A Minneapolis software developer is expanding his solo business into a three-person firm this month and moving into an office in the Loring Park neighborhood.
Jon De Long started the
Composit Group in July 2009. His company makes automation software to help large, custom manufacturers operate more efficiently. The CAD software lets someone input order specs and generate custom product designs on the spot, instead of having a sales rep relay specs to an engineer.
De Long signed a lease last week on a new office space. (He previously worked from his condo.) He was hauling in equipment by the end of the week. He was also preparing to hire his first two employees by the end of the month.
"Right now, with the economy, manufacturers have the impetus--and oddly enough, also the cash--to try to improve upon their processes," says De Long. "We want to scale up now so we can handle the business down the road."
Source: Jon De Long, Composit Group
Writer:
Dan Haugen