MAVERICK SOFTWARE CONSULTING
Business: Information technology firm hires college students to do software development and testing for corporate clients.
Founded: 2000; adopted current model in 2006
Headquarters: Minneapolis
Website: www.mavericksoftware.com
Employees: Seven
Executives: Martin Hebig, president and majority owner; Chuck Sherwood, vice president and co-owner )
2010 revenue: $3.5 million
Strategy: Identifying corporate partners and college campuses where firms would like to recruit, with a goal of doubling Midwestern locations to 12 within three to five years.