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2.0 Company Summary

The founders of West Pacific Marketing Consultants are former marketers of large multinational engineering, procurement, and construction contracting services and, at the same time, are experienced market researchers in global markets. They founded West Pacific Global Trading Portal (SiliconOctopus.com), the parent company of West Pacific Marketing Consultants, to formalize the integrated B2B, B2C, and consumer-to-consumer services they offer.

The parent company was founded in March, 1999 by Jaka J. Legawa and his business partners from Chicago, Kansas City, and Singapore. This company was originally installed in a home office and moved into its new office space in January, 2000. The subsidiary company, West Pacific Marketing Consultants, was founded in April, 2000 by these same investors.

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2.1 Company Ownership

West Pacific Marketing Consultants was created as an Indonesian "Perseroan Terbatas" (PT) corporation based in Jakarta, namely "PT. Portal Bisnis Pasifik Barat," owned by its principal investors and principal operators. It was created in April, 2000.

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2.2 Company History

Between April and December of 2000, West Pacific Marketing Consultants achieved excellent performance ratings. The sales revenue of $1.9 million, with a gross margin of $1.6 million, was 15% higher than the projected sales for that year.

From its recent growth until the time of this writing, West Pacific Marketing Consultants has costs and cash flow under control.

Past Performance

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2.3 Company Location

The office is located in one of the strategic locations in the heart of the Indonesian business area, at Komplek Pertanian, in Jakarta.

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