MSU grad's PT college biz becomes successful FT job

Kurt Hines started HLC Technology Solutions while getting his business degree at Michigan State University. He has since turned it into his full-time job, helping small businesses choose the best technology options.

"I always loved technology," Hines says. "I always felt it could make life simpler. I try to give everyone a little bit more time back in their day."

The Plymouth-based company switched its strategy over the last few years as it adapted to a challenging economic climate. It went from a small firm with a couple of big clients to a growing company with an expanding client list of small businesses. So far his revenue is up 50 percent, and in 2011 Hines hopes to make his first hires in the 9-year-old company's history.

"My small businesses are the ones that kept growing," Hines says.

Source: Kurt Hines, president of HLC Technology Solutions
Writer: Jon Zemke

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MSU grad's PT college biz becomes successful FT job

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