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EntrepreneurshipSCHOOL OF BUSINESS
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
www.irsc.edu
Professor S. Green
Entrepreneurship: From ice cream to solar panels, these
businesses have found the secret to
crazy-fast growth.
The 10 Fastest-Growing Companies in America in 2017 (see video)
https://www.inc.com/video/top-ten-fastest-growing-companies-in-america.html
The 10 Fastest-Growing Companies in America in 2016 (see manual slide show)
https://www.inc.com/inc-staff/ss/2016-inc5000-fastest-growing-private-companies-united-states.html
Inc. 5000 Fast Growth
Start-ups (2016)
He binges on: Pokémon Go, Harry
Potter, & Game of Thrones
COMPANY: Loot Crate
2016 INC. 5000 RANK: #1
YEAR FOUNDED: 2012
2015 REVENUE: $116.2 million
3-YEAR GROWTH: 66,789%
After college graduation, he bounced between startups, ultimately trying to
sell energy snacks to hardcore gamers (one variety: Cashews of Chaos).
"The idea was destined to fail," he says, "but it meant two years learning
about retail, product development, and the consumer space."
Founder: Chris Davis's geek
love is as broad
as it is deep…
Inc. 5000 (2017)
From ice cream to solar panels, these
businesses have found the secret to
crazy-fast growth. (Inc. 5000)
Pictured above: Brad Griffith, CEO
of #3 company Gametime, an app
for last-minute live-event tickets.
Pictured left: Andrew Paradise. 3x
Tech company Founder-CEO-
Entrepreneur, and angel investor in
several startups. #1 Company 2017
Our Story: From Pop-up to a Real Storefront
“As we picked up
momentum and
developed a
stronger point of
view (e.g. high-
quality ingredients,
customer service,
in-house
production), we
started seeing
that our values
transcended
bubble tea…”
Inc. 5000 (2017)
Boba Guys Co. Profile
Rank: #19
Growth: 373.3 %
Product: Boba milk tea
shops with locations in
San Francisco & New York
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 110
Revenue
2016 revenue
$2.94 million
2015 revenue
$1.53 million
2014 revenue
$621,636
Honey from the 'hood’:
A new flow from
Pittsburgh's urban
neighborhoods
An 8-ounce jar of New York
City Rooftop Honey goes for
$15 at the city's Union Square
farm market. The Chicago
Honey Co-op ships honey and
beeswax products packaged
with panache.
City honey finds a
sympathetic market. There's
the incongruity: City bees
produce quality honey,
foraging empty lots, flower
boxes, even cut flowers --
within a couple of miles of
their urban base. Also, urban
beekeepers tend to be
eloquent spokespeople for
the embattled honeybee and
its role in nature's balance.
Christina Neumann owns Apoidea,
a small urban apiary.
The swank honey these days is harvested
from city hives atop buildings in Manhattan's
East Village and Chicago's West Side.
Consider
Social Entrepreneurship
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08206/899003-34.stm#ixzz0SPWSneG0
The Four
P’s of
Marketing
Your Pitch:
Product or
Service
Who will
buy?
(Target
Market)
One
sentence
about
each of
the 4 P’s
IRSC is a Power – House for
Entrepreneurship Training!
Born Again Gardens is a highly successful Treasure
Coast company founded by Dennis Grimm, a recent
graduate of Indian River State College. He started the business from home… then grew & grew…
IRSC is a Power – House for
Entrepreneurship Training!
Energetic and motivated, the single mom had
previous work experience in health care but knew she had to polish her business skills and create a business
plan for her new firm.
Pizarro found the education and guidance she was looking for through the
Indian River State College Bachelor’s Degree program
in Organizational Management.
After a series of layoffs,
Sarah Pizarro decided to
open her own health care
business, Ability Home Care.
IRSC is a Power-House for
Entrepreneurship Training!
Entrepreneurship Spring 2019
(772) 462-IRSC (4772)
Day classes
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Online classes
Short classes – 8 weeks
Long classes – 16 weeks
Designed to meet your needs
IRSC is a Power-House for
Entrepreneurship Training!
School of Business
SBM1000
Contact Information:
772-462-IRSC (4772)
Dan K. Richardson
Entrepreneurial Institute
SBDC
CCTI
Pioneer Incubator
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Questions?.
Get Started TODAY!
Call
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And ask for
The School of Business
EntrepreneurshipSCHOOL OF BUSINESS
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
www.irsc.edu
Professor J. Butler
Professor S. Green
2017
Top 10
Fast-
Growth Companies
2017
Top 11-20
Fast-
Growth Companies
2017
Top 21-30
Fast-
Growth Companies
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