On Wednesday, this year’s annual list of Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 fastest-growing, privately held companies dropped + ten Columbia companies made the list.

Last year, Columbia boasted eight companies and in 2018, 10 Columbia companies were on the list.

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Fast Facts

Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, and Patagonia got their first national exposure by making this list.
We didn’t have any companies make the cut, but the top 500 companies on the list will be featured in the September issue of Inc., which is available on newsstands now.
The 2020 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2016 and 2019.
To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2016.
The minimum revenue required for 2016 is $100,000; the minimum for 2019 is $2 million.
Companies apply to be on the list.

The local list

546: KRJ Consulting | Business products + services | 11-50 employees | 847% growth

624: TerraStride | Software | 1-10 employees | 750% growth

1,710: The Stanley Law Group | Consumer products + services | 1-10 employees | 250% growth

2,276: Eye Love | Health | 1-10 employees | 184% growth

2,359: Wolfe Solutions | Advertising + marketing | 1-10 employees | 176% growth

2,794: Resource Financial Services | Financial services | 51-200 employees | 143% growth

3,779: Southeastern Equipment & Supply (West Columbia, SC) | Environmental services | 11-50 employees | 95% growth

3,907: US Patriot | Retail | 201-500 employees | 90% growth

3,970: Pinnacle Consulting | IT Management | 11-50 employees | 88% growth

4,862: Rhythmlink International | Manufacturing | 51-200 employees | 59% growth

Bonus: 4,829: Bela Family Dentistry (Chapin, SC) | Health | 51-200 employees | 59% growth