N'compass Solutions

Business: Independent information technology (IT) consultancy offers consulting, integration and managed services to help midsized and large companies make better use of data in seeking to create new business opportunities. Specialties include data centers, server and storage systems, cloud computing, management services and unified communications.

Founded: 2001; merged with Applied Communications in 2011

Headquarters: Minneapolis

Website: www.ncompass-inc.com

Employees: 31

Executives: Christopher Flaherty, co-founder and executive vice president of strategic accounts; Christopher Pinc, co-founder and executive vice president of solutions; Gerry Hansen, co-founder and CEO; Keith Meierhofer, co-founder and executive vice president of strategic accounts; Kristi Paul, executive vice president of marketing and sales.

2011 revenue: $13 million