SMU Cox Dallas 100™ announces the No. 1 entrepreneurial company in Dallas Metroplex at 25th anniversary awards banquet
SMU Cox Dallas 100™ announces precious metals retailer JM Bullion is the region's top entrepreneur for 2015.
Dallas (SMU) – Online precious metals retailer JM Bullion is the top entrepreneurial company in Dallas in 2015.
The announcement came Wednesday evening at the 25th Annual SMU Cox Dallas 100™ Awards Ceremony and Banquet at the Omni Dallas Hotel. JM Bulllion enables investors to purchase bullion that the buyer “can physically hold” as opposed to “owning on paper.” Headquartered in Dallas, which is also home to its contact center, the company offers gold, silver, copper and platinum products with an average inventory in the tens of millions of dollars.
Simon Mak (left), associate director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, congratulates this year’s Dallas 100 first place winner, JM Bullion CEO Michael Wittmeyer. |
“This year’s winner continues to demonstrate the wide variety of entrepreneurial companies that contribute to the Dallas economy,” said Simon Mak, Ph.D., associate director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship at SMU Cox. “Twenty-five years ago when the Dallas 100™ came into being, none of us had ever heard of the concept of online retail sales, much less an online company that sells commodities. This just shows how the entrepreneurs who are celebrated at this event have continued to evolve over time to contribute to the thriving Dallas economy.”
For 25 years, the Caruth Institute has annually ranked the top 100 Dallas entrepreneurial companies based on sales growth and absolute dollar growth over the previous three years. This year’s program examined sales from over 300 companies for 2012 to 2014, the last year for which complete data is available. The winners represent a broad spectrum of Dallas-area businesses—everything from consulting to custom home-builders and a wide variety in between. The top 100 fastest-growing companies were revealed in descending order at the awards ceremony. JM Bullion, which bills itself as the “premiere online bullion dealer in the United States,” had the biggest percentage sales increase and dollar growth for 2012 to 2014, as determined by the calculations of the accounting firm BKD LLP CPAs and Advisors.
Dallas 100™, co-founded by the Caruth Institute, honors the ingenuity, commitment and perseverance of the fastest-growing privately held entrepreneurial businesses in the Dallas area. According to Caruth Institute data, this year’s winning companies collectively generated $3.6 billion in sales in 2014, and grew at an average annual growth rate of 91 percent per year for each of the last three years.
“The key statistics of the Dallas 100™ are always so impressive year after year,” said Jerry White, the Linda A. and Kenneth R. Morris Endowed Director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, who has been at the helm of the event since it began in 1990. “These outstanding companies are one of the main reasons Dallas is such a dynamic city for business. In this, the silver anniversary year of the Dallas100™, it is our privilege to honor the vital contribution of these companies and the entrepreneurial spirit of their founders.”
The Dallas 100™, presented by the Caruth Institute at SMU Cox, was sponsored this year by Avison Young; BKD LLP; CARR Intellectual Property Law; The CFO Suite; The Dallas Business Journal; Evos Financial; Executive Press; KRLD 1080 News Radio; and Texas Capital Bank. The event recognizes privately held corporations, proprietorships or partnerships headquartered in the Dallas area that often don’t get attention, but which have created jobs and generated wealth for their founders and employees and enhanced the area economy.
Along with JM Bullion, 99 other Dallas-based companies were revealed as SMU Cox Dallas 100™ winners to an audience of about 1,000 guests Wednesday night. The top 10 companies were given special recognition: No.1) JM Bullion; No.2) Sierra Auto Finance, LLC; No.3) CenseoHealth; No.4) Freedom Powersports, LLC; No.5) Azpen Innovation, Inc; No.6) Think Tech Labs; No.7) Thermi; No.8) JW Logistics, LLC; No.9) Scott + Reid General Contractors; and No.10) Paragon Healthcare, Inc.
A complete list of all SMU Cox Dallas 100™ companies for 2015, listed from one to 100, follows:
Company Name | City | Description | |
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JM Bullion | Dallas | Online Retailer of Precious Metals |
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Sierra Auto Finance LLC | Dallas | Specialty Auto Finance |
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CenseoHealth | Dallas | A Health Assessment Solution for Health Plans and Physician Groups |
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Freedom Powersports LLC | Southlake | Powersports Vehicle & Watercraft Sales and Service |
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Azpen Innovation Inc | Plano | Smart Home Device, Wearables, Tablet & Applications |
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Think Tech Labs | Dallas | REthink Real Estate Brokerage Management |
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Thermi | Irving | Medical Device Company |
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J.W. Logistics, LLC | Frisco | First Mile/Last Mile Transportation & Distribution Solutions |
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Scott + Reid | Dallas | Interior & Ground Up General Contractor |
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Paragon Healthcare, Inc | Dallas | Specialty Infusion Provider (Infusible and Injectable Pharmaceuticals) |
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Foreman Therapy Services LLC | Dallas | Healthcare Staffing |
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PROLIM Global Corporation | Dallas | PLM Technology Services |
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Tekzenit | Irving | Outsourced IT Solutions Provider |
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PGL | Irving | 3rd Party Logistics--> Full Supply Chain Management |
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Compass Datacenters | Dallas | Data Center Developers |
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Riveron Consulting | Dallas | Financial Consulting |
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Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC | Frisco | Intelligent Automated & Sortation, Fulfillment and Shipping Systems |
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Urban Oil & Gas Group | Plano | Acquires, Manages, and Optimizes Producing Oil & Gas Properties |
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MediGain | Plano | Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management |
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Shaddock Homes | Plano | Single Family Homes |
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New Century Hospice | Dallas | Community Healthcare and Support Provider for the Terminally Ill |
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Dunhill Homes | Dallas | New Homes |
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FireHost Inc. | Richardson | Secure Managed Cloud Infrastructure |
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Trinity Consultants | Dallas | Environmental Consulting, Software, Staffing and Training for Industrial Companies |
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Statewide Remodeling | Dallas | Residential Home Improvements |
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UR Holdings, LP | Carrollton | Multifamily Construction Services |
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BSI Financial Services | Irving | Loan Servicing, Quality Control, Loss Mitigation, Due Diligence |
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HomeVestors of America, Inc. | Dallas | Real Estate Franchise |
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iPhotonix, LLC | Richardson | Managed, Orchestrated and Interoperable Fiber Access Technologies |
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Oak Mortgage Group | Dallas | Financial Services |
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DECA Dental Group | Addison | Dental Services |
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AustinCSI | Plano | Management Consulting |
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GTN Technical Staffing | Dallas | IT Staffing |
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EnTouch Controls | Plano | EnTouch 360th Energy Management Services |
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CPSG Partners | Dallas | Cloud Services for Human Capital Management and Financial Management |
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Siepe, LLC | Dallas | PaaS and IT Services for Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, and Family Offices |
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Allegro Development | Dallas | Allegro 8 Commodity Management Software |
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Optimal Blue | Plano | Cloud Based Provider of Investor Information for Mortgage Industry |
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Resolve Tech Solutions | Addison | Full Service SAP Provider |
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Loopback Analytics | Dallas | Healthcare SAAS |
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Halff Associates, Inc | Richardson | Engineering & Architecture Services |
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M&S Technologies | Dallas | Reseller of Network Infrastructure and Internet Security Solutions |
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Knightvest | Dallas | Apartment Owner and Manager |
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Fischer & Company | Dallas | Corporate Real Estate Services, Technology & Consulting |
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Temporary Housing Directory | Plano | Temporary Housing & Hotel Services for People Displaced due to an Insurance Claim or Corporate Relocation |
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Akorbi | Plano | Global Multilingual Business Solutions such as Staffing, Contact Centers, Translations & BPO |
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JPM Networks LLC DBA KwikBoost | Dallas | Mobile Device Charging Stations; Convenient Power |
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J. Hilburn | Dallas | Direct to Consumer Luxury Menswear Brand |
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Improving Enterprises | Addison | Software Development Training & Mentoring |
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Compass Professional Health Services | Dallas | Decision Support Technology with Personal Healthcare Consultants |
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Coats Homes | Dallas | Custom Home Builder |
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Saxony Partners | Dallas | Technology Services Company that builds innovative solutions for the Real Estate, Financial Services and Restaurant/Retail Industry |
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WeBuyHouses.com | Southlake | Help Real Estate Investors Succeed through Marketing, Systems & Software |
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ZeOmega | Plano | Population Healthcare Management Software Solution |
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Lucernex | Plano | Leading Provider of True Cloud Delivered Integrated Workplace Management System Solutions |
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Venus Construction | Mansfield | Underground Utility Contractor |
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JW Nutritional LLC | Allen | Manufacturer of Nutritional/Dietary Supplements |
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Commercial Fleet Financing | Carrollton | Equipment Financing Company Specializing in Transportation Equipment |
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Maestro Personal Assistants | Carrollton | Branded Personal Assistant Services |
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Capital Title of Texas, LLC | Plano | Title Insurance and Escrow Services |
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MarketScout Corporation | Dallas | Insurance Wholesaler |
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Pioneer Wine Company | Dallas | Fine & Boutique Wine & Spirits Distributor |
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Tachyon Technologies LLC | Irving | Enterprise Mobility, Analytics, Cloud Solutions, Consulting Services |
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Point 2 Point Global Security, Inc. | Addison | Security company protecting major corporations/high profile executives |
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TSP (Technology Service Professionals) | Dallas | Information Technology Services |
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Southern Botanical, Inc | Dallas | Landscape Installation and Maintenance |
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F2OnSite | Plano | Onsite I.T. Services |
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Tango Management Consulting | Irving | Real Estate Analytics, Consulting & Software Solutions |
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Intelligent Interiors | Addison | Interior Design and Herman Miller Office Furniture Dealer |
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Spring Valley Construction Company | Dallas | General Contractor |
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Civitas Capital Management | Dallas | Investment Management & Real Estate Development |
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Aprima Medical Solutions | Carrollton | Healthcare IT |
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CONTI Organization | Addison | Multifamily Real Estate Firm Focused on Value-Added Properties in Texas |
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Ming Wang/ Misook | Grapevine | Wholesale Women's Apparel |
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WatchGuard Video | Allen | Manufacturer of In-Car Video for Law Enforcement |
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Mohr Partners | Dallas | Global Corporate Real Estate Advisory Firm |
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Switchplace | Dallas | Temporary Relocation Services |
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The BOSS | Dallas | Flooring & Home Improvements |
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projekt202 | Addison | Experience Strategy and Design Research, Interaction & Visual Design, Application Development, Digital Marketing |
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Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc. | Dallas | Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture |
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Architecting Innovation | Dallas | Software Development Consulting Services |
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Baker Brothers Plumbing & Air | Dallas | Plumbing & HVAC |
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Vetscience LLC | Dallas | Ultra Premium Pet Food & Treats |
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Staff One HR | Dallas | PEO Services, HR outsourcing, Payroll, Tax Administration, HR consulting, HR Compliance, Workers Comp. |
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Tolleson Wealth Management | Dallas | Private Wealth Management and Private Banking |
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Geoforce | Coppell | GPS Tracking of Oilfield Equipment |
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Ideal Impact, Inc | Grapevine | Energy Conservation |
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OpenRoad Lending | North Richland Hills | Auto Finance |
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The Fortress Company | Garland | Contract Manufacturing/Distribution of Ornamental Iron |
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Blue River Partners, LLC | Dallas | Professional Services/Consulting |
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Advice Interactive Group | McKinney | Digital Marketing Agency w/ Proprietary Local Search Technology |
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70kft | Dallas | Integrated Design, PR & Digital Marketing Services |
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THMED, LLC | Dallas | Permanent and Temporary Physician Staffing Services |
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YourCause, LLC | Carrollton | Saas Platform, CSRconnect |
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Culture Index Dallas- Fort Worth | Irving | Helping CEO's & Executives Hit Top/Bottom Line Goals Through All People Decisions |
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Webyshops | Arlington | Outdoor Gear Retailer with online website and physical showroom in Arlington |
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Aerospace Quality Research & Development | Addison | Aerospace Engineering & Manufacturing Services |
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Concrete Related Products LLS | Cleburne | Reinforcing Steel Fabricator & Provider of Concrete |
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Money Matters with Ken Moraif | Plano | Investment Advisor |
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BravoTECH | Dallas | IT Staffing Solutions--Short Term, Project or Direct Hire Basis |