FlowSense Inc.
Business: Installs commercial and industrial heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Founded: 2001
Headquarters: Maple Grove
Website: www.flowsense.com
Executive: Founder Paul Smallwood
Employees: 10
2006 revenue: $2 million
Quote: "Preferences aren't much good if you can't do the job." -- Smallwood, responding to those who suggest that his status as a minority participant in state and federal small-business assistance programs is the reason for his success.

