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No. 1,261 Invitation Consultants Tampa, FL

	Year	2008
	Industry	Consumer Products
	Founded	1999
	Growth	300.3%
	2004 Revenue	$1.6 million
	2007 Revenue	$6.4 million
	Employees	24
	Website	www.invitationconsultants.com

What it does:
Sells custom invitations for weddings, graduations, bar mitzvahs and other events.

Why it's growing:
Invitation Consultants, an online retailer, bought AdWords on Google, which has made it one of the first highlighted companies on a page when users search for invitation-related words. The company also advertises on bridal websites.

What's noteworthy:
CEO Allison De Meulder started Invitation Consultants in a spare bedroom in her apartment when she was 23 years old. Today, the company offers more than 8,000 different products and sells in the United States and Canada.