Nuspire expands office, adds jobs, spreads into Latin American & European markets

Nuspire is going far abroad to create a few jobs in its home base of Commerce Twp.

The 11-year-old IT security firm has traditionally worked in the local automotive industry. While that shrunk, Nuspire reached out to new industries in new markets to find business. It locked down customers in Brazil, Spain and Panama in the health-care and retail markets. That has allowed the firm to continue its five-year streak of double-digit revenue growth with solid prospects on the horizon.

"We've got a lot of projects that are in the hopper we're just starting to realize now," says Saylor Frase, president of Nuspire. "2011 will be one of our biggest years for revenue jumps."

The company has hired 10 people in the last eight months, expanding its staff to 60 employees and 370 independent contractors around the globe. It also has six job openings and one intern position available now for application developers and network security specialists. There are plans to add at least another 10 jobs over the next year.

Nuspire is expanding its home office, recently taking over 10,000 square feet and turning it into space for new employees. It is also looking at adding on again in the near future. "It's basically a new facility," Frase says.

Source: Saylor Frase, president of Nuspire
Writer: Jon Zemke

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