Companies on the Inc. Regionals: Southeast list had a median growth rate of 89 percent.
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2026--
Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today revealed that CFO Worx has been ranked No. 19 on its sixth annual Inc. Regionals: Southeast list – the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the Southeast. The region includes South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Puerto Rico.
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Brian Alvarez, CEO of CFO Worx
An extension of the national Inc. 5000 list, the Regionals list offers a data-driven look at the independent small businesses driving growth across the Southeast economy. Companies on this year’s list demonstrate exceptional revenue expansion, resilience, and job creation during a challenging economic period.
“CFO Worx was built on the belief that private companies deserve far more than backward-looking reporting,” said Brian Alvarez, founder and CEO of CFO Worx. “They need executive-level financial leadership, clearer visibility into what is driving performance, and the kind of transaction readiness that can materially change outcomes for what they’ve built. Being named No. 19 on the Inc. Regionals: Southeast list is a meaningful validation of that mission and of the trust our clients place in us.”
Between 2022 and 2024, these 182 private companies had a median growth rate of 89 percent; by 2024, they’d also added 12,079 jobs and $3.4 billion to the region’s economy.
Complete results of the Inc. Regionals: Southeast, including company profiles and an interactive database sortable by industry and metro area, will be available beginning March 31 at: https://www.inc.com/regionals/southeast.
“The honorees on this year’s Inc. Regionals list achieved exceptional growth at a time when the odds were against them. Amid inflation, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing economic uncertainty, they didn't just persevere – they innovated, adapted, and thrived. Their resilience made them standouts in their industries and true growth engines in their regions,” said Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc.
CFO Worx is an AI-forward Fractional CFO services firm that offers tailored CFO, financial systems, Controller, and strategic Mergers and Acquisitions preparation advisory to US private companies across industries. In the past year, CFO Worx supported transactions up to $100M+ in enterprise value and helps leadership teams make faster, more informed decisions. Led by founder and CEO Brian Alvarez, a Harvard Business School MBA, West Point graduate, and U.S. Army veteran who was previously named 2022 CFO of the Year in Tampa. Learn more about CFO Worx at https://www.cfoworx.com.
More about Inc. and the Inc. Regionals
Methodology The Inc. Regionals lists are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over two years. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, a number of companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Inc. Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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