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We Help Startups Stay Safe & Grow
We believe in making security and compliance easy for your growing team, whether you’re in our hometown Detroit or across the country, with our 5‑day snapshot and 110% money‑back guarantee.
We keep watch around the clock with live, human‑led cybersecurity monitoring and near‑instant responses. Ensuring that help is always just a moment away, allowing you to focus on what really matters.
Make compliance work for you. Our 5‑day snapshot gets you ready for enterprise buyers and investors fast, and our 110 % guarantee lets you pursue bigger deals with confidence.
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Smart Biz iT has always been a Detroit story. After years of working in IT for large organizations here in Detroit, our founder, Shawn Thornton II, saw that local startups and small companies were wrestling with confusing audits and security demands. He realized the people around him needed someone they could trust to explain the rules and make technology feel human.
So he started small, meeting local business owners for coffee, translating compliance into plain English and setting up protection that fit their budgets. Word spread, and Smart Biz iT grew naturally. We’ve never left Detroit because this community is our home, and our mission is to help it thrive.
We work best with growing teams of about 5 to 250 users, whether you’re bootstrapped or backed by investors. Our clients are usually tech‑enabled businesses such as SaaS firms, healthtech startups, manufacturers and professional service providers. They come to us because they want to win bigger deals, meet regulatory requirements and sleep better knowing their data is protected. We’re based in Detroit but support companies across the United States through a blend of remote tools and personal care.
Shawn was very informative about the computer systems in my office. He pointed out some areas where I was vulnerable and came up with some great solutions for me. He’s implemented encrypted emails for me, he’s doing cloud based backups and will be doing 24 hour monitoring of my systems. The one thing he has offered that no other IT company has before is a review of what he has done on a quarterly basis. Great guy and great business!
Shawn did a fantastic job walking me through his process for resolving a host of technology issues I was facing. He's incredibly detailed and organized, and he communicates thoroughly at every step—clearly explaining what he plans to do, what he's doing, and what he’s done. Shawn really understands that technology is a tool we rely on, and he works hard to make sure it’s running smoothly so we can stay focused on our work. I highly recommend him and will continue to use his services!
Shawn is so informative and extremely helpful! He has been able to help me figure out ways to help my business in ways that I was not aware where important to cover. I am so thankful to have met and been able to work with Shawn.
Imagine having a partner who doesn’t just fix problems but stays ahead of them. At Smart Biz iT, we watch over your systems and security day and night, tune things up before you even notice an issue and keep you aligned with changing regulations. That way you can stay focused on building your product and serving your customers.
Our goal is to give you an infrastructure that isn’t just supported today but ready for tomorrow. We invest in the latest tools and best practices so you can scale with confidence and breeze through audits when the time comes. We see a future where technology and compliance are simply part of how your business runs, smoothly and reliably.
At Smart Biz iT, we turn complex IT and compliance challenges into clear, manageable solutions. With our five‑business‑day Compliance Snapshot and 110 % money‑back guarantee, you gain the confidence to focus on growing your business while we keep your systems secure and aligned with regulations.
Let’s make technology effortless, reach out today.
