Kentaro aims to help smokers quit with new project

Kentaro has made a name for itself over the last four years building websites and creating its own sites.

Last year it created a lead-generation service for real-estate professionals called Real Estate Esspresso. Today the Ann Arbor-based firm is working on a new site to help people quit smoking.

"We're looking to diversify into a few different industries," says Kentaro Roy, founder & president of Kentaro.

Kentaro is currently building out an online smoking cessation program called QuitSmokingCommunity.org.

"We felt there was a void in the market," Roy says. "All of the smoking cessation websites were outdated."

Kentaro still continues to build on its custom website work for its clientele. The firm is adding more customers in the real-estate and manufacturing sectors. It is also adding more work from law firms. That bump in work has allowed Kentaro to add a new web developer over the last year, expanding its staff to five people.

Source: Kentaro Roy, founder & president of Kentaro
Writer: Jon Zemke

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