IQNavigator.

• Author: Taylor, Mike
• Position: TECHNOLOGY

SLNCE 1999, IQVAVTGATR HAS HELPED SOME of the world's top companies manage their extended workforce programs. Creating spending efficiencies for clients through specialized software programs and services has made IQNavigator itself a Top Company.

The Centennial-based firm has increased sales at a clip of 30 percent annually in recent years while growing to its current 380 employees, almost all of them in the Denver area.

"This year alone we're adding 90 employees to our work base." CEO Lou Andreozzi says. "In these rough economic times, it's very important for companies to get a handle on their expenses and manage those expenses, and we give them visibility into that. That's our major plus. That's why we've been able to grow very- fast over the last few years."

The story of IQNavigator is a remarkable one, beginning in late 1999 when venture capitalist John Raeder acquired the assets of IQXchaiige, which consisted of a beta code, nine employees, one client and a fax machine. Less than 12 years later, IQNavigator is a market leader in an industry it had a huge hand in establishing.

Today IQNavigator's offerings of software: and services span every major industry boast more than 2.5 million active users and are accessed from more than 100 countries daily

Andreozzi cites IQNavigator's strong technology team as a big reason for the company's success in giving clients what they need to belter manage spending on their contingent work forces. Then there's what he calls a "virtuous circle" of getting feedback from customers and applying that feedback to subsequent IQNavigalor products.

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