Two La Jolla Firms Make Inc. 5000 List for Fastest Growing Companies

Inc. magazine released it's list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies this week with 95 San Diego County-based companies and two from La Jolla—Great Ecology and The Invisible Close—making the cut.

The annual list is a virtual who's who in the business world. It looks at revenue growth from 2009 to 2012 and employee growth.

Great Ecology is an ecological consulting group focused on ecological planning and design, biological assessment, habitat restoration and other services for private and public sector clients. Its team is comprised of environmental scientists, ecologists, landscape architects and designers.

2013 Statistics for Great Ecology:
Rank: 1788
3 yr. growth: 215%
2012 revenue: $3.5M
2009 revenue: $1.1M
Website: greatecology.com
Employees: 30
Job adds, prev. 3 years: 22
Founded: 2001
Location: La Jolla
Industry: Environmental services

The Invisible Close is led by Lisa Sasevich, who teaches users how to sell without being "salesy." She has trained senior executives at companies like Pfizer and Hewlett-Packard.

2013 Statistics for The Invisible Close:
Rank: 2818
3 yr. growth: 122%
2012 revenue: $5.1M
2009 revenue: $2.3M
Website: lisasasevich.com
Employees: 1
Founded: 2005
Location: La Jolla
Industry: Education

List of San Diego County-based Companies on the 2013 Inc. 5000 list:

• 33 – Zurple of Carlsbad
• 49– Solar Alliance of America of San Diego
• 114 – Oceanhouse Media of Encinitas
• 186 – Ad-Juster of Poway
• 246 – Cardinal Point Captains of Carlsbad
• 323 – Seamgen of San Diego
• 516 – MobileOne of San Diego
• 540 – Cloud9 Real Time of San Diego
• 571 – Internet Marketing of San Diego
• 648 – R3 Strategic Support Group of Coronado
• 673 – Climber.com of San Diego
• 695 – Underground Elephant of San Diego
• 737 Cyber Professional Solutions of Chula Vista
• 760 – Advantar Labs of San Diego
• 812 – Reliant Services Group of San Diego
• 820 – Black Mountain Systems of San Diego
• 885 – VetDepot.com of Encinitas
• 891 – TGG Accounting of San Diego
• 916 – VCC Optoelectronics of Poway
• 966 – Confirm Biosciences of San Diego
• 974 – HireAHelper.com of Oceanside
• 985 – Fusion Academy of America of Solana Beach
• 1024 – PAL General Engineering of San Diego
• 1078 – Global Stragetic Management Institute of San Diego
• 1080 – Quake Global of San Diego
• 1096 – PayLease of San Diego
• 1120 – MCT Trading of San Diego
• 1125 – American Preferred Lending of San Diego
• 1221 – DuChateau Floors of San Diego
• 1249 – Miva Merchant of San Diego
• 1316 – Integrated Practice Solutions of San Diego
• 1489 – Vertical Direct Marketing Group of San Diego
• 1534 – J Public Relations of San Diego
• 1638 – CCS Global Tech of Poway
• 1788 – Great Ecology of La Jolla
• 1789 – RealCapitalMarkets.com of Carlsbad
• 1855 – Raveon Technologies of Carlsbad
• 1929 – Square Peg Packaging and Printing of San Diego
• 2039 – Samuel Scott Financial Group of San Diego
• 2040  - Sonic Boom Wellness of Carlsbad
• 2153 – Skiz of Carlsbad
• 2208 – iMatrix of San Diego
• 2245 – San Diego Sign Company of Carlsbad
• 2262 – Flexible Assembly Systems of San Diego
• 2303 – Combustion Parts of El Cajon
• 2360 – Sentek Global of San Diego
• 2382 – BuyAutoParts.com of San Diego
• 2402 – Independent Financial Group of San Diego
• 2438 – Kyriba of San Diego
• 2484 – Richard Brady & Associates of San Diego
• 2541 – Bird Rock Systems of San Diego
• 2620 – D&K Engineering of San Diego
• 2728 – P-Fleet of San Diego
• 2777 – Tridea Partner of Solana Beach
• 2779 – Access Destination Services of San Diego
• 2818 – The Invisible Close of La Jolla
• 2887 – XIFIN of San Diego
• 2937 – Sullivan Solar Power of San Diego
• 2976 – Stone Brewing Company of Escondido
• 2979 – IQ Pipeline of San Diego
• 3012 – Ludus Sports of San Diego
• 3037 – The Honest Kitchen of San Diego
• 3061 – Gap Intelligence of San Diego
• 3090 – Blue Tech of San Diego
• 3244 – VAVi Sports and Social Club of San Diego
• 3285 – MG Properties of San Diego
• 3410 – Formula PR of San Diego
• 3426 – Destination Concepts of San Diego
• 3443 – MI Technologies of San Diego
• 3476 – Cask of San Diego
• 3485 – Express Companies of Encinitas
• 3525 – Jackson Design and Remodeling of San Diego
• 3529 – Rescue Social Change Group of San Diego
• 3530 – Jamar Power Systems of San Diego
• 3724 – National Funding of San Diego
• 3810 – DynamiCard Plastic Postcards of Escondido
• 3879 – BusinessOnline of San Diego
• 3905 – Monk Development of San Diego
• 3965 – Productivity Associates of San Diego
• 3985 – MyOffice of San Diego
• 3999 – CentrexIT of San Diego
• 4045 – Red Door Interactive of San Diego
• 4116 – Seacomp of Carlsbad
• 4175 – Cali Bamboo of San Diego
• 4238 – Kineticom of San Diego
• 4254 – Torrey Hills Technologies of San Diego
• 4354 – Quality Controlled Manufacturing of Santee
• 4367 – Sunshine Rentals of Vista
• 4395 – Airsis of San Diego
• 4417 – Ingenium of Escondido
• 4484 – Tuscany Pavers of San Diego
• 4486 –Auto Claims Direct of Carlsbad
• 4609 – Chassis Plans of San Diego
• 4657 – Servi-Tek of San Diego
• 4842 – American Specialty Health of San Diego