Meet the U.S.'s Real Economic Growth Machine
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Travel & Hospitality
201% aggregate growth rate
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Media 198%
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Energy 174%
Meet America's Greatest (and Most Inspiring) Entrepreneurs This Year
The fastest-growing private firms in America are creators. They create companies, they create value, and they create jobs--619,631 of them over the last three years. Here, by sector, are the companies whose creativity propelled them to the top of this year's Inc. 5000--from the chart-topping No. 1 company (mobile-gaming platform Skillz) to No. 5000 SBG Technology Solutions (a technology support provider). You'll also discover the newest hot spots, the coolest products, and the people who make it all happen.
Meet America's Greatest (and Most Inspiring) Entrepreneurs This Year
The fastest-growing private firms in America are creators. They create companies, they create value, and they create jobs--619,631 of them over the last three years. Here, by sector, are the companies whose creativity propelled them to the top of this year's Inc. 5000--from the chart-topping No. 1 company (mobile-gaming platform Skillz) to No. 5000 SBG Technology Solutions (a technology support provider). You'll also discover the newest hot spots, the coolest products, and the people who make it all happen.
The 2017 Inc. 5000
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Facts & Figures of the Inc. 5000
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