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Starfish Retention Solutions Recognized as “One of the Ten to Watch” by the Washington Business Journal

  • Aug 2, 2012
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Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Arlington, VA – Oct. 7, 2011 — Starfish Retention Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of student success systems, announced today that the company has been named to this year’s Ten to Watch list by the Washington Business Journal as part of the WBJ’s annual Fastest Growing Companies awards program. Companies on the Ten To Watch were selected by the WBJ based on their top-line growth and performance.


“This is a list of the top 10 companies that have not reached the level of our Fastest Growing Companies but are odds-on favorites to make the Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies list next year,” said Alex Orfinger, publisher of the Washington Business Journal.


The WBJ is asking its readers to vote on which company on the Ten to Watch list will make the highest debut on the 50 Fastest Growing Companies list next year. Online voting will be open until Oct. 31 with the winner announced on Nov. 1. Readers can vote by going to:


“We are honored to be recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the Ten to Watch companies,” said David Yaskin, CEO and founder of Starfish Retention Solutions. “Through our software solutions and services, we are helping academic institutions around the world support the success of more than 650,000 students. Recognition from the Washington Business Journal is further confirmation that our mission is valuable and our impact is real.”


About Starfish Retention Solutions


Starfish Retention Solutions is a leading provider of student success systems. The company offers a collection of software solutions that harness the power of the campus community in order to engage, motivate and graduate more students — securing valuable tuition revenue through student retention. Specifically, the solutions help institutions identify at-risk students in real time, based on their daily course work performance and faculty concerns, and then connect them to the resources designed to help (e.g., advising or tutoring), all while assessing which services and interventions are working. For more information, please call 703.260.1186 or visit www.starfishsolutions.com.


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John Plunkett Vice President, Marketing & Operations 703.260.1185 jplunkett@starfishsolutions.com


 
 
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