South Florida firms keep on growing - right on to Business Week's hot 100. (fast growing South Florida businesses)

Explosive growth for three very different companies grabs magazine's attention

Three South Florida businesses are among the fastest growing in the nation, according to Business Week's recent list of "100 hot growth companies" with annual sales between $10 million and $150 million. Companies were ranked on three-year sales and earnings growth, and return on invested capital.

Ranked second was Vitech America, which manufactures and distributes computers in Brazil. French Fragrances, which makes and markets fragrances and skin-care products was 41, and Q.E.P., which manufactures and distributes specialty tools, was 61. Here's a closer look at these three "hot" …