EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Three companies that made the list of fastest growing private companies in the Valley in 2002 are again top gainers, joining 17 other firms this year on a list of businesses offering a wide range of products and services ranging from travel assistance to toner cartridges. Mobile Storage Inc. takes the No. 5 slot this year, showing revenue growth of 77.4 percent between 2000 and 2002. Revenues for 2002 were $149 million, up from $120 million in 2001 and $84 million in 2000. The company has added 205 employees since 2000, bringing the total to 407. Mobile came in at No. 6 out of 25 in 2002. At No. 14 on the list this year is J.D. Power & Associates, showing growth of 28 percent between 2000 and 2002, with revenues in 2002 of $132 million, up from $127.9 million in 2001 and $103 million in 2000. Jacqueline Fox THE PACESETTER Micro Solutions Enterprises takes the top slot on the list of fastest growing companies in the Valley, showing revenue growth of 111.3 percent between 2000 and 2002. MSE has 399 employees, up from 165 in 2000. Revenues for 2000 were $14.2 million and that number jumped to $21 million in 2001. Revenues for 2002 were $30 million. The Chatsworth-based company manufactures laser toner cartridges compatible with HP, Epson, Canon and other printers. It was launched in 1995 by brothers Avi and Yoel Wazana and, for some time, struggled for space in an already crowded marketplace. After a faltering first year, the brothers switched from reselling to re-manufacturing cartridges and, upon discovering that roughly 14 percent of their some 1,200 accounts represented more than 90 percent of their business, they refocused again, this time on wholesale and distribution markets. Their first break came in 1997 when they successfully rebuilt the first Optra C color cartridge, saving their client some $7,000 they would have had to spend on a new printer. Sales grew, and so did the company, so the Wazanas moved operations from a 600-square-foot location in Palmdale to a 3,000-square-foot facility in Chatsworth that same year. They now operate out of a 30,000-square-foot plant and a separate 1,300-square-foot cleaning room. The company has expanded its product line and now has distribution offices across the globe. What’s been the key driver behind the growth? Quality and customer care, says Avi, the company’s CEO. “It’s really an accolade and a compliment to our various employees, customers and vendors.” Jacqueline Fox Click Here for the LIST