Digerati is looking for a few good coders. Which isn't unusual for a software firm. Developers are in high demand and don't work cheaply. What makes Digerati unique is it is looking for a lot of them.
The 20-employee firm has hired three people over the last year, and has openings for eight new positions, most of which are professionals in software and IT. "If you're creative and entrepreneurial, we want to get to know you," says Mark Ostach, COO of
Digerati.
The 11-year-old company has created backend software for a number of different organizations but two of its higher-profile projects are the MORE Program and
Intern in Michigan Initiative. The Intern in Michigan Initiative has helped more than 2,000 companies doing business in the Great Lakes State land interns. Digerati is currently launching
Intern in Ohio this year.
The MORE Program launched the
InsYght software program two years ago with the idea of creating a software portal that helps connect businesses with the resources needed to grow in a fast and efficient manner. It has facilitated 25,000 users in Michigan and is looking to create a national presence.
"Our effort is to continue to inventory a lot of federal resources available to the entrepreneur," Ostach says. "We think that will be valuable to not only our entrepreneurs but entrepreneurs across the country."
Source: Mark Ostach, COO of Digerati and Mike Gentile, director of communications for Digerati
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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