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No. 3,892 TicketCity Austin, TX

	Year	2008
	Industry	Retail
	Founded	1990
	Growth	77.0%
	2004 Revenue	$16.8 million
	2007 Revenue	$29.7 million
	Employees	35
	Website	www.TicketCity.com

What it does:
TicketCity is an online ticket broker buying and selling tickets to sporting and entertainment events worldwide.

Why it's growing:
The company's proprietary Web-based software, RTT (RealTime Ticketing), has allowed it to expand operations around the world. It also offers a unique follow-up service, calling clients immediately after the event to make sure they enjoyed themselves and sending out personal notes to thank them.

What's noteworthy:
The company sponsors the annual TicketCity Invitational Golf Tournament and hosts tailgate parties at every University of Texas football game. In the middle of CEO Randy Cohen's birthday shindig, he was presented with the key to the city by the mayor of Austin. Before the mayor handed over the key, he reminded Cohen that, by the way, his daughter needed two Hannah Montana tickets.