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No. 2,655 Rent A Coder Tampa, FL

	Year	2008
	Industry	IT Services
	Founded	1998
	Growth	137.3%
	2004 Revenue	$991,336
	2007 Revenue	$2.4 million
	Employees	12
	Website	www.RentACoder.com

What it does:
Operates a web marketplace where computer programming services can be bought and sold. 7300 projects, which include website developments and business process automation, are completed every month through the site.

Why it's growing:
It often makes economic sense to outsource. In some cases, buyers might pay a foreign programmer only 30% of what they would pay a U.S.-based programmer. Plus, they can choose from a pool of 200,000 professionals based on bids and blind ratings.

What's noteworthy:
Most buyers of services are companies with 100 employees or less.