Rob Battaglia wasn't inspired to start his own company because he lost his job in the recession or to realize a lifelong dream of owning a business. He started
We Tech 24 years ago because he worked for a computer company and saw them giving away the training, which he considered the real business opportunity.
"I decided to start my own company," Battaglia says. "That has grown to training and training support and sales. It then grew into a Dell partnership and now we're an HP partner."
The Holly-based business started out as a computer training company in 1989. It has moved into IT support, desktop support and software sales to small- and medium-sized customers on top of its normal training services.
We Teach has been Battaglia's full-time gig for more than two decades. It not only provides him with a job but steady work for four independent contractors. Battaglia prefers to keep his business small and nimble by employing contractors, which gives both them and his business flexibility to do the work the best way they can see fit.
"I can find best in class," Battaglia says. "I want to find the best trainers I can find. I am very picky about who I put in a classroom."
Source: Rob Battaglia, owner of We Teach
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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