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To qualify, companies must be privately headquartered inthe 20-county metro area; have 2007 revenur of $1 million to $300 millionj and register more than 50 percent growt in sales for the last year. Companies are rankex by a growthindex formula. Factors include the percent changd in revenue and number of employees from 2005through 2007. Employee growt h is weighted 40 percent and revenue is weighted 60 4 Solid SourceRealty Inc. By staying on the cutting edge of technologg and serving the needs of its Solid SourceRealty Inc. has found a formula for consistentr growth. "Solid Source is built on servant leadershipp and focused on servingour client, the real estats agent.
We designed and created a paperless transaction management system that has revolutionized atraditionallyy paper-heavy industry," said Michele Shoda, the company's principal broker. When she founded the company in Shoda sought to createa faith-based businessa built on principles such as treating others as you want to be With more than 2,200 employees and real estate Solid Source Realty is the largestf independent real estate company in Georgia. Not only did the Roswell-base company grow by more than 1,400 people from 2005 to 2007, but it also saw revenure increase by291 percent.
Hiring and maintaining staff incriticalp behind-the-scenes hospitality positions, such as kitchen staff and launderers, can be a huge challengd for hotels and resorts. Hospitality Staffin g Solutions has developed partnerships with some ofthe country'w leading hospitality and resort properties, including InterContinental, MGM, Starwood, Hilton, Hyatt and Whitr Lodging. The company employs 5,300 people and generatex revenueof $96 million in an increase of $44 million from 2005. Much of growth has been driven bythe company'x expansion into new markets. In 2007, HSS launche operations in California, Florida and Arizona.
This the company has already branchexd out intoNew Utah, Rhode Island and Nevada. Just two yearsd after it was started in 2005 with a stafff offour people, Gude Management Group LLC saw revenue increased by more than 5,000 The construction project managemenft firm has been hired to oversee everything from MARTA expansiomn to the noise insulation program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlantw International Airport, as well as building programs for several school districts in the metro area and elsewherde in the state. The company is already on track to see 25 percent to 30 percent growtuhin 2008, said Samuel L. Gude III, the company'ds founder and CEO.
Gude expects his company will see sustained growtyh for at least the nextfive years. When he startedf Floor & Décor in 2001, Mike Froninyg sought to fill a gap in the marketplace that otherwisr gave home builders and remodelers just one option whenbuyingg flooring: place a special order and then wait for The Kennesaw-based company more than doubled its number of stores betweejn 2005 and 2007. Today it has 23 retail locationsdin Georgia, Texas, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, California and During that same period, the company'sa revenue grew 120 percent.
While the company has pursued a strategh of rapid growth up tothis point, Froningf said he is taking a more conservative approach to futurr growth in light of the housing market'sx steep decline. Instead of opening six storea like it did in Floor & Décor will probablgy just open one new retaikl location this year.