GradeCheck.net expects to double customer base, plans to hire

Thursday, June 18, 2009 | Source: Model D
GradeCheck.net is checking off a few more milestones in its growth plan as it continues to expand in TechTown.

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More than 4,000 student-athletes took advantage of GradeCheck.net's services last year and it's looking to pump up that number into the five figures in 2009.

Last year those clients were able to leverage more than $2 million in college scholarships. The 10,000 clients are expected to bring in well over $3 million this year.

GradeCheck.net focuses on making sure student athletes, mostly at the high school level, keep up their academics so they can qualify for college and possible scholarships. It also helps these student athletes take steps so they don't fall through cracks.

"They see us as being a tool they can implement so they can improve their students' educations," says Sheila McBride, founder and CEO of GradeCheck.net.

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