Vitamins Network is a one stop shop for nutritional information and over 10,000 different types of vitamins at discount prices. Twenty percent of U.S.-based Vitamins Network orders come from overseas and total retail sales are growing at a rate of 30-50% per month.

Says CEO and founder Michael DeVivio, "The Internet allows us to send specialty vitamin orders directly to manufacturers and maintain only the most popular brands in stock. This allows us to save money on inventory and pass savings directly to the customer."

Through a recent service upgrade, the Vitamins Network gives customers the option of storing an order of up to 10 products which speeds the ability to fill subsequent orders. In addition, the Vitamins Network Web site abounds with nutritional and consumer information, allowing shoppers to find the nutritional information they need, when they need it.

Name: Rent Net Description: Online apartment rental advertising URL: www.rent.net Founded: 1994

Using the Internet to provide information on apartments for rent across the street, across the nation or across the border, Rent Net advertises over 2,000,000 apartments in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

Rent Net enables apartment advertisers to show prospective renters photos of the apartment and floor plans and even gives them the opportunity to use new technology to show their apartments in 3-D, maneuverable images so potential renters can virtually move around and view the apartment from different perspectives. While online, the renter can also schedule an appointment to view the actual apartment.

Says Vice President and Founder Jed Katz, "The Internet allows renters to slash the time needed to find an apartment. It also allows apartment owners to target potential renters at a much lower cost-per-lease than their other forms of advertising."

Rent Net is completely free to renters, though apartment owners pay a monthly fee to advertise.