Craig Eberly had an idea.
Like any idea, it was subject to criticism in its early stages.
Members of Eberly's own family asked him: Are you sure this is a good time to start your own business?
But the Mount Wolf resident's mind was made up. Recently, Eberly left his network engineer job at Double Dog Communications to start his own information-technology business, Versa Technologies.
Eberly got the idea for the new venture while he was working at Double Dog. People would call him to inquire about off-site data backup.
Double Dog didn't offer that service, Eberly said. As more and more people inquired, though, Eberly realized that a demand existed for off-site data backup.
That's exactly what his new company, Versa, now offers.
Leaving Double Dog wasn't easy, Eberly said. His first stint there ran from 1997 to 2000 and his most recent stint started in 2003.
Eberly wasn't sure when to tell his superiors that he'd be leaving. He was afraid that they'd show him the door before he was ready to start Versa, thus leaving him without a viable source of income.
The bosses were understanding when Eberly gave his two-week notice, he said.
"Double Dog is a good company," Eberly said. "Being where I was at, everything felt stagnant. I just want to make myself better."
Congrats to Craig Eberly for having the trust in himself to step out and start his own business. I would certainly like to speak with him on how it is going and see if there are some things he and I may be able to team up on.
All the best to you, Craig!
Tim Law
tlaw5111@gmail.com
Congrats to Craig Eberly for having the trust in himself to step out and start his own business! I would like to speak with him to see if there are some things we could team up on.
Tim Law
tlaw5111@gmail.com