2009 TOP 25 Fastest-Growing Companies

The Fastest-Growing Companies list is selected from a group of applicants and ranked based on their percentage growth over a three-year period. The 2006 and 2008 gross revenue figures have been verified by BusinessQ and are accurate as of February 2009.

NO. 22 NAMIFIERS Three-Year Growth 66% Revenue in 2008 $7,961,070 Founded 2001 City Springville Employees 82 Industry Manufacturing Web site www.namifiers.com Founder Bryan L. Welton Jr., 31 The Company A manufacturer of identification and branding products to businesses and consumers.

The Growth Speedy, same-day service (along with viewing “no” as a swear word), has led to more than 80,000 clients, including more than half of the Fortune 500 companies. The Growing Pains “Getting new employees up to speed with our culture here at Namifiers. Ours is one of fast-paced, detail-oriented individuals that consider the customer at every step. We never take ‘culture’ off our agenda — you are either building it or losing it.”

The Advice “Execute. Break down your big idea into actual tasks and do them now. Don’t waste time trying to remind yourself later when you can do it now.”

The Milestone Moment “We haven’t achieved it yet. Our past is strung with some neat awards, but the ‘milestone moment’ is still dangling.”