Diplomaframe.com on Inc. 5000 Fast-Growth Business List For Eighth Time
Spotlight on Customer Care and Job Creation
“The official 2014 Inc. 5000 list is out, and this is our eighth time to make the list. This repeat frequency puts us in very rare company and everyone should be proud of their role in this big achievement,” stated Lucie Voves, CEO and founder of Church Hill Classics, known online as diplomaframe.com.
The list Ms. Voves is referring to is Inc. Magazine’s eagerly awaited listing of the fastest-growing companies in America. Diplomaframe.com experienced 46% growth in revenue from $6.2 million in 2010 to $9.1 million in 2013. With this eighth year on the Inc. 5000 list, diplomaframe.com is one of 3,129 companies that have made the list more than once. It also is among 908 honor roll honorees which have been on the Inc. 5000 list at least five times.
In a letter from Eric Schurenberg, president and editor in chief of Inc. Magazine, he said, “As an Inc. 5000 honoree, DiplomaFrame.com now shares a pedigree with intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Timberland, Clif Bar, Pandora, Patagonia, Oracle, and other notable alumni.”
Mr. Schurenberg added, “Only a tiny fraction of the nation’s companies have demonstrated such remarkably consistent high growth, particularly in the difficult economic environment of the past few years. This achievement truly puts you in rarified company.”
Church Hill Classics (CHC) showcases life’s milestone achievements by handcrafting high-quality diploma and insignia frames for colleges, universities, professional organizations, military branches, and high affinity membership groups. CHC caters to its customers with designable frames, an easy-to-navigate and award-winning diplomaframe.com e-commerce site, and excellent customer service. The company shares the pride and joy of graduates, alumni, and their families as they celebrate milestone accomplishments, and also encourages student success by offering its annual Frame My Future Scholarship.
CHC is proud to manufacture frames in the USA, and has added 15 jobs at its Connecticut location over the previous three years. This job creation is part of the overall picture, as Inc. 5000 companies generated 505,000 jobs over the past three years.
With entrepreneurial beginnings as a basement startup in Ms. Voves’ home, and as a certified woman-owned business, CHC fits right in with the composition of companies on the Inc. 5000 list. There are more startup companies on the list than global and franchise companies combined. Plus, 14% are now female-led companies, whereas 10 years ago, only 8% were.
A profile of diplomaframe.com can be viewed on the Inc. 5000 web site at www.inc.com/profile/diplomaframecom and complete results of the Inc. 500|5000 can be found at www.inc.com/inc500. In order to qualify for the Inc. 500|5000, companies must have generated revenues of at least $100,000 in 2010 and at least $2 million in 2013. They must also be for-profit, independent, and privately owned companies based in the U.S.