2002 Hot 100
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COKeM International Ltd. - Plymouth, MN
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Home entertainment value-added marketer
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Founder(s):
Chuck Bond
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Began:
February 2000 w/5 employees; now 60 employees
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2001
Sales:
$77.7M
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Initial Investment:
$250K from sale of previous company
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Arbitech - Laguna Beach, CA
http://www.arbitech.com
Hot Profile
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Computer hardware wholesaler
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Founder(s):
Torin Pavia, William Poovey
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Began:
August 2000 w/8 employees; now 16 employees
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2001
Sales:
$29.7M
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Initial Investment:
$500K from friends/family
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Winspec West Manufacturing Inc. - Walnut, CA
http://www.winspecwest.com
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Computer memory manufacturer/computer hardware distributor
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Founder(s):
Marco H. Fuxa, Martin H. Hofer, Joachim P. Nemeth
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Began:
September 1999 w/0 employees; now 10 employees
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2001
Sales:
$32.2M
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Initial Investment:
$200K from priv. investors
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McCown Gordon Construction LLC - Kansas City, MO
http://www.mccowngordon.com
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General commercial contractor
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Founder(s):
Patrick J. McCown, J. Brett Gordon
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Began:
July 1999 w/3 employees; now 38 employees
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2001
Sales:
$30.2M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from friends/family, savings
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Prime Building Products Group - Denver, CO
http://www.primebuildingproducts.com
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Wholesale distributor of building products
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Founder(s):
Alex A. Holt
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Began:
October 2000 w/2 employees; now 37 employee
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2001
Sales:
$13.3M
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Initial Investment:
$1.2M from savings
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Innovative Merchant Solutions - Calabasas, CA
http://www.innovativemerchant.com
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Financial services
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Founder(s):
Joe Kaplan, Tim Jochner
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Began:
October 1999 w/12 employees; now 108 employees
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2001
Sales:
$25.1M
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Initial Investment:
$500K from savings
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Servatron Inc. - Spokane, WA
http://www.servatron.com
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Electronic contract manufacturing
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Founder(s):
Larry Panattoni, Keith Swenson, Tod Byers, John Miskulin
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Began:
May 2000 w/78 employees; now 135 employees
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2001
Sales:
$16.9M
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Initial Investment:
$3M from bank loan, priv. investors
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Vanum Construction Inc. - Kansas City, KS
http://www.vanum.net
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General contractor
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Founder(s):
Steve VanSickle, Randy Baum, Randy VanSickle
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Began:
April 1999 w/8 employees; now 29 employees
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2001
Sales:
$23.5M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from bank loan
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Telecel Latin America SA Inc. - Miami, FL
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Distributor of cellular & wireless products
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Founder(s):
Samuel Ohev-Zion
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Began:
April 1999 w/3 employees; now 8 employees
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2001
Sales:
$21.1M
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Initial Investment:
$100K from friends/family
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PWR LLC - Syracuse, NY
http://www.pwrllc.com
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Telecommunications infrastructure service
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Founder(s):
Don Evans, Rod Law, Ron Rio
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Began:
February 2000 w/0 employees; now 15 employees
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2001
Sales:
$12.7M
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Initial Investment:
$650K from bank loan
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Focus Services Inc. - Memphis, TN
http://www.focussvcs.com
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Printing distributor
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Founder(s):
Kerry Hirschman
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Began:
January 2001 w/13 employees; now 16 employees
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2001
Sales:
$6.5M
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Initial Investment:
$400K from bank loan, savings
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TJR Industries Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
http://www.thewoodworkingshows.com
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Consumer event marketing
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Founder(s):
Todd Rosholt
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Began:
March 2000 w/14 employees; now 26 employees
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2001
Sales:
$8.1M
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Initial Investment:
$6.5M from friends/family, bank loan, priv. investors, savings
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Independent Flooring Corp. - Randolph, MA
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Commercial flooring contractor
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Founder(s):
Terry Zine, Edward McGilvery, Jr.
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Began:
May 2000 w/7 employees; now 39 employees
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2001
Sales:
$10.6M
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Initial Investment:
$390K from savings, bank line of credit
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Austin Produce Inc. - Austin, TX
http://www.austinproduce.com
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Wholesale fresh food distributor
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Founder(s):
Daniel D. Davis
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Began:
November 1999 w/28 employees; now 54 employees
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2001
Sales:
$12.1M
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Initial Investment:
$500K from friends/family, bank loan, savings
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Euro Proteins Inc. - Wapakoneta, OH
http://www.europroteins.com
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Manufacturer & distributor of milk proteins/food ingredients
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Founder(s):
Doug Kantner
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Began:
January 1999 w/1 employee; now 17 employees
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2001
Sales:
$18.7M
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Initial Investment:
$25K from savings
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SC Builders Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA
http://www.scbuildersinc.com
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Construction management & general contracting
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Founder(s):
Chris K. Smither, Samuel B. Abbey
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Began:
June 1999 w/0 employees; now 15 employees
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2001
Sales:
$16M
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Initial Investment:
$60K from savings
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Paperchine Inc. - South Beloit, IL
http://www.paperchine.com
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Paper-making equipment, parts & services
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Founder(s):
Laurie Wicks, Larry Voss, Dan Morris, James Ewald
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Began:
March 2000 w/2 employees; now 79 employees
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2001
Sales:
$10.6M
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Initial Investment:
$2.4M from bank loan, savings
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Grand Hotel & Restaurant Supply - Chicago, IL
http://www.grandsupply.com
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Hotel & restaurant supplies
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Founder(s):
Christopher Falor
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Began:
September 2001 w/1 employee; now 12 employees
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2001
Sales:
$7.5M
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Initial Investment:
$25K from credit cards, savings
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Lund & Manasse Advertising Ink - Las Vegas, NA
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Advertising agency
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Founder(s):
Jennifer Lund, Jill Manasse
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Began:
February 2001 w/1 employee; now 8 employees
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2001
Sales:
$5M
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Initial Investment:
0
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Katt Worldwide Logistics - Memphis, TN
http://www.kattworldwidelogistics.com
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Transportation services
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Founder(s):
Mike Kattawar, Gina Kattawar
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Began:
November 1999 w/2 employees; now 70 employees
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2001
Sales:
$9.7M
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Initial Investment:
$10K from savings
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