Alumnus-Owned Company Recognized as Small Business of the Year
The Redmon Group, a leading multimedia software development firm founded by John Redmon, B.A. Economics '88 and M.B.A. '90, was recently named Small Business of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce in Alexandria, Va.The company develops CD-ROM titles, touch-screen kiosks, computer-based training, websites, and multimedia presentations. Clients have included MCI, United Nations, Bell Atlantic, Lucent Technologies, and IBM.
Redmon, who is president of the Redmon Group, founded the company out of his living room in 1990. "The business was started with restaurant waiter tips and built with passion," he says. The firm has come a long way since its humble beginnings. There are currently 11 staff members, and projected revenues for 1997 are $2 million.
For more information about the Redmon Group, visit its website at http://www.redmon.com. See also, "Alumni and Students Unite to Create M.B.A. CD-ROM," on page 10 of this magazine.