Gainesville IT Company Completes State’s GrowFL Economic Gardening Program

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – e-TechServices, a Gainesville-based information technology company, recently completed the statewide GrowFL program.

President Mario Ariet, who co-founded the 12-year-old company with CEO Marc Spindler, said even with the company’s “deep bench of technical experts and years of experience in enterprise computing solutions” they still had limited access to some of the corporate tools that large companies use to market themselves.

“We are a premiere IBM business partner whose experts offer enterprise-level computing solutions, consultation and design for systems integration and optimization, as well as disaster recovery and business continuity,” Ariet said. “The GrowFL team helped us gain access to some of these unique tools and provided insight into the Florida market place and online marketing strategies.”

Part of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, GrowFL was created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature and is based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. When selecting businesses for the program, the institute looks for companies that have the potential for success, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.

“e-TechServices, a growth-targeted company, showed that it has a promising future in the industry and therefore was ideal for the program,” said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president for the University of Central Florida’s Office of Research and Commercialization.

A leading provider of IBM mid-range and information technology solutions including systems, storage, software and IT professional services, e-TechServices has 13 employees, many of whom work in strategic satellite locations in Gainesville, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando.

Ariet said his company’s affiliation with GrowFL proved that they are in the correct marketplace and are in a strategic position to continue their success.

“It has given us an opportunity to showcase our unique skills to the companies and organizations who need these capabilities most,” he said.

About e-TechServices Inc.: e-TechServices is a premier IBM Business Partner whose experts provide consulting and professional services to successfully implement any project by understanding the business requirements that drive the IT challenges that need solution. The company’s hosted managed services, cloud computing solutions and disaster recovery has made e-TechServices a go-to trusted partner to some of the nation’s premiere institutions and businesses, including the University of Florida, CSX Transportation and the State of Florida. For more information, visit www.e-techservices.com.

About The Florida Economic Gardening Institute / GrowFL:
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida was established in 2009. Initially funded by the Florida Legislature, the Institute has provided services via the State of Florida’s Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program, known as GrowFL. With various partnerships throughout the state, including Orange County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the Institute collaborates with statewide partners to support the growth of second-stage businesses through localized entrepreneurial ecosystems. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.