine selected Gateway Ticketing Systems for its annual Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the country. The magazine, known for its Inc. 500 list, expanded the list to the 5,000 fastest growing private companies for the first time last year.
“We're excited to be selected again for this list," said Michael Andre, President of Gateway Ticketing Systems. “We’re celebrating our 20th year in business this year, which in the software industry is significant. To be recognized as a one of the fastest growing companies in our 20th year is very satisfying,” he said.
Jim Melloan, Inc. 5000 Project Manager, said “Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism. 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.
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.
Andre said, “I believe we’ll continue to grow in 2009. As a company we listen to what our customers want and deliver that in our products and services. Earlier this year we launched a new version of our flagship product, Galaxy. The development of this new version was based on requests made by our customers. As long as we continue to listen to and develop solutions for our customers, Gateway will continue to grow.”
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About Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc:
Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. celebrates 20 years as the world leader in high-speed admission control and ticketing software for the attraction, amusement, and intercity bus transportation industries. Located in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, Gateway Ticketing Systems provides sales, service and support for Point of Sale and ticketing systems throughout North America and worldwide.
For more information on Gateway Ticketing Systems, visit www.gatewayticketing.com or call +1 (610) 987-4000.
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