SurePayroll Named to Inc. Magazine's Top 500 List of Fastest-Growing Companies

CHICAGO — October 24, 2005 — SurePayroll Inc., the nation's largest online payroll provider, has been ranked No. 53 in Inc. magazine's 24th annual Inc. 500 ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the country.

The Inc. 500, modeled after the Fortune 500, ranks companies according to sales growth over the past five years. With 75 percent of all new job creation in the U.S. coming from small businesses, the Inc. 500 list is an indicator of the companies that are driving the economy forward.

"We are honored that Inc. magazine has recognized our tremendous growth," said SurePayroll President Michael Alter. "For small businesses looking for a simple, convenient and economical payroll solution, our value proposition is the best on the market. Our success to date can be directly attributed to our strong offering, our dedicated employees and our loyal customers."

Alter said SurePayroll, founded in 2000, was built for fast growth. As the Inc. 500 indicates, in just three years, SurePayroll has experienced sales growth exceeding 1,000%.

SurePayroll was first to market with an online payroll service and is now the country's largest online payroll service with more than 15,000 small business customers. SurePayroll's principal competitors are public companies ADP (NYSE:ADP) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX).

At No. 53, SurePayroll garnered bragging rights as the fastest-growing privately held firm in Illinois. Thirteen Illinois firms made the Inc. 500 list this year.

The full Inc. 500 issue, which outlines SurePayroll's success, hits newsstands on Nov. 1.

View the Inc. 500 Ranking List (PDF)

About SurePayroll:
Privately held SurePayroll is America's fifth largest payroll provider and the nation's largest online payroll provider. Catering exclusively to the needs of small businesses, SurePayroll provides a simple, reliable and economical way to process payroll in minutes via the Internet. In addition to providing payroll services directly to small business, SurePayroll also provides a private-label payroll service that allows SurePayroll's numerous partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients. Business partners include Wells Fargo and ABN AMRO. For more information, visit www.surepayroll.com.

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