These, all founded within the past 10 years, have experienced growth that has brought them to prominence. Vote for the most promising. Also, read other success stories of older companies.
(Note: These companies are sorted by date founded.)
MarineMax, Clearwater
MarineMax CEO Bill McGill
Founded: 1998 2007 Revenue: $1.25 billion Growth: The 1998 merger of six boat dealers with 28 stores in Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and Arizona made MarineMax the largest recreational boat retailer in the U.S. Since then, the company has more than quadrupled in size with more than 85 locations.
EverBank, Jacksonville Founded: 1998 2007 Revenue: $467 million Growth: EverBank has become one of the nation’s largest online banks, with approximately $6 billion in assets and more than 450,000 customers.
ZeroChaos, Orlando Founded: 2000 2007 Revenue: $479 million Growth: ZeroChaos has grown to be one of the top contract labor companies in the country. Focusing on the professional workforce, the company has grown nearly 400% since its inception and has offices in Denmark, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Dynetech Corp., Orlando Founded: 2000 2007 Revenue: $167 million Growth: Since its incorporation eight years ago, Dynetech has grown into a multimillion-dollar company with nearly 600 employees. The company acts as a direct-to-market distributor of partner client’s products and services through direct sales, advertising, direct mail, e-commerce and other channels.
PODS Inc., Clearwater Founded: 1998
PODS Inc., Clearwater
2007 Revenue: $214 million Growth: Founded 10 years ago, PODS originated the concept of transporting mobile storage containers with its patented hydraulic lift system. PODS, purchased in 2007 by Bahrain-based Arcapita, is available in 57 states and provinces, including Canada and Australia.
DayJet, Boca Raton Founded: 2002 2007 Revenue: Unavailable Growth: Ed Iacobucci, former chairman of Citrix Systems, and his wife, Nancy, founded this air taxi service under the research and development “code name” Jetson Systems. The company began shuttling passengers around the southeastern U.S. in its Eclipse 500 jets in the fall of 2007.
Moss & Associates, Fort Lauderdale Founded: 2003 2007 Revenue: $649.7 million Growth: Over the past five years, this Fort Lauderdale-based construction firm founded by Bob Moss, the former president and CEO of Centex, has become one of the largest general contractors in south Florida. The company’s repeat customers include Bass Pro Shops, Publix Super Markets and the Corrections Corporation of America.
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