LME Services

Startup IT Services

IT for Funded Startups in Chicagoland

Move Fast. We Will Make Sure the Technology Keeps Up

You just raised money and you are hiring fast. We set up secure, scalable technology infrastructure from day one, so your team can move at startup speed without cutting corners.

Trusted IT partner for Chicagoland startups since 1994
Sound Familiar?

Growing Fast Creates Problems Most Founders Do Not See Coming

You are hiring three people this month and have no consistent way to set up their accounts, email, or devices.

→ We standardize onboarding from day one.

Investors and customers are starting to ask about your security posture, and you do not have a good answer.

→ We build security in from the start, not after an audit flags it.

Whatever you cobbled together in month one was never built to support a real team.

→ We build for where you are headed, not just where you are.

You did not raise money to spend your time managing IT.

→ We handle the technology so you can handle the business.

What We Set Up

Infrastructure Built for Speed and Scale

The systems fast-growing startups need, configured correctly from the start.

Scalable Google Workspace or Microsoft 365

A properly licensed, properly configured tenant built to handle five employees or fifty without re-architecting anything.

Fast, Consistent Onboarding

New hire starting Monday? Their email, accounts, and devices are ready before they sit down.

Security & Compliance Readiness

MFA, endpoint protection, and monitoring in place from day one, so you are ready when investors or customers ask.

Centralized Device Management

Full control over company laptops and accounts, so offboarding is as clean as onboarding.

Cloud Storage & Backups

Company files organized, shared, and backed up automatically as your headcount grows.

Add-Ons When You Need Them

Domains, websites, SEO, and online presence services, available whenever you are ready, from the same team.

Built to Scale

The Infrastructure You Set Up at Five People Should Still Work at Fifty

Most early technology decisions get made under pressure, with whatever tool is fastest to set up. That works until it does not. We build your systems for the team you are hiring toward, not just the team you have today, so you never have to stop and rebuild in the middle of a growth stretch.

How It Works

Infrastructure That Keeps Pace With Your Hiring Plan

1

We Learn Your Growth Plan

Headcount, hiring timeline, and the tools you already use.

2

We Build for Where You Are Headed

Not just where you are today.

3

You Hire Without Missing a Beat

Every new employee is ready to go on day one.

What You Get

Your Startup Infrastructure Checklist

  • ✓ A scalable Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 tenant
  • ✓ Standardized onboarding and offboarding for every new hire
  • ✓ Security controls that hold up to investor and customer scrutiny
  • ✓ Centralized device management
  • ✓ Add-ons available: domains, websites, and SEO
  • ✓ One team that already knows your setup as you grow
Common Questions

Startup IT, Answered

We already set up Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 ourselves. Can you take it over?

Yes. We regularly step in and clean up, secure, and properly configure a tenant that was set up quickly in the early days.

Can you support us as we hire across multiple states or remote?

Yes. Everything we set up works the same whether your team is in one office or spread across the country.

We need to look credible to investors on security. Can you help with that?

Yes. We build in the fundamentals, including MFA, endpoint protection, monitoring, and documented processes, that hold up when investors or enterprise customers start asking questions.

What if we scale faster or slower than expected?

That is normal. Everything we build is designed to flex with your headcount, not lock you into a fixed setup.

What does this cost?

It scales with your team size and needs. Request a consultation and we will walk you through it.

Raising Money? Hiring Fast? Let Us Make Sure Your Tech Keeps Up

Free 15-minute consultation. No pressure, no sales pitch.

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