October 10, 2012 (Powerhomebiz.com) Inc. magazine (INC.com) ranks Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania’s The FlexPro Group (TheFlexProGroup.com) #104 on its 31st annual Inc. 500 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. With 2,958% growth within the past three years, the firm, which provides supply chain consultants to the pharmaceutical industry, also ranks #9 among the list’s health-related organizations and #4 for firms located in the Philadelphia area.
The FlexPro Group was started in 2008 by identical twin sisters, Rose Cook and Lynn Faughey. With just one employee and $122,000 in revenues, the firm has since added 27 consultants and more than $3.5 million in sales. In order to be considered for the prestigious Inc. 500 list, companies had to achieve a minimum of 770% sales growth during the previous three-year period.
Prior to establishing The FlexPro Group, both Cook and Faughey held senior-level management positions within pharmaceutical firms. After becoming moms and even accepting job share arrangements, both women realized that their desire for true work/life balance was not possible given their career trajectory. Thus, The FlexPro Group was born. The firm provides flexible working opportunities which focus on project management, procurement, package engineering, process engineering, quality and compliance, production planning, distribution and logistics to a team of growing consultants within the pharmaceutical industry.
“Through our own experiences, we realized what an ideal option it was for professionals such as ourselves to work in a flexible work arrangement, yet continue to engage in challenging and rewarding work. Others kept saying that they wanted what we had. We wanted them to have the same opportunity, hence the origination of The FlexPro Group,” says Cook.
“Now more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc. magazine editor Eric Schurenberg.
The companies on this year’s Inc. 500 employ more than 48,000 people and have generated more than 40,000 jobs in the past three years.
“With the pharmaceutical industry’s recent reductions in workforce, The FlexPro Group provides a cost-effective solution to getting projects done,” adds Faughey.
For more information on The FlexPro Group and flexible employment opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry, please visit www.TheFlexProGroup.com .
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ABOUT THE FLEXPRO GROUP:
Founded by identical twins, Rose Cook and Lynn Faughey, The FlexPro Group provides pharmaceutical clients with specialized supply chain expertise, while giving their consultants the work-life harmony they desire. FlexPro’s consulting roles are well suited for those seeking challenging, yet flexible work opportunities.