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No. 3,770 Associated Business Systems Portland, OR

	Year	2008
	Industry	Business Services
	Founded	1997
	Growth	81.9%
	2004 Revenue	$22.8 million
	2007 Revenue	$41.5 million
	Employees	168
	Website	www.associatedbusiness.com

What it does:
Sells, installs, and services office equipment, including fax machines, copiers, and printers, from eight different locations in the Pacific Northwest.

Why it's growing:
Acquired a competitor and opened a new location in Seattle in 2007.

What's noteworthy:
The company rewards its representatives for good performance and gives them wide discretion to make choices in the customers' best interest while they are in the field.