In this country, fast-growing companies can hire new workers without worrying that they are making a 30-year commitment.
One day, the market will again recognize - and reward - them as fast-growing companies.
Set up in June 1995, it has proved a powerful magnet for small, fast-growing companies, with 224 listed so far.
Growth funds seek to invest in stocks of fast-growing companies.
And even fast-growing small companies remain extremely cautious in how they add workers.
"There are fast-growing companies in every region of every state," he said.
Generally, like the shares of other fast-growing companies, they still trade at premiums to the market.
But there are plenty of other fast-growing companies that deserve recognition.
And it was a fast-growing company, nearly doubling in size to about 200 workers in just a few years.
But these fast-growing companies have also created a surge in demand for warehouse space across the region.