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Company Rankings and Annual Lists

In this area we present links to publications offering rankings of top companies worldwide and also within certain industries such as retailing and manufacturing.  Many of these lists are produced annually.
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  • Forbes Lists *Rankings and lists provided by Forbes Magazine including 2000 largest firms, top small companies, top places for business to locate and many more.
  • Fortune 500 and Other Lists *Fortune Magazine's well known listing can be viewed in several ways include alphabetically, by industry, by various performance measures or using a customized approach. Fortune also makes available other lists including a Global 500 listing.
  • Franchise 500 - 2008 *This list, offered by Entrepreneur Magazine, provides details on franchise size, growth history and startup requirements.
  • Inc. 5000 *Top 5000 growth companies as ranked by Inc. Magazine.
  • Industry Week Top 1000 Manufacturers *Global listing of top manufacturing firms. Industry Week also has listing of top 500 US Manufacturing firms.
  • Stores Magazine *Very useful website with many nice features including Stores Retail Buying Guide which contains links to suppliers of products and services used in retail operations, and listings of top US and Global retailers. Also offers several listings of top retailers including top global, top US and top growth.
  • Top 200 Franchises - 2007 *List from Franchise Times magazine (in PDF format).

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