Meet the Next Big Things

These are the fastest-growing companies in their regions-and likely contenders for this year's Inc. 5000. They're still small firms but they're propelled by big, market-winning ideas.

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In a nation full of enterprising minds, it's not hard to find burgeoning businesses in every state. The 2023 edition of Inc. Regionals recognizes the resourceful business owners in each region of the U.S. who have smashed their own records again and again as they chart turbo-powered growth. It's a local take on the Inc. 5000, honoring outperforming entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest to the booming Southeast, and everywhere in between. To make the cut, these companies had to show a minimum of 60 percent revenue growth over two years. Many skyrocketed over that bar-like Dallas's Blue Hammer Roofing, a contracting business that nailed a 13,946 percent revenue increase. Now that's raising the roof.

While the Inc. 5000 looks at the growth of private U.S. businesses over three years, Regionals tracks the past two years and allows lower revenue to qualify: $100,000 in 2019 and $1 million in 2021, years that weren't easy for companies of any size. Inflation reached 11 percent, pandemic policies, and supply chain struggles persisted, and ever-shifting consumer demand was the rule. Still, the 1,125 companies honored this year went beyond coping with these challenges; by generating $64.1 billion in revenue and adding more than 100,000 new employees, these businesses exemplify innovation and resilience, while playing outsize roles in bolstering the U.S. economy. Keep your eye on them, and draw your own lessons from their remarkable stories.

How I Built an IT Business That Proves I Belong

LaunchTech, No. 3

Huntsville, Alabama

Venus Quates, founder and CEO

Two-year revenue growth: 5,121%