MSR Promo, a distributor headquartered in New York, was the highest-ranked company overall at 266. The top supplier company was Costa Mesa, California-based technology company OrigAudio at 307.
The Inc. 5000 list ranks U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit companies based on their percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period (2009-2012 for the most recent list). Companies that went public or were acquired before December 31, 2012 are ineligible for consideration. As a result, volume of business is less important than speed of growth, and younger companies are at a distinct advantage. The number one company on the list, Fuhu, earned $117.9 million in 2012 but had a three-year growth of 42,148 percent. Computer hardware supplier CDW, which had the highest revenue at $10.1 billion, had 41 percent growth, placing the company at 4788.
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- Alpi International
- Raining Rose
- SnugZ USA
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.