It's Getting Hot in Here
Don't bother adjusting your thermostats: It's
Entrepreneur and D&B's 9th Annual Hot 100 listing of the fastest-growing new businesses.
While our economy may seem to be in a holding pattern, signs of
change are evident in this year's Hot 100 list. Our 9th Annual
Hot 100 listing of America's fastest-growing new
entrepreneurial companies is compiled with assistance from D&B,
the leading provider of global business information and technology
solutions. What's changed since last year?
This year's hottest industry is business services: 25 of the
100 companies listed fall into this category. Within business
services, a couple of subcategories stand out: There are nine
companies providing logistics services (such as freight-handling,
trucking and transportation) and six providing marketing and
advertising services.
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Home-related products and services--from construction to
home-improvement products and services--declined from 27 companies
last year to 14 this year. Tech businesses have made a slight
comeback, up from 13 companies last year to 19 this year. (However,
telecom dropped from six companies last year to two this year.) And
health care seems to be up-and-coming, growing from two companies
last year to five this year.
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Speaking of things that are going up, this year's Hot 100
companies reported total sales of $923.5 million for 2002, a
sizable increase over $673.7 million for 2001. And while the
average 2002 Hot 100 company started with $391,100 in capital, this
year's launched with an average of $565,000.
But some things haven't changed: 37 of the companies on this
year's list were on last year's Hot 100. In fact, our top
company has held the No. 1 seat for the second year in a row.
Read on to see how these sizzling success stories happened--and
be sure to click here for a look at our
complete listing.
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