| Inc. magazine ranked Quest Continuing Education | | | | us to quickly meet the ever-changing needs of their |
| Solutions (Quest CE) NO. 2006 on its fourth annual | | | | clients. Quest's commitment is to provide advanced |
| Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's | | | | custom solutions at cost effective rates while |
| fastest-growing private companies. The list | | | | providing a level of service that greatly surpasses |
| represents the most comprehensive look at the | | | | that of our competitors. Quest provides a single |
| most important segment of the economy-America's | | | | source solution for organizations training and |
| independent-minded entrepreneurs. Music website | | | | compliance needs, saving you both time and money. |
| Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn | | | | The 2010 Inc. 5000, unveiled on Inc.com, serves as a |
| Brewery, and Radio Flyer, maker of the iconic | | | | unique illustration of the profound changes taking |
| children's red wagon, are among the prominent | | | | place in the U.S. economy. The Government Services |
| brands featured on this year's list. | | | | sector showed the biggest gain in terms of the |
| "The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. | | | | number of companies on the list, up 33 percent from |
| 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses | | | | last year to 335 companies. Government Services |
| during the longest recession since the Great | | | | was also the second-fastest-growing sector in terms |
| Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The | | | | of median revenue growth, posting a 202 percent |
| 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group | | | | gain over the 2006-2009 measuring period. More than |
| of entrepreneurs." | | | | half of these companies are based in Maryland, |
| About Quest | | | | Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The fastest-growing |
| Over the past 20-plus years, Quest CE has built a | | | | sector by median revenue growth was Real Estate, |
| reputation of being the premier provider of | | | | now just a tiny group of 38 young, small companies, |
| Compliance Education to the financial services | | | | which showed 231 percent median growth over the |
| industry. In addition to offering Providership | | | | period. (There were 121 Real Estate firms on the |
| Administration for insurance continuing education (CE) | | | | inaugural Inc. 5000 in 2007.) Business Products & |
| for professionals holding insurance licenses and | | | | Services is the top industry by number of companies |
| professional designations like the CFP, CPA, CLE, | | | | on the list (640) and total revenue ($80.7 billion), while |
| CIMA and CLU/ChFC designations, Quest also | | | | Health is the biggest by total employment (287,726 |
| provides a complete spectrum of compliance training | | | | jobs). |
| solutions including the Financial Industry Regulatory | | | | Despite the fact that most of this year's measuring |
| Authority (FINRA) annually required Firm Element | | | | period of 2006-2009 took place during the latest |
| Training for registered representatives, On-demand | | | | recession, aggregate revenue among the companies |
| Annual Compliance Meetings, Annual Compliance | | | | on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more |
| Questionnaires, Needs Analysis Surveys, Outside | | | | than 50 percent from last year. The effects of the |
| Business Activity Tracking, Gifts and Entertainment | | | | recession are seen, however, in the median |
| Tracking and Political Contributions Tracking. | | | | three-year growth rate, which dropped to 96 |
| With a client retention rate of 95.17% and a growth | | | | percent from last year's 126 percent. This year's Inc. |
| rate of over 400% since January 1, 2005, more and | | | | 5000 employ a record 1.4 million people, up from one |
| more people are discovering why Quest CE is the | | | | million on last year's list. With unemployment remaining |
| Next Generation of Compliance Training Solutions. | | | | stubbornly high, policymakers and business leaders will |
| Quest CE serves more than 160 leading insurance | | | | do well to look to the Inc. 5000 companies for fresh |
| carriers, broker/dealers, banks, and other financial | | | | ideas on achieving growth and creating jobs. |
| institutions. Quest is a privately held firm which allows | | | | Complete results of the Inc. |