Washington, D.C., August 13, 2024 – Inc. revealed today that LINC ranks No. 1,118 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses.
“We are excited and proud to join this year’s Inc. 5000 list,” says Patrick Lohmeyer, LINC’s CEO. “LINC’s growth is a result of the sustained commitment of our team to promote locally led development around the world and make a meaningful impact on people’s lives. For us, growing as a company means we have more opportunity to work with donors, implementers, and communities worldwide to help each other understand what works and what doesn’t, and serve their communities. As a mission-driven business, our mission will always come first, but this recognition from Inc. shows that LINC has established a reputation for doing high-quality work. Our work in recent years has taken us to all corners of the world, from Ethiopia and Kosovo to Vietnam and Mexico, and we look forward to continuing to do what we do best: working alongside local actors to create sustained change” He added, “We are excited to share this achievement with our audience because we hope this will motivate more social enterprises and mission-driven companies in their work”.
LINC is a mission-driven US-based small business committed to supporting local organizations leading their own development. We do this by implementing programs and delivering consulting and training in the areas of systems thinking, monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL), capacity-strengthening, and collective action. The recipient of USAID’s Small Business of the Year award in 2017, we are a team of reflective and passionate development professionals. Our country experience spans Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. For more information on LINC, please visit www.linclocal.org.
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For more information, please contact Patrick Lohmeyer, LINC’s CEO, at plohmeyer@linclocal.org
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Methodology
Companies on the 2024 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2020. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2023. The minimum revenue required for 2020 is $100,000; the minimum for 2023 is $2 million. Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places.
About Inc.
Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
