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Czech-founded Business in LA Rapidly Expands

(This article expired 07.02.2014.)

Czech-American businessman John “Jan” Vanhara recently earned the distinction of having created the fastest growing private company in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Vanhara came to the United States in 1999 to sell software during the dot-com boom. In 2001 he started IncParadise, which helps business incorporate in Nevada and in 2007 he moved to Los Angeles to set up XYZ Bikes. After the financial crisis hit and sales slowed, he used XYZ´s warehouse space and set up Shipito. His Eastbiz Corporation, which runs mail and package
forwarding business "Shipito.com", has rapidly expanded since 2007 to four warehouses in Los Angeles, Oregon and Hong Kong. The company´s service acts as an international intermediary, receiving ordered goods from US-based businesses and shipping them abroad. Shipito.com maintains headquarters in Torrance, CA and processes an average of over 50,000 packages a month. Over three years has experienced a whooping 2,046% product growth rate. Inc. Magazine recently named the company "Number 1 in Logistics and Transportation" in 2011. For more information on the company and its service, visit www.shipito.com.