s. Shape Company Information How the 0000 Inc. 0000 Companies Were Selected Companies on the 0000 Inc. 0000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 0000 to 0000. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 00, 0000. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent--not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies--as of December 00, 0000. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 0000 is $000,000; the minimum for 0000 is $0 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to three decimal places. There were four ties on this year's Inc. 0000.