Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans in 1999 and within a year had sold less than 150 cooling fans (yes, the company produces fans. What else?). Output grew each year and two weeks ago his Lexington, Kentucky-based company sold its 100,000 fan. The firm is on track to generate $125 million in revenue this year, up from just under $90 million in 2012. ?We?ve grown at over 30% since the recession and prior to the recession we grew at a greater rate than that,? Smith said. One of the more compelling re...
Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans in 1999 and within a year had sold less than 150 cooling fans (yes, the company produces fans. What else?). Output grew each year and two weeks ago his Lexington, Kentucky-based company sold its 100,000 fan. The firm is on track to generate $125 million in revenue this year, up from just under $90 million in 2012. ?We?ve grown at over 30% since the recession and prior to the recession we grew at a greater rate than that,? Smith said. One of the more compelling re...
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