Ann Arbor’s Akasha Crystals adds four people

Akasha Crystals is starting to fill out its new office space in downtown Ann Arbor, hiring four people so far this year. That rounds out its current staff to 21 people.”Our intention is to double our workforce in the next five years,” says Adam Kasha, president and founder of Akasha Crystals. “We have the space to do it.”The company now occupies the entire third floor of the 101 N Main St building at the northwest corner of Huron and Main. That has allowed it to unify its three showrooms into one place and provide some elbow room for its employees.The company has also experienced quite a bit of revenue growth in recent years, recording double-digit revenue growth in each of its last 10 years. Last year’s revenue was up 31 percent and this year’s revenue is forecasted to increase 20-35 percent.The company sells decorative glass and stone products to the likes of Target and Pier 1 Imports. It got its start in 1988 when Kasha, then a University of Michigan student, started selling his wares thanks to a $5,000 loan from his parents. Today it has revenues in excess of $20 million.Source: Adam Kasha, president and founder of Akasha CrystalsWriter: Jon Zemke