ABP Software
Brian Pedone, 25
www.abpsoftware.com
Stroudsburg, Pa.
Programming and boxing sound like an unlikely pair of business interests, but Brian Pedone has managed to pursue both as the founder of ABP Software, a software development firm, and Pedone's Heavy Hitters, a boxing gym. While the gym is a sideline business, Pedone thinks ABP's latest application, an online password-management tool with 2,000 registered users, could catch on. Designed with the inexperienced computer user in mind, Pedone says the application's Web site, NeedMyPassword.com, is designed to easily store and retrieve passwords. He recently filed a patent for a voice-activated version of the application, which he says will be accessible from any phone. Pedone says ABP had revenues of $50,000 in 2007, mainly from consulting jobs, and expects the business will be profitable by January.
