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East Kentwood High School business and technology teacher and one of his former students have opened up a computer consulting, service and repair company in Grand Rapids to serve the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses.
Justin Michalowski, 35, and Nick Dionne, 24, have opened
GR Computer Solutions in a 1,000-square-foot building at 1234 Plainfield Ave. NE, one block north of Leonard Street.
"Small businesses have the same technology needs as major corporations, but may not have the resources, experience or skill-set to maintain it," Dionne says. "We are that solution. It's too competitive of an environment to be held back by the very tools you need to run the business."
GR Computer Solutions offers comprehensive services in network administration, workstation and user management, technical strategy, consulting, 24-hour support, training, computer sales and computer repair. It will also be open to walk-in retail customers seeking computer repair or hardware and software upgrades.
Dionne says the company's strong points are its affordable prices and technical expertise in choosing and installing company-wide e-mail systems that compete with those used by Fortune 500 companies.
Dionne says the duo chose the Plainfield Avenue site because "it gets a lot of foot traffic and automobile traffic."
Michalowski plans to keep his fulltime job at East Kentwood while Dionne will work fulltime at GR Computer Solutions. It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Source: Nick Dionne, GR Computer Solutions
Sharon Hanks is the innovation and jobs news editor for Rapid Growth Media. She can be contacted at [email protected].
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