1997s Hottest Businesses

American Physical Therapy Association, (800) 999-2782;

Assisted Living Federation of America, 10300 Eaton Pl., #400, Fairfax, VA 22030, (703) 691-8100;

Bankers Trust Research, 130 Liberty St., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10006, (212) 250-2500;

Big Blue Box, 9 Galen St., Watertown, MA 02172, (617) 923-2583;

Brainstorms Inc., 8221 N. Kimball Ave., Skokie, IL 60076, (800) 621-7500;

Chico's Tacos, P.O. Box 890144, Temecula, CA 92589-0144, (800) 77-CHICO;

Coach University, 1971 W. Lumsden Rd., #331, Brandon, FL 33511, (800) 48-COACH;

Custom Brew Haus, 6701 Clayton, St. Louis, MO 63117, (888) 334-BREW;

HBM Technology Group, (860) 243-1000, dclifford@hbm.com;

Independent Computer Consultants Association, 11131 S. Towne Sq., Ste. F, St. Louis, MO 63123, (800) 774-4222;

InterCoach Business Development & Training, 45 Wayland Dr., Verona, NJ 07044, (201) 857-5068;

International Data Corp., 5 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, (508) 872-8200;

International Trade Administration, (800) USA-TRADE;

The Internet Society, 12020 Sunrise Valley Dr., #210, Reston, VA 20191-3429, http://www.isoc.org;

National Association of Professional Employer Organizations, (703) 836-0466, http://www.napeo.org/peo/;

National Association of Temporary and Staffing Services, (703) 549-6287, http://www.natss.com/staffing/;

O'Reilly & Associates, 101 Morris St., Sebastopol, CA 95472, (800) 998-9938, ext. 332;

Paint 'n Plates, 4213 Campus Dr., #166D, Irvine, CA 92612, (714) 509-6115;

Rehab Options Inc., 111 Presidential Blvd., #101, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, (800) 430-7342;

Response Staffing Services, 271 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, (212) 983-8870;

Staff Management Inc., 5919 Spring Creek Rd., Rockford, IL 61114, (815) 282-3900;

Sunrise Assisted Living, 9401 Lee Hwy., #300, Fairfax, VA 22031, (888) 4-DESTINY;

Take Good Care, 160 Rte. 22, Springfield, NJ 07081, (201) 912-0200.

This article was originally published in the December 1996 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: 1997s Hottest Businesses.