ABG Capital and Portfolio Company, VoIP Innovations, Both Receive Outstanding Recognition

For the 6th time in the past 8 years, ABG Capital is being recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania.  The Pittsburgh Business Times created this achievement status in 2005 as a way to honor the Pittsburgh region’s most outstanding workplaces.  “This is great recognition for ABG Capital,” said Jeff Tapolci, CEO of ABG Capital.  “We make a point to foster a family atmosphere here, and to know our employees feel the same way is extremely gratifying.”  ABG Capital was previously honored with this prestigious award from 2005 through 2009.  This year’s award rankings will be announced at an awards luncheon in October.

Most of ABG Capital’s attention is focused on growing their portfolio companies.  To do this, they consolidate services like accounting, legal, IT, software development, administration and HR to eliminate redundancy and increase efficiency.  This has proved to be a successful model for the parent company, as they easily increased customer satisfaction and accelerated business growth.  ABG Capital’s portfolio companies include End User Services, GlobalPOPs, InspiraFS, and VoIP Innovations.  Of ABG Capital’s portfolio companies, VoIP Innovations has also received high honors this year.

The Pittsburgh Business Timeshas recognized VoIP Innovations, North America’s

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premier wholesale VoIP carrier, as one of Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest-growing companies of 2012.  Of the 100 regional companies, VoIP Innovations was ranked 12th overall and 2nd in the technology category.  VoIP Innovations provides the industry’s largest VoIP DID footprint.  Their DIDs’ are used by leading VoIP service providers and can be easily provisioned through the industry’s leading BackOffice, Titanium III.  This is the first year VoIP Innovations has been acknowledged for this accomplishment.

Not only is VoIP Innovations recognized as one of their region’s fastest growing companies, but they are also receiving this award nationwide.  Inc. magazine has ranked VoIP Innovations No. 744 on its 2012 annual Inc. 500 | 5000 list. The list is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies in the United States.  There are nearly 7 million private, employer-based companies in the nation and Inc. honors the most promising ventures in the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent entrepreneurs.

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“We are honored to be a part of the Inc. 500 | 5000,” said Jason Tapolci, President of VoIP Innovations. ”Only 2% of all private companies in the U.S. make the list.  It further showcases how far VoIP Innovations has come in such a short time.” VoIP Innovations now joins companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Zipcar, Cliff Bar, Vizio, Oracle, and many other well-known names that gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500 | 5000.

ABG Capital and VoIP Innovations are located in Pittsburgh, PA.  This summer marked ABG Capital’s 20th year in business.  VoIP Innovations was founded in 2008.  To learn more about these companies, please visit them at http://www.abgcapital.com and http://www.voipinnovations.com