New York — August 20, 2008 —
e-storm International Ranks No. 72 in the Top 100 Businesses in
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA with Three-Year Sales Growth of 288.8%
NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 – Inc. today ranked e-storm International No.1655 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. e-storm International also ranked No. 72 in the Top 100 Businesses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.
“Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivaled portrait of young, under-reported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, profitable bottom lines as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”
“When you account that there are 25 million businesses in the US, e-storm is honored to be featured in the Inc 5000” said William Gaultier, CEO of e-storm International “since 1998, we have worked hard at delivering strong results for our clients through accountable, innovation interactive marketing services – it’s nice to be recognized for our achievements” Gaultier concluded.
The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc5000.com.
Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses
The most notable median growth categories among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing businesses are in the Energy category (which grew by 298%), followed by Government Services (which grew by 220%), Security (200% growth), IT Services and Software (both grew by 187%), and Consulting (which grew by 182% on average).
The largest business category is IT Services, with 579 Inc. 5000 companies. Business Services (532 companies), Construction (459), Manufacturing (405), and Advertising & Marketing (361) complete the top five industries ranked on the 2008 Inc. 5000.
Industries reporting the highest median revenue are Travel ($38.8 million), Financial Services ($16.3 million), Logistics ($15.4 million) Government Services ($14.2 million), and Energy ($14.2 million).
Methodology
The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
Companies can apply for next year’s Inc. 5000 by registering with “IncBizNet, Business Network for Private Companies”, at www.incbiznet.com.
About Inc.com
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About e-storm International
e-storm International is an interactive marketing and advertising agency headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Since 1998, we have applied smart strategies, strong creative and deep analytics to provide market entry strategies, market research, interactive advertising, search engine marketing, and social media marketing services. e-storm International has helped more than 100 business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies that specialize in technology, finance, education, travel, healthcare and many other industries including National University, NatPoly, Spectrum Pacific Learning Co, Mocana, Behr, Microsoft, Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE: ACS), Wells Fargo, Bank of America. Visit www.e-storm.com or call (415) 352-1200.
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