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No. 21 HostGator Houston, TX

	Year	2008
	Industry	Business Services
	Founded	2002
	Growth	5,297.7%
	2004 Revenue	$346,124
	2007 Revenue	$18.7 million
	Employees	155
	Website	www.hostgator.com

What it does:
HostGator provides shared Web hosting, dedicated services, and reseller hosting to webmasters, small businesses, and hobbyists that have content to share nationwide.

Why it's growing:
Because support is key in the Web-hosting business, the company never outsources support and keeps technical support staff available 24/7, with an average wait time of one minute for inbound calls. It also provides developed templates and specialized software licensing to clients for free to enhance the company's service offering.

What's noteworthy:
HostGator has a full-time chef who cooks meals for the employees on all shifts, but only if they meet their call quotas. If employees don't meet their call quotas, they are taken off the list for the day.