Well before the Great Recession slammed the American economy in 2008 to 2009, BroadSoft (BSFT) was up to its neck in a pool of red ink. The small-cap specialty software firm for the telecom market lost a cumulative $1 per share over four years from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, a light at the end of the tunnel emerged. That year, BroadSoft jump-started its sales to $96 million, up 39% vs. the prior year.