Virginia Beach, Virginia, August 24, 2010
Marathon Consulting, LLC, a Virginia Beach-based provider of information technology solutions, today announced that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list, an annual
compilation of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing, privately held U.S. companies. Marathon Consulting achieved a growth rate of 643.9% since its launch in 2006. This growth
placed Marathon in the 466th position on the list.
"We’re extremely proud to gain this type of national recognition", said Al Moore, Marathon’s president. "When the four founders,
Harris Pezzella, Ben Ricks, Tony Cortinas, and I first discussed launching Marathon,
we developed a very strong consensus on how we wanted Marathon to evolve. We have been able to set goals, communicate them to our consulting staff and clients, and make sure every
business decision supported those goals", he continued.
"One of our founding principles was to hire the best individuals we could find, give them the tools and methods that would ensure the delivery of high quality, high value services,
and build around that group. Fortunately, we’ve been able to do that and the clients have responded to our approach", Moore stated.
"We take our role in the business community very seriously. We strive to deliver measurable business value to our clients and position ourselves as their preferred IT services
provider", he said.
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that
delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 712,647, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people,
finances, sales, marketing, and technology.
The 2010 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2006 to 2009. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by June 30, 2006.
Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2009. (Since then, a number of
companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2006 is $80,000; the minimum for 2009 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to
decline applicants for subjective reasons. The companies of the Inc. 500 represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.
Marathon Consulting specializes in Custom Software development, Search Engine Marketing (Website Development/SEO/PPC), Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence, Analytical Reporting, and IT Advisory
services. By leveraging current Web-based software development technologies, Marathon helps clients bring cost-effective solutions to high priority business challenges. Marathon's services
result in quick pay-back and high ROI solutions, allowing clients to maximize the benefits of their IT investment. Visit www.marathonus.com for more info.