ConServe Ranks No. 2971 on the 2013 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 115%

Inc. magazine today ranked ConServe No. 2971 on its seventh annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Fuhu tops this year’s list. ConServe joins LivingSocial, Edible Arrangements, CDW and Lifelock, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“We’re extremely excited to be recognized consecutively on the Inc. 5000 list,” said ConServe’s President, Mark E. Davitt. “Our continued growth is a true testament to our employees’ constant commitment and passion for providing exceptional service to our Clients.”

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2013 Inc. 500|5000 companies is an impressive 142 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 520,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $241 billion.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

“Not all the companies in the Inc. 500 | 5000 are in glamorous industries, but in their fields they are as famous as household name companies simply by virtue of being great at what they do. They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.

Founded in 1985, Continental Service Group, Inc. (dba ConServe), has provided accounts receivable management services in the higher education, government and commercial markets. ConServe was ranked as the #1 performing collection agency on the U.S. Department of Education’s student loan collection contract from 2004-2010. In 2009, ConServe was again awarded a long term contract by the Department of Education and is currently among the top performers in this category.

ConServe has also achieved the ACA International Professional Practices Management System (PPMS) certification. Less than 1% of collection agencies nationwide offer the benefits of this certification to their Clients. This designation is the collection industry’s standard for quality management. ConServe was a recipient of the Rochester Business Ethics Award, listed on the Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing companies, named a Rochester Top 100 company 10 times in the last 11 years, and recognized by insideARM.com as one of the Best Places to Work in Collections. Visit ConServe online at: www.conserve-arm.com.