The Profit 500 is one of the most prestigious lists to find your business on. It comprises the 500 fastest-growing companies in Canada, measured by their revenue growth over the last five years. No mean feat! We’re very pleased to announce that ten companies in London placed on this year’s list, including five TechAlliance members! Congratulations to everyone for all of your hard work!
The four TechAlliance members who made the list were:
- #41 – Arcane
- #61 – Voices.com
- #112 – Big Blue Bubble
- #262 – StarTech.com
Other London companies that also made the list were:
- #70 – Big Viking Games
- #125 – Zomaron
- #182 – Digital Echidna
- #247 Diagnostics Biochem Canada
- #266 – HRDownloads
- #447 Canada Tubeform
Voices.com Grows by 1,166%, Ranked in Top 100 of 2017’s PROFIT 500 List
Voices.com, the largest global online marketplace for voice over talent and audio services, announced today that it has been ranked in the top 100 of the 29th annual PROFIT 500 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by Canadian Business.
Reporting a five-year revenue growth of 1,166% and a rank of 61 of 500 of the fastest-growing companies in Canada, Voices.com has moved up an impressive 33 spots in the list since 2016, and 65 spots since 2014. For 2017, Voices.com is in the top 12% of companies ranked nationwide.
This announcement comes after a monumental year for the company, founded in 2005 by David and Stephanie Ciccarelli in London, Ontario, Canada. In January, Voices.com officially opened its new
state-of-the-art office at 100 Dundas Street in London, Ontario. In July, an $18 million investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital was announced, and in August, the company acquired US-based Voicebank.net, a platform for talent and management agents, including those for well-known celebrity talent.
“It may look to some as an overnight success story, but the reality is that achieving such an incredible growth rate is a direct result of years of hard work, strategic decisions, and the pursuit of our mission with laser-like focus,” says CEO and co-founder, David Ciccarelli. “Sustaining such high rates of growth year after year is a testament to the incredible work of our talented team who are fully engaged and aspiring to lead and transform our industry. We are honoured to be ranked with this year’s winners. The entrepreneur’s journey is an uphill climb, and Stephanie and I are inspired by everyone on this list.”
Ranking Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by five-year revenue growth, the PROFIT 500 profiles the country’s most successful growth companies. A joint venture between Canada’s premier business and current affairs media brands, the PROFIT 500 is published in the October issue of Maclean’s magazine and online at CanadianBusiness.com.
“It is never easy to earn a spot on the PROFIT 500, but this year’s applicant pool was the most competitive yet,” says Deborah Aarts, PROFIT 500 program manager. “This year’s winners demonstrate the resilience, innovation and sheer management smarts it takes to build a thriving business today. Canada - and the world - needs more entrepreneurial success stories like these.”
StarTech.com Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies in US and Canada
StarTech.com has announced that it has placed in the PROFIT 500 rankings of Canada’s fastest growing private companies (#262) and the Inc. 5000 ranking list of America’s fastest-growing private companies (#4788). This will be StarTech.com’s fifth consecutive year placing in the PROFIT 500 rankings and the 11th consecutive year placing in the Inc. 5000 rankings.
For StarTech.com, the PROFIT 500 and Inc. 5000 rankings are attributed to long-term and sustained global sales growth over the past decade. StarTech.com has been expanding its global reach by entering new markets in Europe, Asia and Australia, but still maintains consistent growth in North America.
The PROFIT 500 rankings are formally announced today, September 14th. Ranking Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by five-year revenue growth, the PROFIT 500 profiles the country’s most successful growth companies. A joint venture between Canada’s premier business and current affairs media brands, the PROFIT 500 is published in the October issue of Maclean’s magazine and online at CanadianBusiness.com.
“Once again, StarTech.com is honored to be included in the prestigious PROFIT 500 and Inc. 5000 rankings”, commented Paul Seed, CEO, StarTech.com. “Being recognized as a growth leader by these
publications for so many consecutive years is a rarity and a true testament to the effectiveness of our corporate strategy and efforts of StarTech.com team members around the globe. I’d like to thank our employees, customers and partners for making our growth and the resulting recognition possible.”
“It is never easy to earn a spot on the PROFIT 500, but this year’s applicant pool was the most competitive yet,” says Deborah Aarts, PROFIT 500 program manager. “This year’s winners demonstrate the resilience, innovation and sheer management smarts it takes to build a thriving business today. Canada—and the world—needs more entrepreneurial success stories like these.”
The 2017 Inc. 5000 list was announced in the September issue of Inc. and online starting August 16th. The complete list of Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies can be found at www.inc.com.
“The Inc. 5000 is the most persuasive evidence I know that the American Dream is still alive,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “The founders and CEOs of the Inc. 5000 tell us they think determination, risk taking, and vision were the keys to their success, and I believe them.”
Digital Echidna Ranks No. 182 on the 2017 PROFIT 500
Canadian Business and PROFIT today ranked London, ON-based Digital Echidna No. 182 on its 29th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the October issue of Maclean’s magazine and at CanadianBusiness.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth.
Digital Echidna made the 2017 PROFIT 500 list with a five-year revenue growth of 358 per cent.
“Digital Echidna is pleased to be on the PROFIT 500 ranking for the first time in our 15-year history,” company president Andrew McClenaghan said. “This is confirmation to me of the trust many companies have put in me and in Digital Echidna to deliver reliable, high quality results, and of the talent and dedication of our incredible staff.
“What makes us most proud is that we’ve been able to grow without compromise. As evidenced by the feedback we get from clients on sites like clutch.co, our growth has been propelled by the quality of our work.
McClenaghan said he attributes the company’s success to a strategic decision six years ago to focus almost exclusively on the Drupal content management system. In doing this, Digital Echidna was able to refine their product offering, invest heavily in accreditation and professional development amongst staff, and position itself through experience and output, as one of Canada’s leading Drupal development shops.
Drupal is an open-source content-management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used for websites and applications, knowledge management and business collaboration. As of January 2017 more than 1,180,000 sites worldwide use Drupal.
“Embracing this enterprise-friendly, affordable open-source technology and becoming active in the Drupal development community, has fuelled our growth and expanded our reach throughout North America,” McClenaghan added.
“It is never easy to earn a spot on the PROFIT 500, but this year’s applicant pool was the most competitive yet,” Deborah Aarts, PROFIT 500 program manager, said. “This year’s winners demonstrate the resilience, innovation and sheer management smarts it takes to build a thriving business today. Canada — and the world — needs more entrepreneurial success stories like these.”
