HeatSpring has grown its online educational business over the last year thanks to it forming some partnerships with other companies.
The Ann Arbor-based company, which is located next to Michigan Stadium, has signed partnerships with the likes of
SolarPro Magazine to create classes oriented on their specialities. For instance, the class for SolarPro Magazine is on megawatt design.
"We went from having two to having 20," says Brian Hayden, president of
HeatSpring.
That growth has allowed Heat Spring to hire a new employee, a student advocate, over the last year. It currently has a staff of four employees and is looking to hire a marketing manager.
Hayden wants to continue growing its online course offerings through similar partnerships. It is also aiming to raise an angel round of seed capital worth $1 million by October.
"We have some verbal commitments," Hayden says. "If we do all of that we will be winning."
Source: Brian Hayden, president of HeatSpring
Writer: Jon Zemke
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