Inc 5000 industry analysis shows the highest growth rates in media, government services, real estate, and security.
The best performing industries for revenue per employee included Computers and Energy.
Sources of industry information include:
Inc 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The 2012 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2008 to 2011. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2008. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2011. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2008 is $100,000; the minimum for 2011 is $2 million.
Sageworks Inc., which does past and current financial analysis of privately held companies
AnythingResearch.com, which provides industry market research analysis, reports, and publications
IBISWorld, which provides detailed past industry growth percentages, revenue forecasts for the next five years, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.
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