Four Philadelphia ‘inner-city’ companies called nation’s fastest growing
Stroll’s company mission is nothing short of bold. They want to bring their customers products that are capable of “transforming” their lives.
And the audio-book Web retailer, which saw its revenue triple from 2004 to 2007 and ships mostly self-improvement merchandise, is doing it from 12th and Callowhill.
For that, Stroll is getting some congratulation. Along with three other Philadelphia companies, it was named to the 11th annual Inner City 100, a competitive ranking of the fastest-growing companies located in the “inner city” of a U.S. metropolis, last week. See what constitutes an inner-city here.
Only Denver and Boston, each of which had five companies headquartered there, were better represented. See the complete list here [PDF].
The list comes from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by a Harvard Business School professor. The organization’s mission is to promote economic prosperity in U.S. inner cities through private sector engagement leading to job, income and wealth creation for local residents.
