The Internet consulting company Ryan Vartoogian started
in his dorm room while attending Michigan State University has taken off,
making its way onto the national scene and Inc. magazine's list of 5,000
fastest growing private companies.
Vartoogian started S
partan Internet Consulting in 1997, when the Internet was
in its infancy, as a way to help companies create a presence on the web. As the Internet grew, so did Spartan Internet.
Last
year the company doubled. Vartoogian expects it to double again this year. The Lansing State Journal reported in July the company expects to add 30 to 40 employees.
"The business climate has changed a lot over the
last 10 years. Now it seem the resources are much, much more available in
Lansing especially in the IT field," Vartoogian says. "There's
definitely a force and momentum to move in that field."
To cultivate young, high-tech talent in the area,
Vartoogian is turning the old Holmes Street School in Lansing into a tech corridor.
Development on the school will begin in about a month.
Source: Ryan Vartoogian, Spartan Internet
Ivy Hughes is the development news editor for Capital Gains. She can be reached at
ivy@capitalgainsmedia.com.
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