HunterStone was founded in 2001 and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the company graduated from the USC Technology Incubator in November of 2002. The company, Headquartered in Irmo has locations in Australia and the United Kingdom, in addition to over 35 resellers around the globe. HunterStone has developed a series of software products to address the distance and online learning space, for the simple creation and management by teachers of their content, utilizing the familiar Microsoft Office product suite. The products are in 13 different languages and a subset has been licensed by Microsoft for the Learning Essentials suite. In addition to the products developed by HunterStone, the company is also one of Microsoft’s leading partners in the education space and was one of five release partners globally for the Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit on its introduction. HunterStone’s customers range from School Districts in the US and the UK to the Military, Local and State Governments as well as Fortune 500 companies who focus on blended learning approaches. The THESIS product line is the flag ship product of HunterStone.
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Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
7 Years
What is your primary product or service?
The THESIS Elearning suite of content packaging and management products are our primary offering. We are also very acocmplished Microsoft application developers in .NET and SharePoint technologies.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
We always wanted to build a software product, we had focused for a long time on other companies on services work. So when we we introduced to a company that was in the elearning space and we discovered an additional need we j decided to give it a go.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Many of our competitors focus vertically in their product offering. We have made our product more horizontal in its offering. We have covered a larger area of content creation and management and can do more than our competitors. It is also a very simple product to use, which helps with our target user.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We have 3 locations and yes we do plan to expand those locations as our business grows.
Provide detailed directions to your location
Take the I26 Exit to Ballentine and follow Broad River Rd to the Helpin Hands Nursery. We are in the offices immediately after the Nursery.
What type of payments do you accept?
We accept credit card, checks and online payments depending upon the order.
Which areas do you service?
We are Global in our product offering. We are National in our Services offerings at this time.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
We are a privately held company Headquartered out of ou Irmo offices.
What are your hours of operation?
We are open from 8:30am to 5:30pm EST in Irmo, in the UK and Australia our offices are open those hours in their time zones.