Ottawa Business Journal is once again looking for local businesses that are on the fast track to higher revenues.
OBJ’s Fastest Growing Companies competition is a unique opportunity for Ottawa-based enterprises to be recognized for substantial, sustainable and profitable growth.
The 2018 list was topped by HR and recruiting firm Keynote Group, which knocked two-time defending champ Fullscript from the top spot after recording impressive three-year revenue growth of 968 per cent. It was followed by an eclectic list of companies that included Lundy Construction, on-demand house-cleaning platform Mopify and high-tech startup Giatec Scientific.
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OBJ is seeking companies headquartered in the National Capital Region that have demonstrated substantial revenue growth over the past three years. It doesn’t matter what industry the company is in or whether it is a startup or a long-standing business.
Applicants will be ranked by percentage of revenue growth between year one and year three of their most recent three-year fiscal period. To qualify, the company must have completed three fiscal years with financial statements that have been subject to a review engagement or formal audit.
In year one, companies must have had revenues of at least $100,000. In year three, revenues must have risen to at least $500,000. If the company is not profitable by the third year, applicants will be asked to briefly explain how the firm will be sustainable.
The companies that make the top-10 list will be profiled in the May issue of OBJ and honoured at a cocktail celebration on May 23 at co-working space Head Office Ottawa.
For more information and to apply, click here.
The deadline for applications is April 1. If you have further questions, please email OBJ newsmagazine editor David Sali at david@obj.ca.


