{"id":93983,"date":"2014-11-20T12:23:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T17:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/?p=93983"},"modified":"2016-12-08T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T21:54:40","slug":"top-private-companies-2014-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/top-private-companies-2014-buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Years Running VoIP Supply Named to List of Top Private Companies in Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/buffalo\/news\/2014\/11\/14\/a-salute-to-buffalos-top-private-companies.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93993\" alt=\"wny-top-private-43-voip-supply\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/wny-top-private-43-voip-supply.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/wny-top-private-43-voip-supply.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/wny-top-private-43-voip-supply-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/wny-top-private-43-voip-supply-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the 10th straight year VoIP Supply has been named to the list of <a title=\"Top Private Companies 2014 Buffalo Business First\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/buffalo\/news\/2014\/11\/14\/a-salute-to-buffalos-top-private-companies.html\" target=\"_blank\">Western New York&#8217;s Top Private Companies for 2014<\/a> by Buffalo Business First newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The top spots on this years list are occupied by local juggernauts Rich Products and Delaware North, two companies that are also on the <a title=\"Forbes America's Largest Private Companies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/largest-private-companies\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes list of America&#8217;s Largest Private Companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How VoIP Supply Started<\/h2>\n<p>In 2002 Ben Sayers founded VoIP Supply which was, at the time, one of the first online retailers dedicated to VoIP hardware and network devices.<\/p>\n<p>Since then the company has grown to over 30 passionate employees who are all focused on the goal of solving problems and creating solutions with VoIP.<\/p>\n<p>Building on his two decades worth of telecom experience, Ben recently launched <a href=\"\/cloudspan\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'CloudSpan');\">CloudSpan<\/a>, VoIP Supply&#8217;s own line of Hosted IP PBX, SIP Trunking, and Hosted Fax services catering to small businesses that want exceptional support.<\/p>\n<p>With CloudSpan, VoIP Supply can better serve the needs of our great customers who helped us become a top private company.<\/p>\n<h2>More Than Just a Website<\/h2>\n<p>At VoIP Supply we believe that we have a greater mission than just being a profitable company.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93453\" style=\"width: 129px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"\/corporate\/about-us\/leadership\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'image1');\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93453\" class=\" wp-image-93453  \" alt=\"\u201cVoIP Supply is more than just a website,&quot; Ben Sayers, CEO of VoIP Supply\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/Ben-Sayers_VoIP-Supply-199x300.jpg\" width=\"119\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/Ben-Sayers_VoIP-Supply-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/Ben-Sayers_VoIP-Supply-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2014\/11\/Ben-Sayers_VoIP-Supply.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-93453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cVoIP Supply is more than just a website,&#8221; Ben Sayers, CEO of VoIP Supply<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2012, VoIP Supply became <a title=\"Western New York's first Certified B Corporation\" href=\"\/corporate\/about-us\/bcorporation\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Western New York's first Certified B Corporation');\">Western New York&#8217;s first Certified B Corporation<\/a> (B Corp) which is a sustainable way of doing business that puts people ahead of profits.<\/p>\n<p>As the B Corp movement likes to say, &#8220;B Corp is to business what Fair Trade certification is to coffee or USDA Organic certification is to milk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>VoIP Supply regularly gives back to the local community and we&#8217;re currently in our <a title=\"VoIP Supply Year of Giving\" href=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-supply-buffalo-western-new-york-community-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Year of Giving');\">Year of Giving<\/a> where we volunteer, on company time, for a different charity every month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoIP Supply is more than just a website,&#8221; 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