Of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the US, 64 of them are right here in Nashville.

How do businesses make the Inc. 5000? The annual list ranks companies based on three-year revenue growth. Companies have to be privately held, for profit, and independently owned at the end of 2021.

💼 A booming region

Let’s talk about growth. The list includes 64 Nashville-based businesses that had a median growth of 202%, total revenue of $5.2 billion, added 5,987 jobs, and 38 are repeat honorees. Additionally, eight of these companies are newly founded.

💼 Meet the businesses

Here’s how the top five local companies stacked up on this year’s Inc. 5000:

No. 22: Harvestone Group, Franklin

Industry: Business products and services

Growth: 14,308%

What it does: Global commodity merchant deploying capital in the biofuels sector

No. 23: Marie Nicole Clothing, Gallatin

Industry: Retail

Growth: 14,106%

What it does: Children's clothing company touting comfortable pieces at affordable prices

No. 31: Complete Health Partners, Nashville

Industry: Health services

Growth: 10,285%

What it does: Urgent care provider offering physical and virtual visits

No. 228: BuyLow Warehouse, Brentwood

Industry: Logistics and transportation

Growth: 2,334%

What it does: Wholesale liquidation company facilitating sales and transportation of inventory

No. 517: Aosta, Nashville

Industry: Business products and services

Growth: 1,196%

What it does: Software and data solutions provider serving the health care, life insurance, and real estate industries