Eight years ago, Kevin Sly and Steve Owsinski were just a couple of college kids at the University of Michigan with a dream of running their own Internet start-up. Today the two friends turned that passion for the web into a local firm that is starting to really take hold – Igadea.
The 8-year-old firm specializes in website development and marketing. It employs eight people in downtown Ann Arbor, including two recent hires. All new hires came on board over the last couple of years as Igadea (a play on words for "I got an idea") grew its revenues an average of 20 percent per year.
"In the last 3-4 years it has really blossomed," says Kevin Sly, president of igadea. "We have picked up a lot of regional clients. It feels like its going to follow that trend."
Those firms include Dew Point in Lansing, Gardiner White in Farmington and re:group in Ann Arbor. The company is focusing on more Internet marketing these days, even though it got its start creating complex web development applications. It also has a side business in e-commerce for jewelry making.
Sly expects this will all add up to more growth in the next year or two. He sees the company continuing to add to its staff in the near future.
Source: Kevin Sly, president of igadea
Writer: Jon Zemke
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