2005 Hot 100

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61	Texas Air Composites - Cedar Hill, TX http://www.texasaircomposites.com
	Aircraft component repair & overhauling
	Founder(s): Randy Haran, Michael Haran, Glen Daugherty, Ed Schauer, Russ Oonk
	Began: 2000
	2004 Sales: $10.2M
	Initial Investment: $220K
	Success Secret: Establishing and ownership culture that enables employees to feel, think and act like owners. If employees feel like they have a voice in the direction of the company, the sky's the limit.

62	Sunlight Saunas - Lenexa, KS http://www.sunlightsaunas.com
	Infrared saunas
	Founder(s): Jason L. Jeffers, Connie J. Zack, Aaron M. Zack
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $6.8M
	Initial Investment: $200K
	Success Secret: Never settle for anything less than the best. If you cannot be the best, or don't have the desire to be the best, do not do it.

63	Commerce West Bank - Irvine, CA http://www.cwbk.com
	Commercial banking
	Founder(s): Ivo A. Tjan
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $6.6M
	Initial Investment: $10.5M
	Success Secret: It's not the mileage of the car, but where the car has been that is most important.

64	Nanosys Inc. - Palo Alto, CA http://www.nanosysinc.com
	Nanotechnology
	Founder(s): Larry Bock
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $6.8M
	Initial Investment: $55M
	Success Secret: The key to having a good business is to be in a good business. You have to give to get. Help without being asked, and help without keeping a scorecard.

65	Apex Mortgage Services LLC - Columbus, OH http://www.apexmortgage.cc
	Residential & commercial mortgage broker
	Founder(s): Brenton T. Cline, Zachary G. Swartz
	Began: 2003
	2004 Sales: $3.8M
	Initial Investment: $110K
	Success Secret: Treat your employees with the utmost respect: 90 percent of your assets walk out the door every night--do whatever you can to ensure they come back the next morning.

66	The Alaris Group Inc. - Edina, MN http://www.alarisgroup.com
	Medical & disability case management firm
	Founder(s): Nancy J. Caven, Christine Delich, Kandise Garrison, Jane Petersen, Cheryl SanMartin
	Began: 2000
	2004 Sales: $9.5M
	Initial Investment: $2K
	Success Secret: The culture we promote is one of support and affirmation, which allows us to attract and employ the best of the best.

67	Exhale Enterprises Inc. - New York, NY http://www.exhalespa.com
	Spa
	Founder(s): Annbeth Eschbach
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $5.6M
	Initial Investment: $40M
	Success Secret: Always evolve, but do so within the context of being true to your core values.

68	Axiom Legal - New York, NY http://www.axiomlegal.com
	Legal services firm
	Founder(s): Mark Harris, Alec Guettel
	Began: 2000
	2004 Sales: $8.9M
	Initial Investment: $5.3M
	Success Secret: Remember that business is a human construct: Interact with colleagues and clients as human beings, not as instruments of growth and profitability.

69	Techlink Northwest - Bellevue, WA http://www.techlinknw.com
	Technical staffing
	Founder(s): Donn Harvey, Debra Harvey
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $5.7M
	Initial Investment: $40K
	Success Secret: To work ON the business, not IN the business --Michael Gerber

70	MNM Distribution Corporation - Houston, TX http://www.mnmdistribution.com
	Wholesale & retail goods distributor
	Founder(s): Moses Musallam
	Began: 2002
	2004 Sales: $5.4M
	Initial Investment: $105K
	Success Secret: Be aggressive, and take risks, but make sure they're calculated risks.

71	Advance Med LLC - Cedar Park, TX http://www.advancemed.org
	Health-care staffing
	Founder(s): John Clements, Erick Barnett, Kaine Smith
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $5.9M
	Initial Investment: $100K
	Success Secret: Move on. Whether you just lost or gained a large client, you have to always be looking for new clients.

72	Perishable Specialist Inc., The - Miami, FL http://www.theperishablespecialist.com
	Customs broker specializing in perishable goods
	Founder(s): Frank A. Ramos
	Began: 2002
	2004 Sales: $5.1M
	Initial Investment: $100K
	Success Secret: Maintain a PHD mentality--Poor, Hungry and Driven.

73	Cybera Inc. - Nashville, TN http://www.cybera.net
	Private, broadband wide-area networking solutions
	Founder(s): Cliff Duffy
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $6.5M
	Initial Investment: $5.8M
	Success Secret: Everyone told me not to start during a slump in the industry, but since I did, I had little competition and gained a head start over future competitors.

74	TCP Communications LLC - Beverly, MA http://www.tcpcommunications.com
	Communication towers
	Founder(s): Paul McGinn
	Began: 2002
	2004 Sales: $3.8M
	Initial Investment: $1.1M
	Success Secret: Have great employees, and keep focused on the core elements of the business.

75	Glacier Computer LLC - New Milford, CT http://www.glaciercomputer.com
	Rugged mobile computer systems
	Founder(s): John Geary, Dan Poisson, Don Berch, Ron D'Ambrosio
	Began: 2000
	2004 Sales: $7.2M
	Initial Investment: $250K
	Success Secret: Be consumed by customer service. Problems are going to happen; responding to them quickly will allow your customers to mentally move past them. As obvious as this is, your competitors aren't doing it.

76	Crestwood Technology Group - Tuckahoe, NY http://www.ctg123.com
	Wholesale electronic components
	Founder(s): Claire McGarvey, Denise Gilchrist, Katherine Saviano
	Began: 2000
	2004 Sales: $6.3M
	Initial Investment: $4.8K
	Success Secret: Respect, respond to and care for your clients in a manner that is greater than you would expect for yourself.

77	American Steel Corporation - Mesa, AZ http://www.americansteelcorporation.com
	Steel fabrication & erection
	Founder(s): Tim Williamson
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $5.8M
	Initial Investment: $100K
	Success Secret: Don't lose sight of your bread and butter.

78	4 Star Electronics - San Clemente, CA http://www.4starelectronics.com
	Electronic components distributor
	Founder(s): Duane Wilson, Josh Wilson, Jake Wilson
	Began: 2001
	2004 Sales: $5.2M
	Initial Investment: $200K
	Success Secret: Always stay one step ahead of your competitor.

79	Data Partners Inc. - Fort Myers, FL http://www.data-partners.com
	Provider of marketing lists, demographics & analytics
	Founder(s): Brigid Berry, Jody Pelfrey
	Began: 2002
	2004 Sales: $3.9M
	Initial Investment: $75K
	Success Secret: Once you stop having fun, it's time to find something else to do.

80	Delta Consulting Group Inc. - Occoquan, VA http://www.delta-cgi.com
	Engineering, accounting & management consulting
	Founder(s): Jeffrey E. Fuchs, J. Mark Dungan
	Began: 2000
	2004 Sales: $6.9M
	Initial Investment: $30K
	Success Secret: Fill your company with intelligent, hardworking and dedicated employees.

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