2008 Fastest Growing Private Companies
The Baltimore Metropolitan Area is home to 147 of the 5000 businesses featured in this year’s Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list.
- The regional businesses have a combined revenue of nearly 1.5 billion, and
- Employ over 10,700 people.
- The featured companies boast an average growth of 406.41%, with the fastest growing, Solvern Innovations, showing 2900.5% growth over the past three years.
- Earth Resources Technology, Inc., in Annapolis, is the 9th fastest growing women-owned company in the country.
- Of all states, Maryland ranks #6 for Most Companies per Million Residents.
|
Inc. Magazine's 2008 Fastest Growing Private Companies
|
|
Rank (of 5000)
|
Name
|
City
|
Revenue (million)
|
Growth
|
Founded
|
Employees
|
|
52
|
Solvern Innovations
|
Glen Burnie
|
$9.30
|
2900.50%
|
2003
|
120
|
|
64
|
Bill Me Later
|
Timonium
|
$86.00
|
2573.50%
|
2000
|
200
|
|
84
|
High Street Partners
|
Annapolis
|
$5.50
|
2128.30%
|
2003
|
30
|
|
127
|
Earth Resources Technology
|
Annapolis Junction
|
$24.90
|
1656.80%
|
1996
|
285
|
|
214
|
Gantech
|
Columbia
|
$8.40
|
1184.20%
|
1999
|
80
|
|
377
|
Hunt Consulting
|
Laurel
|
$7.00
|
799.70%
|
1999
|
31
|
|
412
|
Chesapeake Solar
|
Jessup
|
$2.20
|
754.10%
|
2000
|
15
|
|
655
|
Bridges Consulting
|
Laurel
|
$5.60
|
513.90%
|
2000
|
38
|
|
702
|
Beacon Associates
|
Bel Air
|
$5.70
|
487.40%
|
2001
|
80
|
|
740
|
Applied Network Solutions
|
Columbia
|
$3.40
|
468.40%
|
1999
|
23
|
|
806
|
Summit Solutions
|
Ellicott City
|
$4.00
|
440.90%
|
2002
|
30
|
|
963
|
Cyquent
|
Columbia
|
$3.20
|
379.80%
|
2001
|
27
|
|
1078
|
Social Solutions
|
Baltimore
|
$5.20
|
348.70%
|
1999
|
65
|
|
1116
|
Varia Systems
|
Baltimore
|
$6.80
|
336.70%
|
2002
|
40
|
|
1206
|
Havit Advertising
|
Fulton
|
$6.90
|
314.20%
|
2003
|
20
|
|
1228
|
The Squires Group
|
Annapolis
|
$17.80
|
307.60%
|
1994
|
93
|
|
1322
|
Respira Medical
|
Linthicum
|
$8.90
|
287.60%
|
2001
|
56
|
|
1333
|
ComRent International
|
Owings
|
$13.00
|
285.70%
|
1997
|
46
|
|
1429
|
Builderguru Contracting
|
Millersville
|
$12.30
|
263.60%
|
2003
|
14
|
|
1540
|
Meridian Home Mortgage
|
Hampstead
|
$3.00
|
244.70%
|
2002
|
15
|
|
1680
|
TyrrellTech
|
Laurel
|
$4.80
|
224.10%
|
1997
|
14
|
|
1684
|
Trusant Technologies
|
Columbia
|
$3.30
|
223.50%
|
2002
|
25
|
|
1697
|
Metastorm
|
Baltimore
|
$59.70
|
221.80%
|
1996
|
160
|
|
1861
|
Blue Sky Factory
|
Baltimore
|
$2.50
|
201.50%
|
2001
|
18
|
|
1925
|
ProBuilt Construction
|
Highland
|
$4.40
|
193.30%
|
1981
|
25
|
|
2070
|
Structural Group
|
Baltimore
|
$427.50
|
178.40%
|
1976
|
1900
|
|
2107
|
TSI
|
Annapolis
|
$16.10
|
175.50%
|
1987
|
10
|
|
2150
|
Peart-Hannon Consulting
|
Glen Burnie
|
$6.10
|
171.30%
|
2002
|
32
|
|
2334
|
The Barbour Group
|
Westminster
|
$2.50
|
157.60%
|
2002
|
10
|
|
2402
|
a2z
|
Columbia
|
$3.40
|
153.60%
|
1998
|
100
|
|
2669
|
CR Dynamics & Associates
|
Baltimore
|
$2.50
|
136.50%
|
1994
|