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The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies.
21. Roxbury Technology
916%
5.2 million
21
Beth Williams never thought she'd have to lead the company her father started. Click here to read the full profile.
22. Optimum Management Systems
910%
4.2 million
85
Optimum provides management, technology, and outsourcing advice and services to small companies. The company's chairman and CEO, Monica Pleiman, is developing a division that will offer Spanish-language call-center support and staffing services.
23. Click Wine Group
910%
27.1 million
27
Peter Click got his start importing wines from Australia and has since expanded his list to include vintages from Spain, Chile, and Germany. Though Click sells only to wholesalers, he uses his downtown Seattle office as a tasting center for sommeliers.
24. eMarket Group
894%
4 million
45
EMarket Group builds online shops to sell merchandise for media and entertainment companies -- often for limited-time releases such as the Spider-Man films. It handles payments, shipments, and customer service. Clients include Sony, HBO, and the Professional Bowlers Association.
25. DDM Direct
878%
5.9 million
97
Buffalo
Religious groups that want to get the word out and the donations in often turn to Carl Falletta's company, which designs, prints, and mails all sorts of materials, including church envelopes.
26. Chesterfield Health Services
876%
9.7 million
1,200
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