2005 Hot 100
Displaying 21-40
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Phoenix Group Holdings LLC - Warren, NJ
http://www.phoenixmsolutions.com
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Medical education for pharmaceutical industry
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Founder(s):
Tracy Doyle, Angela Fiordilino, Michelle Cicchini
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$14.7M
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Initial Investment:
$10K
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Success Secret: Prepare for business adolescence, accept growing pains, and take the steps to move to the next level. Always surround yourself with people smarter than you.
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CaseStack Inc. - Santa Monica, CA
http://www.casestack.com
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Logistics outsourcing
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Founder(s):
Daniel Sanker, Polly Rebich
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Began:
2000
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2004
Sales:
$25.4M
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Initial Investment:
$9M
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Success Secret: Life is too short to work with dullards.
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Parts Source LLC - Twinsburg, OH
http://www.mypartssource.com
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Mechanical parts replacement for hospitals
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Founder(s):
A. Ray Dalton
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$19.3M
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Initial Investment:
$250K
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Success Secret: Always deliver excellent customer service, and you will always make a profit.
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Belle Marmick Inc. - North Hollywood, CA
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Wholesale flooring
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Founder(s):
Michael Cope
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$19.1M
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Initial Investment:
$60K
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Success Secret: Work hard, and never get complacent.
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Myrtle Beach Building Supply - Conway, SC
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Retail building materials
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Founder(s):
Bobby Smith, Tripp Nealy, Joe Jenkins
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$13.7M
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Initial Investment:
$1M
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Success Secret: Understand what cash flow is and where it comes from, protect your capital, have a sales mentality, and watch and learn to recognize change in your business and your customer base.
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ProEthic Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Montgomery, AL
http://www.proethic.com
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Pharmaceuticals
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Founder(s):
Carl Whatley Jr., Jim Harwick, Benjamin Stakely
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$16.8M
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Initial Investment:
$100K
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Success Secret: Hire employees who are smarter than you.
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SkillStorm Inc. - San Diego, CA
http://www.skillstorm.com
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IT services & staffing
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Founder(s):
Hany Girgis
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$11.3M
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Initial Investment:
$20K
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Success Secret: To achieve things you never have before, you must do things you've never done before.
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VSA Construction Services LLC - Jessup, MD
http://www.vsaconstruction.com
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Civil, utility & specialty construction
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Founder(s):
Richard Vance, Bob Sharps
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$10.6M
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Initial Investment:
$765K
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Success Secret: Complete each project by undercommitting and overdelivering.
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Avondale Partners LLC - Nashville, TN
http://www.avondaleonline.com
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Investment banking firm
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Founder(s):
R. Patrick Shepherd, Richard W. Henderson, Philip D. Krebs, Jeffrey C. Nahley, Raymond H. Pirtle Jr., Steven S. Riven
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$15.2M
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Initial Investment:
$300K
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Success Secret: Hire the smartest people you can; pass on people you don't like or don't trust.
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Reprise Media - New York, NY
http://www.reprisemedia.com
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Search engine marketing firm
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Founder(s):
Peter Hershberg, Joshua Stylman
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Began:
2003
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2004
Sales:
$7.6M
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Initial Investment:
$200K
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Success Secret: Make quick, informed, strategic decisions, and then make execution your number-one priority. Don't get mired in planning.
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Gestalt - Camden, NJ
http://www.gestalt-llc.com
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Technology services
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Founder(s):
William Loftus, Mark Whelan, John Loftus, David Perme
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$15.8M
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Initial Investment:
$200K
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Success Secret: Building a great company is an endurance event, not a sprint.
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Archibald's Inc. - Kennewick, WA
http://www.archibalds.biz
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Pre-owned auto sales
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Founder(s):
John C. Archibald, Daniel J. Archibald
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$13.6M
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Initial Investment:
$150K
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Success Secret: Always put yourself in the other person's shoes. Treat everyone that you come in contact with just like you would a friend or a loved one.
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Ascent Construction Inc. - Centerville, UT
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General contractor
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Founder(s):
Brad L. Knowlton, J. Scott Johnson, Ron Bagley
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Began:
2000
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2004
Sales:
$18.2M
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Initial Investment:
$500K
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Success Secret: Find out what you love to do, then formulate a plan to get paid to do it.
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Structure Networks Inc. - Tustin, CA
http://www.structurenetworks.com
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IT staffing & consulting
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Founder(s):
Alex Salottolo
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$12.3M
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Initial Investment:
$3K
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Success Secret: Never let success overtake you. The minute you do, it can slip away.
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marketRx Inc. - Bridgewater, NJ
http://www.marketrx.com
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Sales & marketing services for pharmaceutical companies
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Founder(s):
Jaswinder S. Chadha, Phil Brennan, Navdeep Chadha
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Began:
2000
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2004
Sales:
$16.7M
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Initial Investment:
$13.9M
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Success Secret: Fail fast. It's important to constantly experiment and evaluate success and failure quickly. Try many things, and keep what works.
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YESTech Inc. - San Clemente, CA
http://www.yestechinc.com
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Optical & X-ray inspection systems
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Founder(s):
Richard Amtower, Don Miller, Owen Sit, Garrett Zopf, Troy Johnson, Robert Un, Richard DePalma
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$7.2M
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Initial Investment:
$642.5K
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Success Secret: Recognize that the major differentiating quality between companies is the quality of the employees.
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American Community Bank & Trust - Woodstock, IL
http://www.amcombank.com
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Community bank
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Founder(s):
Charie A. Zanck, Andrew T. Hartlieb, Rick M. Francois
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Began:
2000
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2004
Sales:
$16.4M
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Initial Investment:
$19.1M
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Success Secret: Be vigilant in preserving and promoting your core values.
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Lumber One - Van Buren, AR
http://www.lumberone.org
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Lumber
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Founder(s):
Stephen Gann, William Dodson, Dennis Joyce
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$8.96M
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Initial Investment:
$500K
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Success Secret: Make every decision that involves other people as if, by sunrise tomorrow, it will be known in 1) the front page of your local paper, 2) the marquee in your parking lot, 3) your mother's breakfast table. Do this, and you'll be okay.
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Anteo Group - Atlanta, GA
http://www.anteogroup.com
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IT staffing & consulting
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Founder(s):
Dion DeLoof, James Yeagle
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Began:
2002
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2004
Sales:
$8.6M
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Initial Investment:
$400K
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Success Secret: Hire the right people! Since we are in the people business, it is imperative that we hire the right type of person who handles our internal culture as well as our clients' cultures.
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Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC - Los Angeles, CA
http://www.kccllc.com
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Financial & technology services firm specializing in corporate restructuring
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Founder(s):
Jonathan A. Carson, Eric S. Kurtzman
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Began:
2001
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2004
Sales:
$11.8M
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Initial Investment:
$200K
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Success Secret: Focus on core competencies, and profits will follow.
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