STEVENS POINT, Wis., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ — On October 18th, 2006 Corporate Report Wisconsin honored Skyward, Inc., a Stevens Point based software firm, with an award as a Small Business Success Story for the state of Wisconsin.
The awards were open to businesses from around the state of Wisconsin with at least 5 employees and no more than 250. Corporate Report Wisconsin, in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh College of Business and Associated Bank, annually hands out the Small Business Success Stories awards to Wisconsin based companies. A team of five judges reviewed the nominations from across the state and selected Skyward as one of the 8 winners.
According to Scott Glinski, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Skyward, “We are very pleased to have been selected in what will undoubtedly be Skyward’s last year of eligibility as we currently have 248 employees and expect to add 20 additional staff members over the next year. This award is an acknowledgment of Jim King’s vision in regards to the need for an administrative software package for schools and his leadership and commitment in founding Skyward and leading it to the forefront of the educational technology industry.”
Skyward was selected for its combination of growth and stability. Starting out from the humble beginnings of the family garage in Stevens Point on September 1, 1980 under the original name Jim King & Associates, Skyward has grown to become one of the premier providers of K-12 Administrative Software in the country. Over the past two years Skyward has posted an annual sales increase of 38% and expanded its corporate headquarters in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. In addition, branch offices were opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas along with adding customers in Utah, New Jersey, and New Delhi, India.
Since 1980, Skyward has been serving the K-12 Administrative software needs of school districts. Today, Skyward’s School Management Systems(TM) are found in over 1,100 school districts throughout the United States and India. Skyward’s School Management System represents an integrated student and financial management software system designed to keep administrators, educators, and families connected. Skyward is headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin with 8 regional offices located in, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas (Austin and Dallas) and Wisconsin (Madison).
