The Builder-First Difference
AbleSpark has been designing, developing, and shipping technology since 2002. We don’t just advise. We build. That’s what makes the advice worth having.
The Short Version
AbleSpark was founded by Michael Carico on a simple idea: businesses need technology that works, and they need someone who can build it, not just talk about it. Based in Maryland. Building everywhere.
Since 2002, we’ve built software, websites, integrations, automations, and tools for businesses of all sizes. Startups and established companies across healthcare, nonprofits, professional services, education, and retail. Some of it people use every day. Some of it runs quietly in the background making everything else work. See what we do.
We’re not a big agency. We don’t have a sales team. We don’t do dog-and-pony shows. You talk to the people who build your stuff, because they’re the same people.
24+
Years AbleSpark has been building
No Sales Team
Just builders
What We Believe
Technology should solve problems, not create them.
Advice you can act on
We’ll dig into your problem and tell you what’s worth doing. Then we build it. Advice from someone who has to live with it is worth more.
Right-sized solutions
Not everything needs to be enterprise-grade. Build what fits.
Straight talk
If something’s a bad idea, we’ll tell you. If there’s a simpler way, we’ll suggest it.
Owning the outcome
We don’t disappear after delivery. If something’s not right, we fix it.
The Builder Behind AbleSpark
Michael Carico has been building software for over thirty years, and running AbleSpark since 2002. From web applications to complex integrations to databases and internal tools, he’s shipped work across industries and tech stacks. He holds a BS and MS in Information Systems, and he’s still learning new things every week because this industry doesn’t let you coast.
He started AbleSpark in 2002 and took it full-time in 2006 because he kept seeing the same thing: businesses struggling with technology, and nobody willing to just roll up their sleeves and solve it.
30+
Years Michael has been building
2002
AbleSpark founded
Helping Businesses Use Technology to Succeed and Grow
Every project we take on comes back to one question: does this help your business?
If the answer isn’t yes, we don’t build it.