Some Like It Hot
Entrepreneur and Dun & Bradstreet's 7th Annual Hot 100—the fastest-growing entrepreneurial businesses in America
Here at Entrepreneur, we're constantly on the lookout
for the hottest new entrepreneurs. Seven years ago, we decided to
formalize our search, launching our Annual Hot 100 listing.
With the help of Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading
provider of business information, we spotlight the nation's
fastest-growing new entrepreneurial companies each and every
year.
So what's new this year? What trends can be spotted in our
7th Annual Hot 100? Despite the much-vaunted dotcom shakeout,
technology businesses finished stronger than ever before, with 36
of our 100 finalists in that category, and five of those are
Web-based-more than in any previous year. In addition, one company
in e-learning, an industry whose potential we've long touted,
made the list for the first time.
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If there's any doubt in your mind that homes-buying, selling
and improving them-are hot, our list will eliminate it. Twenty-four
of our Hot 100 companies are involved in construction or
residential or commercial interiors. And, for the first time, two
real estate companies made our list.
Where there's give, there's take, though. While
technology and construction are soaring, fewer general
manufacturing companies made our Hot list than in years past.
All told, our 100 finalists generated total sales of $935.4
million last year. How did they do it-and how does your business
measure up? To find out, we provide a closer look at two of our
finalists, along with a complete listing of all 100.
Congratulations, all.
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