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http://www.google.ro/search?hl=ro&q=2007+succesfull+small+business+niches&meta=

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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2008/faq/

How we pick the FSB 100

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Banks and real-estate firms are excluded from the list (they would otherwise dominate it), as are adult entertainment companies (for ethical reasons).
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2008/snapshots/77.html

LivePerson

Rank: 77 (Previous rank: N.A.)
CEO: Robert LoCascio, Chairman and CEO
Headquarters: New York, NY
Employees: 314
Industry: Technology
Website: http://www.liveperson.com/

This 13-year-old Internet company offers online chat software that connects users with some 30,000 experts in various fields. Its LivePerson Pro service lets customers type their queries to customer-service representatives and get answers in real-time. More than 6,000 companies use LivePerson, including Earthlink, Microsoft and Verizon.

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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2008/snapshots/68.html

PeopleSupport

Rank: 68 (Previous rank: N.A.)
CEO: Lance Rosenzweig, Chairman, president and CEO
Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Employees: 8550
Industry: Business Services
Website: www.peoplesupport.com

This international outsourcing company maintains customer-service centers in the Philippines, Costa Rica, and the U.K. Its clients direct their customers to these centers, by phone or e-mail, for help with questions about billing, service changes and delivery. Next, PeopleSupport plans to start supporting healthcare clients.

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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2008/snapshots/42.html
Headquarters: North Palm Beach, FL
Website: http://www.bankrate.com/

This Internet-based consumer banking and personal-finance company aggregates rate information on mortgages, credit cards and other financial instruments. Bankrate gathers survey data from some 4,800 financial institutions nationwide. The company also publishes original personal-finance advice.

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2008

FSB 100

America's fastest-growing small public companies

And the winners are ...

These small public companies are thriving in tough times. Read on for their success secrets, including global expansion, savvy marketing, long-term planning - and sometimes, old-fashioned luck. more