GrowFL Announces DentalPC as 2017 Florida Companies to Watch Finalist

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(1888PressRelease) June 01, 2017 - Jacksonville, Fla. - DentalPC was among the first round of 2017 Florida Companies to Watch finalists recently announced by GrowFL. The awards event - now in its seventh year - honors 50 select second-stage companies from throughout the state of Florida for developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching communities, and broadening new industries throughout Florida. Chosen from a candidate pool of more than 800 nominations, the finalists collectively represent $598 million in annual revenue and employ 3,200 full-time equivalent employees.

Clay Archer, CEO of DentalPC shared, "We are very honored to have been nominated for this prestigious award. We are excited to make it to the next round and compete with such highly esteemed companies."

The Florida Companies To Watch program consists of two rounds of selections. Finalists now advance to the second round, where they will be further evaluated based on their performance in the marketplace, innovative products, services or processes, philanthropy and empowered employees.

"We applaud these first round finalists who have shown how they stand out in their regions as innovative business leaders, going to the next level to grow their companies. They are true rock stars," says Dr. Tom O'Neal, GrowFL Executive Director.

The Finalists represent a unique group of scalable, high-growth enterprises that are already located within Florida. These high growth enterprises are an important segment of our economy and their numbers have been steadily increasing, which contributed to Florida's ranking of 24 on the Kauffman Index of Growth Entrepreneurship. According to this report, "entrepreneurship is not a monolithic phenomenon, and it includes many moving parts. Creating new businesses is a different economic activity from running small businesses, which in turn is different from growing businesses." Florida Companies to Watch recognizes the different approach needed to successfully grow and scale a business, and celebrates those that are working to achieve this goal.

Presented by GrowFL and developed by the Edward Lowe Foundation, Florida Companies To Watch is a distinguished awards program specifically designed to seek out second-stage businesses from a wide range of industries representing all areas of the state, not just those in major metropolitan areas. In addition to evaluating past growth and projected success, applicant companies are judged according to their special strengths and impact in their markets, communities and within the state - thus deeming them "worth watching."

The winners will be announced in MID July. The 2017 honorees will be celebrated at the awards ceremony October 14th at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, FL.

For more information visit www.GrowFL.com/flctw17.

About DentalPC
For more than two decades, DentalPC has been providing computer support, outsourced IT and network implementation solutions to dental practices throughout Florida and Georgia. DentalPC's management team has over 100 years of combined experience in the field and has extensive knowledge when it comes to helping dental practices find the right fit from an IT perspective. The team at DentalPC takes a proactive approach to a dental practice's IT network, identifying strengths and weaknesses and putting a plan in place to maximize technology budgets while ensuring practices have all facets of their network optimized and secure. The team creates lasting relationships with clients and make sure every client is satisfied with their services. That's because DentalPC wants to be considered as a long-term business partner. Focusing on a practice's growth, productivity and optimizing office inefficiencies are DentalPC's strengths and the team will provide professionals with technology solutions that will make practices better. Learn more at www.dentalpc.com

About GrowFL
GrowFL was created in 2009 as an economic development program focused on assisting second-stage growth companies prosper in the state of Florida. By providing strategies, resources and support to second-stage companies for next level growth through Strategic Research, Peer Learning and Leadership Development, GrowFL helps companies overcome obstacles to growth and leads them towards prosperity. Based on the philosophy of Economic Gardening® - to grow existing businesses in a community, region or state - GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, is a critical component to the state's economic development strategy and Florida's entrepreneurial ecosystem. GrowFL is a statewide economic development organization certified by the National Center for Economic Gardening through the Edward Lowe Foundation. GrowFL has assisted more than 1000 companies through the Strategic Research and CEO Roundtable programs and recognized 300 successful entrepreneurs through the annual awards program, Florida Companies to Watch. Learn more at www.GrowFL.com.

About Edward Lowe Foundation
Established in 1985, the Edward Lowe Foundation is a national, nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurship through research, recognition and educational programs, which are delivered through entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). The foundation focuses on second-stage companies - those that have moved beyond the startup phase and seek significant, steady growth. In addition, the foundation has a mission of land stewardship and is committed to preserving the natural resources and historically significant structures at Big Rock Valley, its 2,000-acre home in southwest Michigan. Learn more at www.edwardlowe.org.

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