The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies.
11. Barcoding
1,840%
15.3 million
50
Barcoding sells...barcoding, every aspect of it. Jay Steinmetz says he sees every and any kind of company as a potential addition to his roster of 1,200 customers. Steinmetz also expects to build a strong business in radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags.
12. Dynetech
1,625%
113.8 million
300
Through acquisitions and a spate of hiring, Dynetech has doubled in size in the past year. The company is a business process outsourcer, or BPO; it handles a wide range of functions for clients, from software development to sales and marketing analysis. Dynetech recently contracted to put up a new building in downtown Orlando. Why? CEO Larry Pino says "nothing can beat the energy" of his neighborhood.
13. Tripwire
1,429%
18.7 million
72
Despite its business success, the past two years have been difficult for Tripwire, a network-security software company. A little over a year ago, the company's CEO, Wyatt Starnes, stepped down to recover from treatment for throat cancer. Jim Johnson, a 27-year Intel veteran, was hired to replace Starnes, and co-founder Gene Kim remains as chief technology officer.
14. RetroBox
1,403%
10.3 million
92
RetroBox, which helps businesses donate or resell their outdated computer equipment, completed another round of private equity in 2004 -- and increased EBITDA tenfold to boot, according to CEO Stampp Corbin.
15. Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers
1,331%
9.1 million
42
ASAA's auctions are conducted both live and over the Internet, with 70% of revenue coming from online bidders. Last year, CEO Deborah Weidenhamer signed a lease for a larger office building downtown; in addition to tax breaks, the city of Phoenix offered an education grant to pay for a semester of Spanish for her employees.
16. Intelliseek
1,245%
4.1 million
45
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