For many small businesses, this economic “recovery” has felt more like a tension headache that just won’t go away. Then there the 100 impressive outfits on Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s best small public companies.
The list features firms with remarkable sales and earnings growth in a host of industries, from heath care to casual dining. Candidates must have been publicly traded for at least a year, generate annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion and boast a stock price no lower than $5 a share. (For apples-to-apples comparisons we excluded financial institutions, REITs, utilities and limited partnerships.)
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