FAST-TRACK FIRMS - Filling the Piggy Bank

"Our business has expanded dramatically primarily through acquisitions," explains Gerald Mahoney, chairman and CEO of Englewood, CO-based Mail-Well. "We have also been successful in recruiting aggressive salespeople, which has allowed us to grow internally."

Mail-Well, which boasts sales of $2.4 billion for its most recent fiscal year, up 23 percent from $1.95 billion the previous year, now has 16,000 employees at more than 140 plants, running a decentralized organization. But even with its expanded size and sales power, Mahoney reports facing the same challenges of smaller organizations.