Quickstart Global continued an award winning year with the confirmation that it achieved 10^th place in the 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years. Quickstart Global grew a phenomenal 2481% percent from its first year (2006) to its most recently completed financial year (2010).

Neal Gandhi, CEO of Quickstart Global commented, “We are thrilled to be recognised in the Deloitte Fast 50. Our success is down to developing the ideal model for innovative technology companies who want to achieve fast growth. We enable our clients to reach their business goals by accessing talent pools around the world, unconstrained by geographical borders.”

David Halstead, Partner leading the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, said: “The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 gives great profile to technology companies and is internationally recognised as being one of the most important business awards in the sector”

Notes

* Growth rates are all over the last five years.

Commentary, analysis and case studies (including regional) will be available at www.fast50.co.uk

The UK Fast 50 is based on the percentage of stated revenue growth over five years for each technology company. For the 2011 UK Fast 50, companies are ranked based on percentage growth for each company's stated fiscal year revenues over five years (2006 to 2010).

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Quickstart Global was ranked third in the 2010 Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100, a league table of Britain's fastest-growing private technology sector companies.  Quickstart Global was set up in 2006 and appeared in the table for the first time as a result of impressive sustained growth of 168%; from sales of £383,000 in 2006 to £7.4m in 2009.

For ten years the Tech Track 100 has showcased the strength and depth of the UK’s knowledge economy. Neal Gandhi, CEO of Quickstart Global commented: “I am delighted that the hard work of our staff around the world has been recognised with this award.  Our aim is to help UK technology companies expand globally; whether to access talent pools, or to break into fast growth markets, we help them to get up and running quickly and cost-effectively; creating offshore teams and giving our clients have control over IP and staffing.”

Neal Gandhi, CEO of Quickstart Global was announced as one of ten finalists in the Entrepreneur of the Year National Business Awards in partnership with Orange. The number of organisations entering the National Business Awards in 2010 increased by over 40 percent, compared to last year, despite the challenging market conditions and competition for the awards is highly contended. Neal said: “It is truly an honour to be recognised for such a prestigious award but really this is an award that recognises the hard work and commitment shown by the entire Quickstart Global team around the world.  This recognition would not have been possible without them.”