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Gino Capito and Roger Thomas have always had the entrepreneurial spirit.
Gino's vision was to provide the best computer service business in which he could locally own, and grow. In 2001 at age 30, he found himself in a position to sell his small business, Platinum Technologies, to a major NW Arkansas technology corporation.
Two years later he made arrangements to purchase Dixieland Computers with a business partner, Roger Thomas, and get back into the self employment environment.
Roger had been self employed with his own telecommunications company, TeleCompNET, for 9 years (since October '94). Gino and Roger met via mutual customers, and business colleagues. They started running into each other when a local business / Wal-Mart Supplier needed computers (Gino) and telecommunications services (Roger). Then, they started referring business to each other. The relationship was non-competitive, non-threatening because each performed a vertical technology function. This type of lead sharing and customer partnering relationship went on for nearly two years.
 When the Norwood brothers decided to sell Dixieland Computers and go into the commercial real estate business, they contacted Gino and gave him the first opportunity to buy the only "mom and pop" locally owned computer business. Gino
then called up Roger and asked him if he was interested in being a partner. After all, they had been providing technology turnkey solutions with one another for the past couple of years, so they thought "we have something here!" They worked on a deal, and the rest is history, and a future, all in one.The beauty of being a locally owned technology center is being able to have a core business: computer repair and installation, phone system/ circuit repair and installation, while catching certain vertical business opportunities that come up several times per year, and riding the wave. It not only makes for a good living, but a fun professional life. There are many opportunities that NW Arkansas provides by being the center of Wal-Mart / Supplier world, and Gino and Roger plan on providing needed technology services to all people and businesses, while having a heck of a good time. And as anybody knows, there are great players needed on every team. We encourage you to go to "Our Team" on this web site, and see the team members that TeleComp has comprised to make this a thriving technology company.
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