The Beryl Companies Named to Inc. 5000 List for Second Consecutive Year

(DALLAS, TX) -- The Beryl Companies, a healthcare-exclusive call center based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, was included in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country for the second straight year. Beryl has achieved a growth rate of nearly 70 percent in last five years.

The Inc. 5000 list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."

Beryl provides comprehensive call center services to 450 hospitals and healthcare organizations across the nation. It has repeatedly been recognized as a "best place to work" nationally, statewide and locally. Paul Spiegelman, Beryl's founder and CEO, attributes much of their success to the company's exceptional corporate culture and unfaltering commitment to outstanding customer service. As a result, Beryl has a 95 percent client retention rate.

"I believe that an investment in Beryl's co-workers is the leading factor in client loyalty because happy co-workers provide superior customer service," Spiegelman said. "At Beryl we believe that work and fun aren't mutually exclusive; it's a philosophy that help's our company thrive." Spiegelman's approach to employee engagement is shared in his book, Why Is Everyone Smiling? The Secret Behind Passion, Productivity, and Profit (www.whyiseveryonesmiling.com).

About Inc. 5000

The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region, can be found at www.inc5000.com.

About Beryl

Beryl, the nation's leading healthcare-exclusive call center, helps organizations grow revenue and build lasting customer relationships by connecting people to healthcare. As a top provider of outsourced telephone and Web-based communications, Beryl delivers 24/7 exemplary customer service during more than five million interactions annually. Since 1985, hundreds of healthcare organizations have relied on Beryl for best-practices insight and data they can use to make more informed decisions about customer acquisition and retention. For more information about Beryl and its educational arm, The Beryl Institute, visit www.beryl.net.