Inc. 500 Conference

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The Inc./Inc. 5,000 Conference and Awards Ceremony is an annual event produced by Inc. magazine. It was created in 1982 to celebrate the fastest growing private companies in America. In 1982, Inc. magazine published the Inc. 100; the following year, the list expanded to the Inc. 500, and in 2007, Inc. magazine, in conjunction with Inc.com, released the Inc. 5,000 list.

This annual conference brings together the current year's class of Inc. 500 and Inc. 5,000 honorees, the list's alumni, as well as entrepreneurs from the general public. The event has featured a number of well-known business and political figures and expert speakers including: William J. Clinton, Marshall Goldsmith, Scott Cook, Bernie Marcus, and Thomas Friedman.

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1. ^ M.Day,About Inc.500/Inc. 5,000 Conference and Awards Ceremony
2. ^ Angela Gonzales, The Business Journal of Phoenix
3. ^ Tamara Schweitzer, Study:Inc. 500 Companies Fast Adopters of Social Media