We are proud to present the 6th annual 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies™ in North America Sponsored by American Express OPEN

The 50 Fastest Growing Women Owned/Led Companies in North America is a ranking to celebrate the business growth achievements of woman-owned/led companies. The list is generated from a sales growth formula that combines percentage and absolute growth.

To be eligible, companies are...

> privately-owned

> women-owned/led

> must have generated $500,000 in annual revenue by year end 2007

> must have reached revenues of $2 million by year-end 2012

You do not have to be a WPO member to apply. Any questions may be sent to fastgrowth@womenpresidentsorg.com

The 2012 50 Fastest

Click here for the 2012 50 Fastest Press Release

Aggregate 2011 Revenue: $4 billion

Average age: 49

90% Founded the business

98% offer health insurance

100% of current CEOs are actively involved in day-to-day operations

Click here to view the Wall Street Journal Article

The 2013 50 Fastest will be announced May 2, 2013 at the Fairmont Dallas

The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), in partnership with American Express OPEN, the small business division of American Express, released the fifth ranking of the 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/led companies in North America in May 2012. The Top 50 generated a combined $4 billion in 2011 revenues (mean of $80.1 million) and collectively employed 26,883 in 2011 (projected 34,550 employees in 2012).

The fourth ranking of the 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/led companies in North America generated a combined $4.1 billion in 2010 revenues (mean of $82.7 million) and collectively employed 24,650 in 2010 (projected average for 2011 is 557 employees).