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JVKellyGroup Named in Inc. 5000 List
Cited Among The Nation's Fastest-growing Private Companies

JVKellyGroup, Inc. today announced it has been included in the Inc. 5000 list, an influential list of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The list was released on August 20, 2008 by Inc. Magazine.

“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,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan.

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007, in which JVKellyGroup, Inc. reported an 81.7% growth.  “The past three years have proven to be both exciting and a blessing,” says Jim Kelly, CEO and Managing Principal of JVKellyGroup, Inc. “We have had continuing, profitable growth with no debt and have more than doubled our client base.”  Mr. Kelly attributes the firm’s success to the employees, “They are working harder every year to produce quality results for our clients and have continuously surpassed themselves with innovation.”

JVKellyGroup, Inc. has been providing leading edge sourcing and procurement solutions and strategies to its Fortune 1,000 client base for the past six years.  However, with a downward economy, their services are all the more important to clients says Jim Kelly, “In a time of economic downturn, corporations are finding it more important than ever to reduce operating costs through strategic sourcing practices.  Our innovative strategies and leading best practices are proven to significantly reduce cycle time and get savings in the door faster.”

The 5,000 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. 

Jim Kelly, CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc., Provides Optimistic Outlook on Future of Economy
Jim Kelly today was quoted in Newsday, America's 6th largest regional newspaper, on the state of the economy and reports of growing inflation:

“Jim Kelly, chairman of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce and chief executive of a management consulting firm, said he was not surprised by the government's report that showed that in July consumer prices had risen 0.8 percent compared to the previous month, and the 12-month inflation rate jumped to 5.6 percent. He blamed much of the increase on oil's record run, peaking at $147 a barrel on July 11.

'When you look how oil goes through our culture, it was only a matter of time before it hit our consumer prices,’ he said.

If the price of oil continues falling, Kelly said the national inflation rate should lessen by October or November. “  (excerpt from Newsday 8/15/08, LI economists, business leaders see inflation slowing by Danny Teigman and James Bernstein)

Mr. Kelly has been outspoken on the state of the economy throughout this year.  In January, Mr. Kelly spoke at ProcureCon Indirect, an industry conference held in Atlanta, GA, about the effects of a slowing economy on the procurement industry.  Additionally, he was a panelist at the Long Island Economic Summit held in April, where he provided his insight how the local economy in Huntington can stay alive and thrive in a time of economic downturn.

To read the full article from Newsday, please click here, or visit: www.newsday.com.

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Named a Leading Supply Chain Services Provider
JVKellyGroup, Inc. has been listed in the 2008 Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100, a prestigious compilation of the most innovative supply and demand chain suppliers.  The announcement was made today by the publisher.

A leader in developing and implementing innovative spend management solutions, JVKellyGroup is being recognized for its efforts in business intelligence transformation, revolutionizing the way businesses use data to make their most critical decisions.  Since 2002, JVKellyGroup has focused Web 2.0 based innovations to obtain actionable business intelligence and deliver sustained change in numerous industries including Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Automotive, Business Information, Government/Public Sector and Retail.

“It is truly an honor to be recognized by the Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100 selection committee and to be named among the top suppliers in our industry,” says Jim Kelly, Managing Principal and CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc.   “Today’s procurement executives are under incredible pressure from senior management to produce savings that affect the bottom line and increase earnings per share. JVKellyGroup strives to provide our clients with the tools and solutions necessary to make the right decisions and to leave a lasting impact on their organizations.”

The Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100 list, which started in 2001, has been highlighting supply chain solution providers, consultants and other organizations that are helping lead the way in transforming companies' supply and demand chains.  This year the magazine focused the criteria for its "100" feature on supply chain innovation.

"Our goal with this year's '100' is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted at a variety of industries, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes, and assisting in the transformation of a diverse mix of the functions that make up the supply chain," explained Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "The corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who rely on the magazine want to know what the different supply chain solution and service providers are doing to help them meet the challenges of the 21st century supply chain."

The complete “100” list is published in the June / July issue of Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine and is available online by clicking here.

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Nominated for Fast Company Fast 50
JVKellyGroup, Inc. has been nominated for the Fast Company Fast 50 Reader Favorites, a list which highlights the most innovative companies worldwide that take business to new creative heights.

JVKellyGroup was nominated for “transforming the way companies can leverage complex data to make timely decisions in areas such as Supplier Performance Management, Risk, Spend Analysis, Business
Process Management, and Marketing Intelligence.” Click here to read the full nomination.

Please visit www.fastcompany.com or click here to cast your vote!

JVKellyGroup, Inc. And Business Objects: Intelligent Dashboards On Demand
JVKellyGroup, Inc. today announced a new partnership with Business Objects, an SAP company, which will offer the power of the Business Objects business intelligence platform, multiplied exponentially through the power of JVKellyGroup’s on demand dashboards.

The Business Objects Information OnDemand (IOD) service now offers JVKellyGroup’s demand planning subject matter expertise through dynamic dashboards resulting in powerful solutions to address critical business challenges.

“This is a strategic partnership for Business Objects and JVKellyGroup,” said Mani Gill, vice president of OnDemand at Business Objects, an SAP company. “Our solutions transform the way companies leverage complex internal and external data to make timely business decisions.  By adding JVKellyGroup content and methodologies with easy-to-understand models in Information OnDemand, we are making it easier for more users within organizations to understand and analyze spending behaviors. This specialized offering will provide deep insight into corporate metrics via rich analytics that leverage decades of expertise and third-party data, all without any IT footprint” 

Managing Large-Scale Disparate Data Using Information OnDemand
“In today’s business world, clients suffer from report overload – we've gone from data-starved to data-drowned,” said Ryder Daniels, president and chief solutions officer of JVKellyGroup, Inc. “The partnership with Business Objects is a natural fit. Clients will see exponential value when they can combine powerful, cost-effective software like Xcelsius with internal and third-party information and subject-matter expertise to help ensure successful sustained change.”

Powered By Xcelsius®
JVKellyGroup’s team of business intelligence and usability engineers are user-interface experts. From high-level executive views to powerful drill-down and full-featured searching capabilities, JVKellyGroup leverages the strengths of Xcelsius to create powerful, intelligent dashboards on demand that transform information into Actionable Intelligence.  JVKellyGroup’s differentiators include:

• IOD and internal data connectivity
• Extensive role-based permissioning for views / security
• Video training modules built-in to the dashboards
• Export to Excel & Tab Delimited / CSV
• “What-If” Modeling and Scenario Planning
• Paging for table views and charting to accommodate tens of thousands of rows
• Enterprise-class multi-screen views to meet global scope and demands

One Size Does Not Fit All
What matters most to one business may not matter to the next. It is with this mindset that JVKellyGroup designed a flexible solution that is fully configurable to the end-users’ needs – or, in other words, personalized IOD that drives competitive advantage.

By also understanding that what matters today may not matter tomorrow, JVKellyGroup’s dashboards are designed so that end users can change what metrics they’re monitoring. 

Availability
The offering is now available through Business Objects Information OnDemand – an online store with prebuilt, customizable reports that let end users compare their data with external market and financial data.  (https://information.ondemand.com/istore/)

Currently two JVKellyGroup dashboard models are available. The Interactive Outsourcing Modeler helps to assess the financial impact of key business process outsourcing decisions quickly and accurately. The Spend Management Scenario Planner allows users to quickly analyze and understand the impact of potential cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities.

Additional dashboard models will be rolled out over the next few months, including: Financial Performance, Supplier Management, Compliance Monitoring, HR Benefits Tracking, and others.

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Supports Project P.L.A.Y. (Playground for Londonderry's Active Youth)
Project P.L.A.Y. of Londonderry, New Hampshire recently thanked JVKellyGroup, Inc. for their financial support for the soon to be constructed Funway Park Playground.

Over the next few months, Project P.L.A.Y plans to construct a safe, eco-friendly and low maintenance new playground for children from toddlers to age 12 at Nelson Fields, behind Londonderry’s Central Fire Station.

“The playground reflects two of JVKellyGroup’s ideals,” said Ryder Daniels, President and Chief Solutions Officer of JVKellyGroup, Inc. and a Londonderry resident. “First, it is giving back to the communities we live and work in.  Second, it aligns with our commitment to the environment.”

Project P.L.A.Y. will use playground materials that are non-toxic and are made using environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. Additionally, they will be planting new vegetation while preserving as much of the existing vegetation as possible.

To learn more about Project P.L.A.Y., please visit: www.projectplaylondonderry.org

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Named One of Long Island's Best Businesses
JVKellyGroup was honored by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce at the 2008 Long Island Business Best Awards.

The Long Island Business Best Awards honor influential corporations and business leaders that make a difference in their communities. As such, an important attribute of the honored firms is their contribution to the quality of life within their community, through their active participation with the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. 

“JVKellyGroup is thrilled to be honored in this way, especially given the high caliber of our co-honorees,” said Bill Heaton, Principal and Chief Administrative Officer of JVKellyGroup, Inc.  “We would be remiss if we did not offer our thanks to the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, which has proven to be very conducive to business accomplishment and an important factor in our success. We do our best to reciprocate the courtesy by supporting the Chamber whenever we can.”  Mr. Heaton was presented the award by Jim Kelly,  Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, as well as Managing Principal and CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc.

To see a list of all honorees, please visit: www.huntingtonchamber.com

Jim Kelly Receives Prestigious J.H. Leonard Award
The National Association of Purchasing Management - New York Honors The Recipient at Annual Ceremony

Jim Kelly, CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc., Jim Kelly, CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc., was honored by the National Association of Purchasing Management-New York (NAPM-NY) as the recipient of the J.H. Leonard Award at their annual awards dinner on May 20th.

The J.H. Leonard award is NAPM-NY’s highest award, given for significant efforts on behalf of the purchasing profession and for contributions to the growth, development, and professional stature of the association.  There have been forty-four recipients of the award since its inception in 1963. 

Martin Delehay, Director of National Affairs and Chair of the NAPM-New York Awards Committee, presented the award and spoke of Jim’s many noteworthy attributes. Jim, said Martin, “is conservative in business, but liberal when it comes to taking care of business associates.” He “burns the candle at both ends, while insisting that others stop to smell the roses; and, notwithstanding a constantly packed calendar, this person is always willing to sit down and spend time with someone who needs something.”

Martin continued on to speak of Jim’s professional accomplishments. Jim has “ held positions of great responsibility with several major financial firms, where [he] was able to develop superb professional staffs – some of whom are here tonight.  Throughout [his] career, our honoree was highly skilled at shaping dynamic procurement strategies and making major contributions to each respective firm’s success.”

As an added surprise, Jim’s wife and two children were brought in as he received the award.  He thanked them for much of his success saying that, “without the endless support of my loving wife and my beautiful children, I would not have achieved all that I could be.  I thank them and I thank all of you for this honor.”

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Gives Back at the ISM Annual Conference
JVKellyGroup, Inc. will be raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at the 93rd Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit.  JVKellyGroup will be donating $5 for every person that visits their booth (up to $5,000).

The move is a variation from the standard conference “give-aways.”  Jim Kelly, CEO of JVKellyGroup said, “We didn’t want to give something away, we wanted to give something back.  We decided to donate the money we would have normally spent on logo items or give-aways.”

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services.

For more information, please visit: www.lls.org

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Donates to Playground Refurbishment by HGTV in partnership with Rebuilding Together
JVKellyGroup, Inc. will be donating lunch to the volunteers from the Long Island Board of Realtors ® (LIBOR) who will be refurbishing the Hagedorn Community Center playground and surrounding areas in Manhasset, NY on Friday, May 2, 2008.

The refurbishment is part of Change the World. Start at Home, a community revitalization and environmental effort launched by HGTV in partnership with Rebuilding Together, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Natural Resources Defense Council.  The campaign focuses on revitalizing communities across the country and helping consumers make smart choices for the environment within their homes and daily lives.

The Hagedorn Community Center, built in 1929 as a public school, is now home to a Headstart program, an after-school homework and recreational program, and other family support services.  The Manhasset/Great Neck community relies on these services to help their families.  This includes the playground, an area dedicated to providing services to neighborhood children and adults in a safe and nurturing outdoor environment. 

Jim Kelly to Speak on Panel at the 10th Annual Economic Summit
Jim Kelly, CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc., will share his views on the economic state of Long Island as a panelist at the 10th Annual Economic Summit presented by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 17, 2008.

The Economic Summit is an executive panel of industry leaders interactively delivering their views on the status and needs of the Long Island economy for the coming year.  Fellow panelists include: Senator John Flanagan, Patrick Flaherty, LI Manager Southwest Airlines, Ann Lubrano, Chief of Staff, Polytechnic University, Pearl Kamer, Chief LI Economist, L.P. Finn, Coach Real Estate, and Michael Ryan, Director of Operations, BAE Systems.

The panel will be moderated by John Kominicki of Long Island Business News.

Mr. Kelly is an active speaker on the state of the economy, specifically as it relates to its impact on the Procurement industry. 

JVKellyGroup, Inc. CEO, Jim Kelly, Named One of Long Island's Top 50 Most Influential
JVKellyGroup, Inc. CEO, Jim Kelly, has been named one of Long Island’s top 50 most influential members of the community in the Long Island Press Power List.  This is the third consecutive year that Kelly has been recognized.

The Power List honors individuals in business, politics or community service who have the power to affect the Long Island community and contribute to the growth and prosperity of the region.

“It’s really amazing,” says Kelly of receiving this honor. “I appreciate this recognition and everything that this community has given to me and my business.  I plan to work harder in 2008 and 2009 to give back even more to my community.”

Kelly is extremely active in his community and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. 

For more information about the Power List, please visit: www.longislandpress.com

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Receives Proclamation from the Town of Huntington for Donation to Bike Sharing Program
JVKellyGroup, Inc., along with the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, received a proclamation from the Town of Huntington for their donation of two bicycles to the newly launched Bike Sharing Program.

Jim Kelly, CEO of JVKellyGroup, Inc., said "I feel this is a win-win. Not only only will it help take some cards off of the road at a
busy time of the day, but it will provide employees with a more
health conscious manner of bringing business into the village."

Huntington Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson came up with the idea after reading about the success of similar programs in major U.S. and European cities.  Cuthbertson commented, “It is my hope that Town of Huntington employees will take advantage of this bicycle sharing program. With the skyrocketing price of gas, employees can leave their cars behind and get some exercise while using an alternative, eco-friendly mode of transportation.”

For more information, please visit: http://town.huntington.ny.us/newsdetails.cfm?ID=1217.

JVKellyGroup, Inc. Executives Named 2008 Pros To Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine
JVKellyGroup, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Jim Kelly, C.P.M., and Chief Solutions Officer, Ryder Daniels, have been named "Pros to Know" by Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine.

This is the second consecutive year on the list for Jim Kelly, who was recognized for his supply chain thought leadership.  Jim has spoken at numerous events over the past year to drive home the importance of his message that “visibility is the great antiseptic,” meaning that if your employees know their spending is being monitored, they will be less likely to buy out of policy, leading to greater compliance and savings.

Through his leadership of JVKellyGroup, Jim has guided the company’s Fortune 500 clients to streamlined processes, superior visibility into supplier spend and performance and savings that positively impact the bottom-line - numbers a CFO understands.

Ryder Daniels was recognized for his work in transforming the way companies can leverage complex data to make timely decisions in areas such as Supplier Performance Management, Risk, Spend Analysis, Business Process Management, and Marketing Intelligence. 

Since 2002, Ryder has focused Web 2.0 innovations to deliver sustained change in several industries. Traditional dashboards focus on depicting what has already occurred and allow you to manage to a static set of metrics.  By understanding that what matters today may not matter tomorrow, Ryder, along with his team of business intelligence experts, designed a flexible dashboard solution in which clients can readily change which metrics they are monitoring, while maintaining their original metrics in the background.

“We’re ecstatic to receive this recognition,” says Kelly, “but the recognition should not stop with Ryder and me.  Our people are a key differentiator of the firm and without their commitment, hard work, and support we wouldn’t be on this prestigious list.”

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a software firm, service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who have a vision for the 21st century supply chain and have personally helped clients apply technology or processes to modernize their supply chains.

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in their respective supply chain segments," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts in developing the tools and processes necessary for supply chain transformation, and in promoting new approaches to supply chain enablement, are helping raise Supply Chain's status within the enterprise and have earned them a place on this year's Provider Pros listing."

To read more, please visit: www.SDCExec.com/2008Pros

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