ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inc. magazine today revealed that EDS Service Solutions, LLC is No. 70 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Southeast private companies, based in South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Southeast economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.
“As the CEO of EDS Service Solutions, I am humbled and pleased to announce our latest achievement: being named to the Inc. 5000 Regional Awards list. This honor is a powerful testament to our team's hard work, dedication, and unwavering commitment to excellence. Since our recognition on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list, we've only grown stronger, a reflection of our core belief in the power of collaboration and our collective strength surpassing individual effort. Our success is built on a foundation of valuing our customers' achievements and striving for excellence in every aspect of business and labor outsourcing. As a women-led company, we take pride in promoting diversity and fostering an empowering environment for everyone in our industry. This accolade represents not just our growth but our enduring commitment to our clients and our mission to drive their success,” Sonya Locke, CEO
The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Southeast region. Between 2020 and 2022, these 223 private companies had an average growth rate of 166.43 percent; by 2023, they’d also added 20,496 jobs and $8.8 billion to the region’s economy.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast, including company profiles, can be found at inc.com/Southeast starting February 27, 2024. You’ll also find an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria.
“The honorees in our Inc. 5000 network are the Who’s Who of private companies. They’re energizing regional economies as they engineer the future of their industries. Learn who they are and what they do — they’ll be impacting things for a while,” said Eric Hagerman, Special Projects Editor at Inc. Media.
About EDS Service Solutions
EDS Service Solutions is a women-led enterprise based in Atlanta, Georgia, that represents the peak of innovation in labor outsourcing and business process optimization. EDS commands a significant presence across a broad spectrum of sectors, including travel, car rental, airport operations, hospitality, and logistics, servicing all Top 30 airports and 40 other major cities in the United States. EDS's service model is streamlined yet powerful, merging key offerings like business process outsourcing, human capital management, and recruitment process outsourcing into a cohesive strategy encompassing staff and departmental outsourcing and the turnkey management of critical operations. This robust suite of services is delivered with an unparalleled commitment to excellence, positioning EDS as a crucial partner in enhancing operational efficiencies and advancing our client success by managing their most valuable resource, human capital.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Regionals
Methodology
The 2024 Inc. 5000 Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2020 and 2022. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2020. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2022. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2020 is $100,000; the minimum for 2022 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
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The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc., offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels, including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent.
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