IPA Ranked 113th Largest Privately Held Company By Crain’s Chicago Business

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Jennifer Cumbee
IPA
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Jennifer.Cumbee@ipa-c.com

Buffalo Grove, Ill. (May 31, 2007) - IPA was recently ranked the 113th Largest Privately Held Company by Crain’s Chicago Business in their April 16, 2007 edition.

Crain’s reported that IPA had firm wide revenues of $250 million for the 12 month reporting period ending December 31, 2006, an increase of 17.4% over 2004. Crain’s also ranked IPA as the 6th Largest Management Consultants in the Chicago area in 2005 and 2006. There were a total of 1,621 Chicago headquartered employees for the company in 2006 for the reporting period ending December 31, 2006. In addition, firm wide employees for the same reporting period were 1,698.

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IPA, the largest privately held management consulting and professional services firm for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With more than $250,000,000 in annual revenues, IPA is the 6th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 61st largest consulting company in the world. IPA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-c.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773.