The Group Inc. Facts
- Internet Address: www.thegroupinc.com
- Founded in 1976
- Nature of Business: Residential and Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Services
- Slogan The Group, Inc: Leaders in Real Estate
- Philosophy: The greater the correlation between the goals of the individual and the goals of the organization, the greater the success.
- Unique Factor:
Sales Associates and Employees own the firm:
1976 - 11 owners
2011 – 200 owners
- Sales Growth:
1976 - $ 8,000,000
2011 - $871,752,956
Charitable
- Everitt Center for Real Estate at Colorado State University
- Arts Alive!
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of of Colorado, Inc.
- Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation
- CSU College of Business
- Larimer County Partners
- United Ways of Larimer and Weld Counties
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Respite Care, Inc.
- Sculpture in the Park
- CSU Athletic Department
- Christmas on Wheels
- Alzheimer's Association
- Project Self Sufficiency
- Promises For Children
- Greeley Symphony Orchestra
- Greeley Stampede
- American Cancer Society Relay For Life
- Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
- Arts Alive
- High Plains Arts Council Sculpture in the Park
- University of Northern Colorado - Monfort College of Business
- Catholic Charities Northern
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer and Weld Counties
- American Red Cross
- Hospice of Larimer County
- Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Foundation
- Colorado State University Athletic Department.
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Educational
- Tom Peters Event: Lincoln Center (won "Colorado Event of the Year" - American Marketing Association)
- Dr. Arlene Blum: Climbing Your Own Everests
- Dr. Willard Daggat: Excellence in Education
- Dr. Edwin Freidman: Leadership for the 90's
- Doug Krug and Ed Oakley: Enlightened Leadership
- Jim Collins - Good to Great
- Marcus Buckingham: First, Break All The Rules
- John Goddard – World Adventurer and Goal Setter
Industry Accomplishments
- Fort Collins' leading real estate firm in dollar volume since 1976
- Involved in 39% of all real estate sold in Northern Colorado
- Top CARHOF Contributor for Fort Collins Board of REALTORS® in 2008 by Colorado Association of REALTORS®
- Most productive company in the United States measured by transactions per associate in 2004 by REALTOR® magazine
- Fort Collins Coloradoan 'Best in the Business - Corporate Citizen' in 2004
- Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics Recipient - 2004, Mountain States Better Business Bureau
- 100 Best Businesses - Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
- Most productive company in the United States based on sales volume per sales associate and number of transaction sides closed per sales associate in 2001 - Realtor Magazine
- #1 Independent real estate firm in the United States in productivity per person for 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 - RealTrends, Dallas
- Ranked in the top 100 Big Brokers Report published by RealTrends every year since 1991 and National Relocation and Real Estate Magazine every year since 1999
- One of the six most innovative real estate companies in the United States - 1993 - Hobbs and Herder Marketing, Los Angeles
- Best logo design - Colorado and Wyoming - 1991 Marketing and Advertising Council Award
- The Group, Inc. Real Estate Source named the best classified advertising in Colorado - 1993 - 1995 Colorado Press Association
- Entrepreneur of the Year - 1994, Fort Collins, Inc.
- Nationally ranked in transaction sides in 2011- 102nd by RealTreandsd; 105th by RIS Media Power Broker Report.
Community Contributions
- Colorado Business and the Arts Award - Finalist for raising over $40,000 for the Fort Collins Symphony through three "Symphony of Homes" shows
- United Way Pacesetter Award - only company to be given this award 4 times
- United Way Leadership Award, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 – earned for raising over $76,000 in internal campaign in 2000, over $108,000 in 2001, $255,000 in 2002, $350,000 in 2003, $354,000 in 2004, $315,000 in 2005, $250,000 in 2006, $305,000 in 2007, $254,389 in 2008, $222,500 in 2009, $215,000 in 2010, $215,000 in 2011.
- Award full-tuition scholarships each year to students in the Colorado State University College of Business
- $100,000 Gift to Everitt Center for Real Estate at Colorado State University in 2005
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