212 EO Member Companies Recognized in Prestigious 2025 Inc. 5000 List

Alexandria, Virginia, USA (18 August 2025) – Hundreds of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) members own businesses that rank among the United States’ fastest growing privately-held companies. This year’s Inc. 5000 list includes 212 EO member-owned businesses.

The annual list celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, ranked by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. This year’s list encapsulates data from 2021-2024, and companies are ranked according to their percentage of revenue growth during that span.

The Inc. 5000 list, first launched in 1982 and curated annually by Inc. magazine, celebrates the remarkable growth and accomplishments of companies across industries. The EO-member-led companies on this year’s list symbolize the diverse range of industries — from hospitality to information technology to insurance to security — represented across the EO ecosystem. Businesses owned by members from 50 of EO’s 60 chapters across the United States are included in this year’s list.

"As someone who started with nothing but an idea and a relentless drive to build something meaningful, being named to the Inc. 5000 list is a reminder of how powerful community can be in that journey,” said Anthony Ramirez, who serves on EO's Global Board, is a 12-year member of EO Chicago, and is founder and CEO Lincoln Security Services, a six-time Inc. 5000 honoree.

“For more than 200 EO members in the U.S. to make the list this year is not just an achievement — it reflects what happens when growth-minded entrepreneurs surround themselves with people who challenge, support, and inspire them. EO has been that community for me. We are not just building businesses — we are building each other.”

To qualify for the Inc. 5000, companies were required to complete an application and meet criteria that included:

• Be privately held, for-profit, based in the United States, and independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company).
• Have generated revenue by 31 March 2021. 
• Have generated at least US$100,000 in revenue in 2021. 
• Have generated at least US$2 million in revenue in 2024. 

Beyond the list, EO has longstanding ties to Inc. For more than a decade, EO members have contributed their unique insights and thought leadership to fellow entrepreneurs through an EO-produced column published by Inc. That platform has offered tremendous opportunities for EO members to build their brands in the digital age.

“We appreciate all Inc. does to bring visibility to the thought leadership and accomplishments of EO entrepreneurs each year,” said EO’s Seattle-based Chief Marketing Officer Emily Carrion. “Inc. 5000 recognition not only spotlights our members’ business achievements, but it also helps fuel the ambitions of members across our U.S. chapters to reach that meaningful milestone.”  

Marking its 38th founding anniversary next month, EO is a nonprofit organization and global community of nearly 20,000 successful entrepreneurs worldwide who belong through one of its 221 chapters in 62 countries.

Business owners gain access to EO membership through a competitive application process that requires a level of entrepreneurial achievement of at least US$1 million in annual gross revenues. Venture-backed companies must have either US$2 million in privately raised capital, or US$5 million in publicly raised funds.

A complete list of companies earning a spot in the 2025 Inc. 5000 is available here.

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Notes to Editors:

Among the 212 EO member-owned businesses named to this year’s list, 15 were ranked among nation’s fastest growing 500 privately listed companies. They are:

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