FutureNet Group
Rank: No. 6
City: Detroit
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Chief executive: Perry Mehta
Workers: 50
2008 revenue: $7 million
2008 growth rate: 100%
Estimated 2009 growth rate: 129%
Mehta has grown his environmental and consulting services firm--from 1 employee in 2003 to 50 employees today--by focusing on multiyear contracts with federal agencies. He plans to add another 10 to 15 employees in 2010 as he continues to expand his business. As a Detroit business owner, Mehta is especially proud of the company’s employee base. “The whole world knows that the Detroit economy is the worst in the country,” he says. “The community has given us an opportunity, though, and I want to give back to Detroit.”
