▁there after ▁on ▁F let cher ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁the ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁divers ify ▁its ▁products ▁and ▁services ▁mix . ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁A ms cot ▁Fin an cial ▁operated ▁ 8 4 ▁branches ▁and ▁serv iced ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁customers ▁a ▁week . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁handling ▁approximately ▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁worth ▁of ▁transactions ▁a ▁year . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁A ms cot ' s ▁reven ues ▁equ aled ▁$ 8 5 ▁million . ▁A ms cot ▁was ▁accepting ▁bill ▁pay ments ▁for ▁various ▁util ities ▁and ▁service ▁prov iders ▁in ▁Florida , ▁including ▁TE CO , ▁Or lando ▁Util ities ▁Commission , ▁and ▁Lak eland ▁Electric , ▁with ▁Duke ▁Energy ▁and ▁Florida ▁Power ▁and ▁Light ▁( FP & L ) ▁added ▁later . ▁In ▁addition , ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁Business ▁Review ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Business ▁Ob server ) ▁named ▁founder ▁Ian ▁Mac K ech nie ▁their ▁" Ent re pr ene ur ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁By ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁following ▁an ▁expansion ▁into ▁the ▁Miami ▁market , ▁A ms cot ▁increased ▁its ▁store front s ▁in ▁Florida ▁aver aging ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 , 4 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁per ▁branch . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁A ms cot ▁had ▁branches