tapQA is on the Inc. 5000 List for the third straight year!

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, AUGUST 18, 2016 — For the third straight year, tap|QA, a Minneapolis-based IT Services Firm is proud to announce their appearance on the Inc. 5000 List!  In 2016, tap|QA ranked #3828 on Inc. Magazine’s annual list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies.

From 2012-2015, tap|QA experienced a growth rate of 79%.  tap|QA joined just a handful of companies founded since the beginning of 2010 to have been named to the Inc. 5000 list three straight years.

tap|QA is one of the premier Quality Assurance solutions providers in the United States.  tap|QA currently works with clients nationwide and internationally, and has provided consulting work for over 500 individuals since their inception.

A summary of tap|QA’s Solutions offerings can be found here:
www.tapqa.com/solutions/

“We are thrilled and honored to once again be named to the Inc. 5000 list” said Partner Tim Guilfoil.  “We feel strongly that tap|QA has become the go-to company for clients nationwide looking for innovative solutions to improve their QA processes.”

Partner Kimberly Bunda added “our processes we’ve put in place to hire the best QA professionals in the business have allowed us to ascend among our peers – we are so proud to be associated with so many thought leaders and talented individuals in the Quality Assurance space!”

Partner Michael Faulise also added “having the opportunity to work with so many great clients improve their QA work through our near-shore model allows us to maintain the kind of work that consultants are genuinely excited to work on.  The future is very bright for tap|QA as we continue our expansion nationwide, as well as internationally!”

See tap|QA’s ranking and company profile here: www.inc.com/profile/tap%7Cqa
See the entire Inc 5000 List here: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2016/

About tap|QA LLC
Founded in 2010, tap|QA has become one of the largest and fastest growing specialized providers of software/system QA and testing services. tap|QA’s numerous service offerings include:

• tap|AUTOMATION, strategic consulting and implementation of requirements, quality, release, and change management technology including automation and performance tools.
• tap|STRATEGY, consulting around strategic quality and business process improvement.
• tap|LAKESHORE, a cost-competitive near-shore alternative to offshore, where teams are embedded directly on the client site, or in our Minneapolis-based Quality and Testing Center.

You can learn more about tap|QA’s Solutions offerings here:
www.tapqa.com/solutions/

tap|QA has now been named to Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 List three straight years, and is also a two-time recipient of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast 50 Award for fastest-growing companies in the Twin Cities.

More about Inc. and the Inc. 500|5000 Methodology
The 2016 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2012 to 2015. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2012. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent (not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies) as of December 31, 2014. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2012 is $100,000; the minimum for 2015 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/5000. 

About Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today.

For more information, visit www.inc.com . The Inc. 500|5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The Inc. 5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony is an annual event that celebrates their remarkable achievements. The event also offers informative workshops, celebrated keynote speakers, and evening functions. For more information on Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Conference, visit www.inc.com.