LOS ANGELES, Calif., – August 31, 2010 – In order to recognize the fastest growing technology companies in Colorado, Lead411 is proud to announce the release of its “Hottest Southwest Companies” award.
Background
Each day, the Lead411 research team scours through 600+ press releases and business articles including venture capital fundings, company launches, new office openings, customer press releases, etc. This information has given insight to which are the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Their “Hottest Companies” awards have been created to recognize these fast growing companies in different geographic regions. This particular list originally started with over 900 companies and it has been narrowed down to the top 50.
“We have been tracking fast companies for our customers for the past 10 years,” said Tom Blue, CEO of Lead411, “and we felt it was important to recognize these growing brands publicly.”
How the Winners were Chosen
First, all companies must by in either the Software, Wireless, Internet, Hardware, or Media industry and be a privately held organization, and be within the states of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. From there, each company must meet one or more of the following requirements;
* ** 100% increase in revenues over the past 3 years; OR
* ** Over $1M in funding in the past 2 years; OR
* ** 2X traffic gains to their website in the past 12 months AND over 1M unique visitors a month.
Nominations/Applications If you would like to be listed in the 2011 Southwest Region awards, our 2010 National Hot 500, or any future awards please apply here.
About Lead411
Lead411 provides information, news, and research about U.S. companies and their executives. Founded in 2001, its goal has been to focus on quality corporate data that is valid and useful rather than producing as many company records as possible. In addition, Lead411 tracks company news in order to alert its customers about venture financing, new hires, hiring plans, etc. Customers include Gartner, Administaff and ADP.
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