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Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies revealed: the 20th annual PROFIT 100 ranking
Jun 2, 2008
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PROFIT magazine's annual ranking demonstrates how entrepreneurs can combine a big vision with tight focus to achieve explosive expansion in any industry and economy. For the full ranking, visit www.profit100.com TORONTO, June 2 /CNW/ - Only a select few firms achieve the dramatic growth required to make it onto the PROFIT 100, the definitive annual ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies released today by PROFIT magazine. It's not enough to have posted a hot year or two, because the PROFIT 100 is based on revenue growth over five years. Making just the tail end of this year's ranking-the 20th annual-required an explosive growth rate of 627% from 2002 to 2007. And the average PROFIT 100 company grew its revenue by a sizzling 1,800%. Clearly, it takes something exceptional to rank among the entrepreneurial elite of the PROFIT 100. The firm that tops the ranking, Kids & Company Ltd., has been relentless in pursuing its vision of a cross-Canada network of childcare centres for corporate employees. The Markham, Ont.-based company has doggedly built its position as the leader in its niche even at the price of enduring years in the red. It attained revenue of $13.7 million in 2007, up a stunning 12,639% over five years, and forecasts it will double its revenue and break even next year. "The PROFIT 100 are role models for anyone who wants to expand their business domestically or internationally," says Ian Portsmouth, editor of PROFIT. "All entrepreneurs can take great lessons from the product development, human resources and marketing practices of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies."PROFIT 100 top 5 performers: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue growth Rank Company/Industry Location 2002-07 (%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kids & Company Ltd. Child care for corporate employees Markham, Ont. 12,639 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Komunik Corporation Inc. Customized printing and relationship marketing services Montreal 10,579 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Kaboose Inc. Websites for parents Toronto 6,440 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. RuggedCom Inc. Networking equipment for harsh environments Woodbridge, Ont. 5,115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. ICI Artificial Lift Inc. Oil and gas production equipment Lloydminster, Alta. 4,843 -------------------------------------------------------------------------For the full ranking and breakdown of the PROFIT 100, visit www.profit100.com. About PROFIT PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada's preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For more than 25 years, Canadian entrepreneurs across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it's a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them increase their revenues, boost their profitability and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Published six times a year by Rogers Publishing Ltd., PROFIT is distributed almost exclusively to the chief executives of companies with 5 to 250 employees and annual revenue of $1 million to $25 million, reaching more than 300,000 readers across Canada. Visit PROFIT online at http://www.profitmagazine.ca.