Winter Springs, Fla., (August 26, 2021)Tech Rage IT has won Business of the Year in the 6-10 Employees category at this years’ Seminole Business Awards.  The Seminole Country Chamber hosts this annual event to honor individuals and businesses who provide exceptional service and contributions within Seminole County.

Tech Rage IT’s nomination included the highlights of the company’s tremendous success over the past year. For instance:

  1. The company experienced a 58% increase in revenue in 2020 despite a global pandemic and exceeded its projected revenue goal by 12%.
  1. Tech Rage IT has already surpassed last year’s sales and is on track to meet an 80% increase in revenue by the end of 2021.
  1. In the last 12 months, Tech Rage IT has added two full-time members to its technical team, as well as two interns contributing to local job growth. And to continue providing an outstanding customer experience, the company expects to add two additional full-time members to its team by the end of 2021.
  1. Matt Rose, the director of technology services for Tech Rage IT, released a new book in July 2021. Through his book, Kiss Tech Rage Goodbye, Rose helps dispel eight myths common with technology services for businesses.

Nearly 100 businesses were nominated for an award with finalist divided into eight categories. The finalist and winners were selected by chamber professionals throughout the country.

The eight categories are:

  • Sole Proprietor
  • 2-5 Employees
  • 6-10 Employees
  • 11-25 Employees
  • 26-100 Employees
  • 100+ Employees
  • Small Non-Profit
  • Large Non-Profit

“This award is dedicate to our hard-working team, amazing clients, and our devoted supporters & advisors,” said Erica Martinez, CEO. “Most importantly, I want to thank the Seminole County Chamber for their ongoing support to the small business community, especially during difficult times like the recent global pandemic.”

This is the second year in a row the business has been nominated for an award.

Click here for the Seminole Business Awards winners and here for the list of nominees.

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For more information, please contact: Tech Rage IT has won

For Tech Rage IT: Erica Martinez-Rose, 407-278-5664 ext. 102, Erica@TechRageIT.com.

For the UCF Business Incubation Program: Rafael Caamano, 407-408-4297 rafael.caamano@ucf.edu or Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & Associates, 407-415-8470, alan@byrdconnections.com

About Tech Rage IT: Tech Rage IT is a woman-owned technology firm providing managed IT services, VoIP phone services, IT consulting and more to the frustrated, defeated and disappointed businesses craving more from their technology investment.

Tech Rage IT’s registered tagline “We Prevent Tech Rage” speaks to their laser focus of being a recognized leader in reducing the raging-headaches that employers and their employees face every single day due to technology problems, such as inconsistent or high IT support costs, unreliable or outdated technology, faulty or slow devices, and ransomware or lost files.  Tech Rage IT, headquartered in Winter Springs, has been serving the area since 2015.  Find more information about how Tech Rage IT is preventing Tech Rage at www.TechRageIT.com.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program: The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high growth/impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy.

With seven facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties, and the cities of Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. For the 2017/2018 fiscal years, the activities of these participating firms have helped to sustain more than 6,725 local jobs and have had a cumulative impact of over $725 million on regional GDP and over $1.3 billion on regional sales. During the same period, the program has returned more than $12.00 in state and local taxes for every $1.00 invested in the program. In addition, for every $1.00 of public investment the firms also produced $118 of additional regional GDP and $226 of regional sales. For more information, visit  www.incubator.ucf.edu.