Canadian Business and PROFIT today ranked First Light Technologies No. 55 on the 28th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the October issue of Canadian Business and at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth.
First Light Technologies made the 2016 PROFIT 500 list with five-year revenue growth of 1430%.
“Companies become a part of the PROFIT 500 through innovative thinking, smart strategy and sheer grit,” says James Cowan, Editor-in-chief of PROFIT and Canadian Business. “These firms demonstrate what Canadian entrepreneurs can achieve, both at home and across the globe.”
“First Light Technologies is honoured to be on the PROFIT 500 ranking,” says co-founder, Sean Bourquin.
“We have an innovative product line and a great team; this achievement is evidence of the terrific momentum our brand of solar lights are experiencing in the lighting industry.”
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