On Wednesday, this year’s annual list of Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 fastest-growing, privately held companies dropped + ten Columbia companies made the list.
Last year, Columbia boasted eight companies and in 2018, 10 Columbia companies were on the list.
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Fast Facts
- Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, and Patagonia got their first national exposure by making this list.
- We didn’t have any companies make the cut, but the top 500 companies on the list will be featured in the September issue of Inc., which is available on newsstands now.
- The 2020 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2016 and 2019.
- To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2016.
- The minimum revenue required for 2016 is $100,000; the minimum for 2019 is $2 million.
- Companies apply to be on the list.
The local list
546: KRJ Consulting | Business products + services | 11-50 employees | 847% growth
624: TerraStride | Software | 1-10 employees | 750% growth
1,710: The Stanley Law Group | Consumer products + services | 1-10 employees | 250% growth
2,276: Eye Love | Health | 1-10 employees | 184% growth
2,359: Wolfe Solutions | Advertising + marketing | 1-10 employees | 176% growth
2,794: Resource Financial Services | Financial services | 51-200 employees | 143% growth
3,779: Southeastern Equipment & Supply (West Columbia, SC) | Environmental services | 11-50 employees | 95% growth
3,907: US Patriot | Retail | 201-500 employees | 90% growth
3,970: Pinnacle Consulting | IT Management | 11-50 employees | 88% growth
4,862: Rhythmlink International | Manufacturing | 51-200 employees | 59% growth
Bonus: 4,829: Bela Family Dentistry (Chapin, SC) | Health | 51-200 employees | 59% growth
