The 2014 Inc. 5000 did not break out defense contractors separately, so I did. Here you go.
Amidst declining defense budgets, the number of defense contractors on the 2014 Inc. 5000 declined -7%, from 94 to 87.
Here is how Inc. compiles their ranking:
The 2014 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2010 through 2013. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2010. Additionally, they had to be based in the United States, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012. The minimum revenue required for 2010 is $100,000; the minimum for 2013 is $2 million.
Since a defense contractor’s website is one of its most important marketing assets, I ran each of the 2014 Inc. 5000 defense contractor websites through Marketing Grader. This free tool analyzes a website based on the 3 pillars of inbound marketing: 1) getting found online, 2) converting visitors to leads, and 3) measuring effectiveness.
Marketing Grader is a “tough grader.” A score in the 80′s is very good (the high score on this list is nLogic with 72%). And if your site’s score is low, there are a number of things that can be done to improve it in a relatively short period of time. In fact, when you run your own site through Marketing Grader, a comprehensive report is generated outlining how to improve your site’s marketing effectiveness.
In a presentation at a past Inc.5000 Awards Ceremony & Conference, marketing software company HubSpot co-founder Brian Halligan (whose company invented Marketing Grader), explains how challenges within the changing landscape of marketing require that companies toss out the rules of traditional marketing, and embrace a new philosophy of inbound marketing. (HubSpot is on the Inc. 5000.)
In this 3-minute video, Halligan references having run the Inc. 5000 firms’ websites through Marketing Grader:
For more excerpts from Halligan’s talk, click here or on the graphic below. The videos are short and well worth watching by defense industry executives looking to understand the changes in the marketing world.
One of the best things a defense contractor can do to improve their marketing effectiveness is to have a company blog with content that is of interest to the people they need to reach to make a sale or influence. Here is an article about the benefits of blogging for defense contractors:
Why Defense Contractors Can’t Afford Not to Have a Blog
Now, on to the list.
The list below is based on each company’s profile on the 2014 Inc.5000 companies operating in the Government Services industry category. Companies were included here if their profile mentioned serving the Department of Defense. If you know of a defense contractor on the Inc. 5000, but not listed below, please post a comment or contact me.
Rank / Company / 3-yr Growth / Revenues / Website Grade
18 Prescient Edge 11,498% $12.3m 45%
43 Thompson Gray 5,753% $14.1m 52%
67 Gideon Services 4,723% $23.3m 23%
106 Patriot Group International 3,402% $24.1m 31%
123 Securityhunter 2,998% $35.9m 30%
201 Metis Solutions 2,171% $8.7m 38%
218 Universal Synaptics 2,042% $2.1m 35%
219 Global Commerce and Services 2,041% $3.5m 26%
279 BMA 1,652% $14.6m 19%
320 Parts Life 1,450% $5.5m 45%
334 Caduceus Healthcare 1,385% $6.0m 35%
488 Barbaricum 972% $13.5m 52%
529 PotomacWave Consulting 897% $23.5m N/A
547 Command Post Technologies 876% $7.4m 59%
605 Corps Solutions 786% $8.2m 40%
648 Defense Engineering 709% $3.7m 32%
681 ERP International 666% $32.7m 35%
698 Five Stones Research 650% $8.0m 35%
708 Analytic Strategies 639% $6.3m 55%
762 Eagle Ray 597% $30.3m 55%
816 Saalex Solutions 558% $35.5m 44%
846 Veteran Corps of America 531% $15.6m 38%
852 Technatomy 528% $68.5m 41%
864 Haris Design & Construction 520% $18.7m 15%
873 NetImpact Strategies 514% $8.0m 26%
997 Reed Integration 448% $4.7m 34%
1005 Trident Technologies 444% $11.6m 19%
1023 ARMA Global 436% $172.9m 61%
1068 RMGS 418% $5.6m 35%
1092 Zantech IT Services 408% $23.3m 45%
1135 Veterans Enterprise Technology Solutions 388% $66.0m 58%
1207 Information Systems & Networks 361% $12.7m 44%
1212 AMTIS 360% $6.0m 22%
1255 C2 Solutions Group 346% $13.1m 69%
1285 CWU 337% $21.5m 46%
1293 Rally Point Management 334% $15.9m 18%
1331 Full Armor Group 324% $3.9m 16%
1360 ClearAbility 317% $2.5m 11%
1416 R3 Strategic Support Group 302% $7.2m 57%
1421 Kord Technologies 300% $10.9m 16%
1425 SMRC 300% $11.8m 36%
1462 Three Wire Systems 293% $75.3m 54%
1505 Tista Science and Technology 285% $21.7m 24%
1674 JSL Technologies 252% $4.4m 33%
1725 BAIR Analytics 243% $5.8m 56%
1846 Delaware Resource Group/Busey Group 222% $77.7m 20%
1864 Zenetex 220% $50.3m 23%
1890 AVT Simulation 217% $18.0m 28%
1921 Torch Technologies 212% $154.7m 27%
1954 Sentek Global 208% $28.7m 46%
1965 Intrepid Solutions and Services 207% $10.6m 35%
1976 Special Operations Solutions 206% $8.8m 35%
1995 Mid Atlantic Professionals 204% $15.8m 59%
2081 PeopleTec 193% $41.1m 43%
2153 Bridges Consulting 185% $32.7m 24%
2166 IronMountain Solutions 183% $5.6m 31%
2459 InTec 155% $16.6m 43%
2576 SimVentions 146% $20.7m 42%
2630 Avian 143% $16.5m 67%
2636 Phacil 143% $84.1m 40%
2641 Cipher Tech Solutions 142% $3.1m 29%
2654 IMPRES Technology Solutions 141% $37.0m 22%
2667 Mercom 141% $111.4m 48%
2821 The Bowen Consulting Group 131% $5.3m 43%
3019 PCI Strategic Management 118% $35.5m 49%
3064 nLogic 116% $14.5m 72%
3141 Alakai Defense Systems 112% $8.0m 5%
3264 Lunarline 105% $11.3m 71%
3334 Federated IT 101% $26.7m 58%
3452 DRT Strategies 96% $21.8m 49%
3640 GaN 88% $19.0m 59%
3663 Braxton Science & Technology Group 88% $26.4m 26%
3754 Valkyrie Enterprises 84% $26.9m 64%
3859 Federal Staffing Resources 80% $28.7m 43%
3886 Davis Strategic Innovations 79% $5.3m 29%
3984 US Patriot 75% $20.0m 66%
4021 Apprio 74% $9.4m 62%
4246 Client Solution Architects 66% $32.8m 29%
4356 AEgis Technologies Group 63% $63.1m 40%
4409 KAYA Associates 61% $29.6m 30%
4482 Provideo Management 58% $9.0m 24%
4665 ProSol Associates 53% $6.9m 41%
4705 Phoenix Group of Virginia 52% $9.6m 34%
4754 STS International 50% $15.0m 22%
4858 deciBel Research 47% $21.6m 16%
4987 Advanced Government Solutions 43% $8.8m 49%
4994 A-T Solutions 43% $183.3m 31%
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