Black | Line Consulting Named One of Ingram Micro’s Fastest-Growing SMB Channel Partners in the U.S.

Black | Line Consulting today announced it was named to the Ingram Micro 2014 SMB 500. The annual list recognizes the top 500 fastest-growing Ingram Micro U.S. channel partners serving the small and midsize business (SMB) market. Ranked at number 400, Black | Line Consulting expanded its business with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world’s largest technology distributor, by more than 24 percent in the past three years.

Channel partners named to this year’s SMB 500 list were identified at Ingram Micro’s inaugural 2014 IMOne event, held May 6-10 in New Orleans. As part of the more than 20,000 U.S. solution providers and MSPs who work with Ingram Micro’s U.S. SMB Business Unit, these top-performing companies achieved a three-year compound growth rate of more than 42 percent.

Ingram Micro’s annual SMB 500 list is developed in close collaboration with channel research services firm The 2112 Group, Ingram Micro’s Business Intelligence team and U.S. SMB Business Unit. Criteria for selection to the list includes size, overall technology category revenue growth and innovation across SMB engagements.

“To be recognized by the largest technology distributor in the world is an honor,” said Jody Jankovsky, Managing Partner at Black | Line Consulting. “Ingram Micro’s products help us serve our clients better and that is our number one focus.”

“The Ingram Micro SMB 500 is representative of solution providers who are focused on business excellence and recognize the value in teaming with Ingram Micro to deliver a superior customer experience and grow their business faster,” Jamie Ferullo, director of SMB sales, Ingram Micro U.S.  “We congratulate this year’s SMB 500 and applaud their success.”

A copy of the 2014 Ingram Micro SMB 500 list can be found at www.im-smb.com/smb500.