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 | | The group of CEOs behind the 2002 Inc 500 can be broken down into stats about race, marital status, economic background, and the like. But such figures don't tell you much about what it takes to build a hypergrowth company. What qualities and factors really lead to success? Find out in Who's Running the 500?. | | |  | 
1. Outsource Group, Walnut Creek, CA
2. Integrity Staffing Solutions, Newark, DE
3. Prometheus Laboratories, San Diego, CA
4. Turner Professional Services, Baton Rouge, LA
5. Blue Pumpkin Software, Sunnyvale, CA
6. Larkin Enterprises, Bangor, ME
7. Tastefully Simple, Alexandria, MN
8. Sterling Financial Group of Companies, Boca Raton, FL
9. Greenwich Technology Partners, White Plains, NY
10. Orange Glo International, Greenwood Village, CO
| |  | | Average five-year growth rate | 1521% (1997-2001) | | Average sales | $24,706,000 (2001) | | Median sales | $10,950,500 (2001) | | Collective sales | $12,352, 991,000 (2001) | | Average number of employees | 160 | | Median number of employees | 68 | | Collective number of jobs generated | 80,192 | | Percentage of companies turning a profit | 73% | | Number of companies that broke $100million in sales | 28 | | Percentage of companies that also made last year's list | 33% | | Average age of companies | 8 yrs. |
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