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The 2019 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by University of Georgia alumni spreads as far north as New York and as west as California — but a heavy majority are based in the Peach State.
The UGA Alumni Association unveiled the 2019 list on Wednesday, saying more than 564 nominations were submitted. The businesses are of various sizes and from industries such as real estate, dining, technology and retail. Of the 100 businesses, 80 are located within Georgia — 27 in Atlanta.
2018 Bulldog 100 Rankings
Last year’s No. 1 business, Saucehouse BBQ, returned to the list in 2019. Co-founder Christopher Belk said the 2018 honor helped Saucehouse catering with its expansion into the Atlanta area from Athens.
Business applicants were measured by their compounded annual growth rate during a three-year period. The Atlanta office of Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors verified the information submitted by each company.
The UGA Alumni Association plans to host an event on Jan. 26 to count down the ranked list to the No. 1 business.
“The Bulldog 100 program provides us with an the opportunity to applaud the outstanding achievements of our graduates, broaden networks and inspire each other in our shared commitment,” said Meredith Johnson, executive director of the UGA Alumni Association. “These alumni are leading the way in business and building better communities.”
This year’s list of fastest-growing businesses, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
- A Signature Welcome, Charleston, South Carolina
- Activekidz and Adult Therapy Services, Watkinsville, Georgia
- AHT Cooling Systems USA Inc., Ladson, South Carolina
- American Tank Maintenance LLC, Warthen, Georgia
- AmeriServ Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Ansley Atlanta Real Estate, Atlanta, Georgia
- Applied Resource Group LLC, Alpharetta, Georgia
- Ascent CPA Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Athens Building Company, Watkinsville, Georgia
- Avid Bookshop, Athens, Georgia
- BOS Security Inc., Athens, Georgia
- Baseline Surveying & Engineering, Watkinsville, Georgia
- Biren Patel Engineering LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Bitstream Consulting LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Blackjack Paving, Fairburn, Georgia
- Bone Dry Roofing Company, Bogart, Georgia
- C2 Medical Solutions LLC, Athens, Georgia
- Calhoun Sands Valuation & Advisory Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
- Caplan Cobb LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
- Castlegate Property Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Centurion Investments LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Certified Finishes, Atlanta, Georgia
- Charlotte Lucas Interior Design, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicken Salad Chick, Auburn, Alabama
- Christopher’s Bridge Home Care, Watkinsville, Georgia
- Condor Chocolates, Athens, Georgia
- Crate Services Inc., Fairburn, Georgia
- Crescent Equipment Co. Inc., Crescent, Georgia
- Currie Design + Build, Roswell, Georgia
- DTproductions, Athens, Georgia
- Dunkin Donuts (Seven Franchise Locations), Watkinsville, Georgia
- Eleven Eleven PR, Arlington, Virginia
- EnviroSpark Energy Solutions Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
- Express Employment Professionals, Athens, Georgia
- Forum Communications Inc., Gainesville, Georgia
- FTM Travel, Brentwood, Tennessee
- Georgia Grinders, Chamblee, Georgia
- Hardy’s Peanuts Inc., Hawkinsville, Georgia
- Haven Insurance Group, Atlanta, Georgia
- Inspect-All Services, Conyers, Georgia
- Inspirion Biosciences, Frederick, Maryland
- Irvin Retail Group of Marcus & Millichap, Atlanta, Georgia
- J&M Pool Services, Senoia, Georgia
- Jacobs Land Management LLC, Augusta, Georgia
- JETT Business Technology, Roswell, Georgia
- Kabbage, Atlanta, Georgia
- Kalka & Baer LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Langford Allergy LLC, Macon, Georgia
- Launch, Atlanta, Georgia
- Li-Lac Chocolates, Brooklyn, NY
- Lightmark Media, Athens, Georgia
- Lucky Savannah Vacation Rentals, Savannah, Georgia
- M&W Commercial Flooring LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- MAB Corporate Advisors, Marietta, Georgia
- Macallan Real Estate LLC, Marietta, Georgia
- Margaret Long Designs Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
- Markert Motor Works, Lawrenceville, Georgia
- Microf, Roswell, Georgia
- Millstone Homes Inc., Watkinsville, Georgia
- Moore Civil Consulting Inc., Hawkinsville, Georgia
- Murray Osorio PLLC, Fairfax, Virginia
- Myrick Marine Contracting Corp., Savannah, Georgia
- Onward Reserve, Atlanta, Georgia
- Parisleaf, Gainesville, Florida
- PeachCap, Atlanta, Georgia
- PharmD on Demand, Watkinsville, Georgia
- PHI Enterprises, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Powell Dentistry Group, Saint Simons Island, Georgia
- Precise Systems Inc., Lexington Park, Maryland
- Precision Frameworks, Tucker, Georgia
- Puppy Haven, Brookhaven, Georgia
- Quickpath, San Antonio, Texas
- RAC Properties of Athens Inc., Bogart, Georgia
- Roam Innovative Workplace, Atlanta, Georgia
- Robinson Key LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Rover Mobility LLC, Evans, Georgia
- Saucehouse BBQ, Athens, Georgia
- Smith Planning Group LLC, Watkinsville, Georgia
- Sock Fancy, Atlanta, Georgia
- Southland Organics, Bogart, Georgia
- Southland Therapy Services, Savannah, Georgia
- Stanton Law LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Starnes Media, Homewood, Alabama
- Steamboat Transportation Group LLC, Nashville, Tennessee
- Strand Clinical Technologies LLC, Evans, Georgia
- SunnyBoy Entertainment LLC, Pasadena, California
- Terminus Software Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
- The Service Fort LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Southern Coterie, Sea Island, Georgia
- The Therapy Spot, Statesboro, Georgia
- Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, Tennessee
- Toolbox No. 9, Atlanta, Georgia
- TSAV, Athens, Georgia
- TurnKey IT Solutions LLC, Marietta, Georgia
- Two Maids & A Mop Franchising, Birmingham, Alabama
- Wier / Stewart LLC, Augusta, Georgia
- Woodall Realty Group, Athens, Georgia
- XY Planning Network, Bozeman, Georgia
- Your Pie Franchising LLC, Athens, Georgia
- Zeus’ Closet, Atlanta, Georgia