Business: Provides loan-portfolio analysis software to banks in the quasi-governmental farm credit system.

Founded: Late 1999

Headquarters: Apple Valley

Website: www.loananalytics.com

Executive: Founder Tim Wilberding

Employees: 1

2008 revenue: $229,000; on track to top $350,000 in 2009

Quote: "When getting out of bed was the hardest thing I did all day, I knew it was time to quit." -- Wilberding, explaining why he quit the professional rodeo circuit at age 27.