Entrepreneur invests in future by sharing wealth
- Wendy Strong

     A few years ago, if you were to ask Asif Bakar about his vision, his response would have been filled with dollar signs.
     As president of Milwaukee-based Xorbix Technologies Inc., Bakar set out in 1998 to make a fortune with his then two-person computer consulting company.  But as the company started to grow and change, so did his vision.
     "My motivation changed from making a lot of money for myself as a business owner to making money for the company and sharing it with the people who are making this company grow," says Bakar.
Xorbix started as a software consulting company focusing on client/server consulting and Web application consulting.  It has grown from one to 15 full-time employees in the past three and a half years.
     "There were challenges when we were starting," says Bakar, "In the beginning, I was the only guy consulting and the first person I hired was a salesperson.  All she would do was make calls; I knew if we got placement, we could make it."
     And the company did get placements.  It landed its first major deal when it developed a software program for Accurate Reimbursement Provider.  The trend continued as Xorbix decided to expand its services and acquire specialized expertise in Internet/intranet development.