Triple-Digit Growth Fuels Ethos 360's East Coast Expansion

Professional business planning firm Ethos 360 will open its first East Coast office in the upscale Brickell area of Miami, Florida. Ethos360 (ethos360.com) has quickly grown into the world's largest and most well-respected business plan writing company dominating their niche despite a poor economy. Not only will the Miami office give Oregon-based Ethos 360 a physical East Coast presence but it will act as a stepping stone toward international growth.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) August 02, 2011

Ethos 360, the nation's leading and fastest-growing business planning and consulting firm, will expand by opening a new office in Florida to serve its East Coast clients, create new divisions, increase its applicant pool, and move toward international expansion.

After revamping its business model in early 2009, Ethos 360 quickly and radically dominated the professional business plan writing industry. By the first quarter of 2011, Ethos 360 had captured the majority of the market share, surpassing what its closest competitor achieved in the same time frame (according to industry reports).

Sales have continued to grow at a double-digit pace, and demand for Ethos 360's professional products and services surges. Accordingly, a space was needed to house 20-30 new employees, which will double the number of existing staff members.

Ethos 360's management team selected Miami, Florida, a business-friendly city known for its thriving community of entrepreneurs. With access to venture capital money and bank lines of credit, building out a new space there was an attractive option. After settling the build versus lease question and viewing thousands of square feet in office space, a favorite emerged and an East Coast office was born. Ethos 360 East is now located in the world-class Miami Brickell Bayview (80 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida), a beautifully constructed office building that offers flexibility for further expansion.

Brickell's reputation as a budding financial and lifestyle district in Miami added to the location's appeal. Ethos 360's new office will be at the epicenter of investment banks, venture capital firms, angel groups, hedge funds, national and international commercial banks, broker dealers, SEC attorneys, and more.

A tremendous amount of capital is backed by a strong support network in Southern Florida: a huge plus for Ethos 360's clients. Ethos 360 has the ability to assist in raising capital because of its close proximity to innumerable amounts of "sideline capital" and international investors who are expected to greatly advance Ethos 360's efforts. A record number of angel deals and venture capital deals were cemented in 2011 alone.

Believers in giving back to Portland's entrepreneurial community, Ethos 360's talented staff has judged multiple business plan competitions, offered free business planning classes, and most recently, has committed to mentoring at the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), the latter of which will be spearheaded by business planning veterans Mike Peterson, Christina Hersey, Lauren Krzyzynski, Neil Elder, and President Ellisa Brenneman.

PIE is a Portland, OR-based startup incubator formed from a partnership among world-renowned ad agency Wieden+Kennedy, big brands, and passionate entrepreneurs and innovators. Recently, Google joined Coca-Cola, Target and Nike in assisting PIE. Each company involved in PIE provides five mentors (ranging from Google and Google Ventures to YouTube and Android, among countless others) to assist startups enrolled in the program. The brilliant and generous Rick Turoczy, a greatly respected Oregon tech journalist and consultant, writes the popular Silicon Florist blog and acts as General Manager of PIE. He is also a PIE co-founder.

Ethos 360 has aspired to cultivate its own investment fund or incubator. Its first investment test – as the lead investor of a start-up micro-brewery based in San Francisco – was a success. The business has since produced revenues that reflect a sound, well-devised operational strategy. Cherry Voodoo, the micro-brewery that garnered the interest of Ethos 360, brews some of the most extreme styles of beer in San Francisco. And they're in good company. Tens of millions of dollars have been raised by Ethos 360's clients this year alone, leading to its large equity interest in an environmentally-conscious cattle feed venture. Ethos 360 raised the capital on its own, and has successfully paved the way for the construction of the company's manufacturing facility.

With a sustainable business model that sets an example for its clients, Ethos 360 is a business planning firm at the forefront of innovation and the future of entrepreneurism. To learn more, please visit http://www.ethos360.com.

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