Founder of new IT company believes his timing is good
Rick Thomas sat in the Starbucks on Robb Drive for the better part of two hours one afternoon this winter, cataloging his fears after he lost his information technology job with a Reno company. 
“I was scared,” Thomas says. “I thought I was going to lose my house.” But as his fears subsided, the 40-year-old Reno resident decided to launch his own IT business, ProTechnical, in the midst of the worst economic downturn in more than 50 years.
The timing is better than it appears, he says.
Companies are trimming in-house IT staff, but still need someone to keep their networks running. That creates opportunity for outsourcing companies.
At the same time, Thomas says, big IT companies — IBM, Cisco — are more open to business partnerships with startups as distribution through other channels continues to slow.
And although ProTechnical is just wrapping up its first three months in business, Thomas says he’s reaching his first goal — winning a new client each week.
He’s working his tail off to get there. Read full story:
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