A five-person packaging supplier based in North Charleston is the fastest-growing private company in the state, according to the Inc. 5000’s 2017 rankings.
Advanced Packaging Solutions & Products comes in at No. 1 for South Carolina, and No. 242 nationally, with 1,774% growth in the past three years. Two packing engineers founded the company in Greenville in 2011 before expanding to Charleston, according to the company’s website.
Sixty S.C.-based companies made the Inc. 5000, which ranks the fastest-growing private companies in the state based on three-year growth and revenue. Twenty-seven of those companies are based in the tri-county region.
Charleston-based SnapCap, which provides loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs online, ranks second in the state and No. 258 nationally with 1,661% growth in three years. Founded in 2012, the company now has 21 employees and an office in the newly renovated Cigar Factory in downtown Charleston.
Summerville-based LAM Services ranks third statewide for its growth, at 1,363%, and No. 321 nationally. The company’s seven employees provide construction management and project management services.
Nationally, San Francisco-based Skillz ranked No. 1 with more than 50,000% growth. The software company reported $54.2 million in revenue.
S.C. companies on the Inc. 5000 list:
|
Rank |
Company |
Location |
Growth |
Revenue |
|
242 |
North Charleston |
1,774.34% |
$6.2 million |
|
|
258 |
Charleston |
1,660.60% |
$7.7 million |
|
|
321 |
Summerville |
1,363.39% |
$2.9 million |
|
|
418 |
Travelers Rest |
1,045.66% |
$43.9 million |
|
|
484 |
Mount Pleasant |
924.84% |
$4.9 million |
|
|
644 |
Charleston |
704.24% |
$70.2 million |
|
|
649 |
Greenville |
696.21% |
$11.9 million |
|
|
837 |
Lexington |
541.74% |
$7.7 million |
|
|
915 |
Simpsonville |
481.01% |
$11.0 million |
|
|
940 |
Mount Pleasant |
466.05% |
$2.7 million |
|
|
992 |
Greenville |
435.13% |
$93.6 million |
|
|
1108 |
Greenville |
378.52% |
$7.7 million |
|
|
1160 |
Greenville |
358.66% |
$2.2 million |
|
|
1206 |
Mount Pleasant |
340.93% |
$15.3 million |
|
|
1211 |
North Charleston |
339.63% |
$9.5 million |
|
|
1295 |
Fort Mill |
316.50% |
$579.9 million |
|
|
1411 |
Mount Pleasant |
287.25% |
$58.6 million |
|
|
1515 |
Charleston |
266.26% |
$12.8 million |
|
|
1596 |
Charleston |
247.11% |
$8.3 million |
|
|
1631 |
Greenville |
240.97% |
$17.8 million |
|
|
1657 |
Fort Mill |
235.79% |
$41.5 million |
|
|
1665 |
Charleston |
234.80% |
$2.0 million |
|
|
1687 |
North Charleston |
231.91% |
$3.9 million |
|
|
1778 |
Charleston |
218.11% |
$2.7 million |
|
|
1826 |
Rock Hill |
211.45% |
$20.2 million |
|
|
2162 |
Mount Pleasant |
168.41% |
$61.1 million |
|
|
2440 |
Charleston |
146.86% |
$8.2 million |
|
|
2449 |
Greenville |
146.20% |
$4.1 million |
|
|
2474 |
Charleston |
143.71% |
$2.9 million |
|
|
2525 |
Little River |
139.77% |
$3.5 million |
|
|
2562 |
Charleston |
137.46% |
$3.4 million |
|
|
2617 |
Summerville |
133.82% |
$2.0 million |
|
|
2667 |
Taylors |
130.26% |
$3.2 million |
|
|
2688 |
Charleston |
129.19% |
$6.9 million |
|
|
2695 |
Charleston |
128.59% |
$7.9 million |
|
|
2742 |
North Charleston |
125.10% |
$6.8 million |
|
|
2761 |
Mauldin |
123.99% |
$167.0 million |
|
|
2875 |
Irmo |
118.08% |
$38.2 million |
|
|
3250 |
Greenville |
99.00% |
$8.2 million |
|
|
3347 |
Columbia |
95.13% |
$7.9 million |
|
|
3377 |
Spartanburg |
94.07% |
$4.8 million |
|
|
3502 |
Columbia |
88.85% |
$38.1 million |
|
|
3525 |
Liberty |
87.78% |
$31.9 million |
|
|
3645 |
Spartanburg |
83.70% |
$26.8 million |
|
|
3706 |
Spartanburg |
81.11% |
$36.8 million |
|
|
3735 |
Myrtle Beach |
79.76% |
$6.1 million |
|
|
3887 |
Mount Pleasant |
74.60% |
$2.0 million |
|
|
3919 |
Greenville |
73.46% |
$10.4 million |
|
|
4114 |
Charleston |
66.38% |
$8.6 million |
|
|
4173 |
North Charleston |
64.29% |
$4.2 million |
|
|
4264 |
Greenville |
61.63% |
$6.0 million |
|
|
4367 |
Spartanburg |
58.77% |
$2.7 million |
|
|
4489 |
Longs |
55.25% |
$15.1 million |
|
|
4613 |
Greenville |
51.43% |
$3.4 million |
|
|
4633 |
Charleston |
50.79% |
$78.1 million |
|
|
4712 |
North Charleston |
48.50% |
$3.8 million |
|
|
4766 |
Columbia |
46.97% |
$8.1 million |
|
|
4787 |
Greenville |
46.59% |
$3.1 million |
|
|
4895 |
Mount Pleasant |
43.86% |
$5.9 million |
|
|
4991 |
Columbia |
40.67% |
$380.5 million |
Source: Inc. 5000 2017 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
