Leading retained executive search firm named to INC 500|5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America; Opens new offices in Minneapolis

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- [Washington, DC…October 22, 2013] INC. magazine has included ON Search Partners on its seventh annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Partner Steve Cornacchia accepted the award on behalf of the firm from Bob LaPointe, President of INC. at the magazine’s Washington, DC Awards Ceremony. Besides Fuhu, which tops this year’s list, ON Search Partners joins LivingSocial, Otterbox, Silver Springs Networks and Innovolt among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

In a stagnant economic environment, the median growth rate of 2013 INC. 500|5000 companies is an impressive 142%. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 520,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $241 billion. Complete results of the INC. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

“We’ve experienced an impressive and consistent annual growth during a time when the largest search firms’ earnings seemed to have stalled or worse,” explained Cornacchia. “It’s a reflection of the intrinsic value that our client-driven approach holds both for our client companies and other executive search professionals looking to do things a little differently.” Long recognized for its leadership in the international high tech industry, the firm has evolved in recent years to become a dominant presence in the energy, industrial, and life sciences fields as well.

ON Search Partners plans to continue on the trajectory that won them this national recognition. Adding to their footprint, the firm has opened a new office in Minneapolis, Minnasota, soldifying their Mid-West presence. They also have offices in Silicon Valley, Dallas, Cleveland and the Baltimore/DC area. Additionally, the recruiting experts have formally added new speciality areas in the Cloud & Networking, Consumer Electronics and Online Goods & Services, as well as practices focused on assisting high growth companies to recruit the key positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Information/Technology Officer.

“Not all the companies in the INC. 500|5000 are in glamorous industries, but in their fields they are as famous as household name companies simply by virtue of being great at what they do. They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,” says INC. Editor Eric Shurenberg.

Methodology |
The 2013 INC. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2009. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2009 is $100,000; the minimum for 2012 is $2 million. As always, INC. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in INC.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

About ON Search Partners |
ON Search Partners is a global retained executive search firm that identifies and recruits the best CEO, Board and senior executive talent for growth companies, particularly in the technology, life sciences, industrial, cleantech and financial services sectors. With offices in the Silicon Valley, Dallas, Minneapolis, Cleveland and Baltimore/DC areas, ON Search Partners provides a highly-personalized, consultative approach for both public and private companies, as well as venture capitalist and private equity firms. For more information, explore http://www.onpartners.com. 

About INC. |
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, INC. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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440.708.6864 | jatkins@onpartners.com

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