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There’s no doubt, Northeast Ohio isn’t exactly a hotbed of technology talent. That creates a real challenge for a growing Web Design firm. Finding new designers, CCS folks and programmers can be a real headache.

While we’re struggling to find enough new talent, the kids that do have some talent and graduate college are heading to one of the coasts or Chicago because they believe that’s the only place they can find a job. Either that or they’re only interested in designing gaming software, in which case we can’t use them anyways. This situation has been dubbed the brain drain. Fortunately our area chambers and some other local businesses are working hard to both keep these kids here, and retrain those who may be ready for a new field.

To do our part, we’ve kicked off the TKG Instititue, which is web development training for young adults that are ready (or almost ready) to enter the workforce, but need some experience in web design or development. Our goal is to grow some talent in our market to first and foremost, serve the kids who take advantage of it, secondly build a workforce for our business and others in the area who need people with these skill sets.