Inc. Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 7:00pm on Friday, August 14th, 2009

The 2009 Inc. 500 is unveiled in the September 2009 issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands August 17 to November 15.

The 28th annual Inc. 500 is a ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

Companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle, and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500.

Topping this year's list is Northern Capital Insurance, a Miami-based firm that is helping to revolutionize Florida's ailing insurance industry. The company had $95 million in revenue in 2008.

The 2009 Inc. 500 reported aggregate revenue of $18.4 billion -- up significantly from last year's $13.7 billion. The companies on this year's list are also responsible for creating more than 55,000 jobs since their founding, making the Inc. 500 a measure of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have on the overall U.S. economy. The largest company on the list, flat-panel-TV maker Vizio, broke the $2 billion revenue mark.

"If you want to know which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500," said Inc. editor Jane Berentson. "These are the most dynamic, fast-growth companies in the nation, the ones finding innovative solutions to problems, creating smart systems, and inventing products we soon discover we can't live without."