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No. 618 CotterWeb Enterprises Mendota Heights, MN

	Year	2008
	Industry	Advertising & Marketing
	Founded	2000
	Growth	532.9%
	2004 Revenue	$2.0 million
	2007 Revenue	$12.4 million
	Employees	27
	Website	www.cotterweb.net

What it does:
Produces online paid consumer surveys with its websites InboxDollars.com and the recently acquired SendEarnings.com to connect advertisers and marketing firms with their target audiences.

Why it's growing:
The Internet advertising industry is booming and today more than 5.5 million consumers are members of the company's "getting paid to read e-mail" programs, which pay them to respond to email and click ads targeted to their interests.

What's noteworthy:
Company Founder Darren Cotter financed his way through college with the earnings from InboxDollars.com, and by the time graduation hit, Cotter was grossing $2 million.