Rather than pursuing growth for its own sake, we focused on strengthening the foundations of the firm: clarifying where we deploy energy, which assets deserve renewed investment, and how Tomco Capital should evolve as a long-term operator and builder of technology businesses.

At its core, Tomco Capital exists to launch, invest in, and operate successful SaaS and technology ventures. That mandate remains unchanged. What did change in 2025 was our level of precision – in deciding what to scale, what to pause, and what to redesign.

The year delivered several important signals.

ERPlingo crossed a critical validation threshold, demonstrating sustained daily usage and global relevance within the SAP ecosystem. Medicus, after a period of strategic pause, revealed renewed opportunity through inbound corporate interest — prompting a decision to reposition and relaunch the business in 2026 as an enterprise-grade BLS compliance platform for companies. Other assets, including Viral Followers and Daily Gratitude, remain in the portfolio as dormant options – intact, operational, and awaiting the right operating system and leadership to unlock their next phase.

Alongside the portfolio, Tomco Capital continued to support a small number of founders through advisory and coaching engagements. While advisory is not the core business of the firm, it remains an important cornerstone – both intellectually and strategically – and a meaningful way to compound experience across ventures.

2025 was not about acceleration.
It was about alignment.

Tomco Capital exits the year with a clearer mandate, a more coherent portfolio, and renewed conviction around where to invest time, capital, and attention in 2026.

Portfolio Overview & Business Unit Performance

2025 was a year where the portfolio didn’t expand outward, but it revealed its true shape. Each asset under Tomco Capital clarified its role – some through traction, others through renewed strategic relevance, and a few through patience.

ERPlingo – From Validation to Platform Thinking

ERPlingo delivered the clearest signal of the year.

What began as a focused solution for SAP professionals matured into a widely used platform with real operational gravity. Over the course of 2025, ERPlingo consistently exceeded 5,000 daily active users, and on November 24th reached a peak of 531,000 unique users in a single day following the Black Friday announcement.

These numbers matter not because they are impressive in isolation, but because they reflect real, repeat usage inside professional workflows. SAP practitioners around the world are using ERPlingo to solve problems quickly and efficiently – which is ultimately the only metric that counts.

With validation firmly established, the focus now shifts. In 2026, ERPlingo moves decisively from usage growth to monetization, feature expansion, and deeper user value. The opportunity is no longer theoretical. It is operational.

Medicus – Strategic Pause, Then Purposeful Rebuild

Medicus spent much of 2025 in what we intentionally described as strategic purgatory.

The business remained operational, stable, and self-sufficient – exactly as it was designed to be – but broader shifts in the EdTech landscape, particularly the impact of AI, challenged its original model. At the same time, founder conviction waned, prompting restraint rather than forced expansion.

Late in the year, however, renewed inbound interest from corporate and institutional buyers reframed the opportunity.

As a result, Tomco Capital made a deliberate decision: Medicus will be repositioned and revitalized in 2026 as a BLS compliance platform for companies, shifting away from selling individual courses toward an enterprise-grade, audit-ready compliance solution for SMBs.

This pivot aligns Medicus with where real demand now exists – recurring, defensible, and operationally embedded compliance – and reflects a broader Tomco principle: adapt structure to reality, not nostalgia.

Viral Followers – Dormant, Not Abandoned

Although dormant, Viral Followers remains part of the Tomco Capital portfolio.

While not actively scaled in 2025, the asset continues to exist as a latent option. It is operational, intact, and available to be reactivated should the right operating system, distribution strategy, or operator emerge.

Experience has shown that timing and structure often matter more than ideas. Viral Followers will wait for both.

Daily Gratitude – Optionality with Intent

Daily Gratitude occupies a similar position.

It remains dormant by design – preserved as a clean, lightweight asset that can be redeployed when conditions align. The product speaks to a category with long-term relevance, but like other assets in this tier, it will only be reactivated under a structure that supports sustainable growth rather than distraction.

Dormancy, when intentional, is not failure.
It is discipline.

Advisory & Coaching – Depth, Leverage, and Precision

In parallel with operating our own portfolio companies, Tomco Capital continues to engage in advisory work with founders and leadership teams – not as a scaled service business, but as a high-leverage extension of our operating expertise.

This work takes two distinct forms.

The first is long-term founder coaching, deliberately capped at four clients at any given time. These engagements are personal, intensive, and outcome-driven. In 2025, one such engagement concluded with a successful exit, ahead of schedule and on strong terms. As a result, two coaching slots open heading into 2026.

The second – and increasingly important – form is focused advisory sprints.

Rather than open-ended consulting, Tomco Capital has been refining a set of time-bound, outcome-oriented advisory formats designed to address specific leverage points inside SaaS and technology businesses. These typically run for approximately three months and concentrate on a single transformation area, such as go-to-market strategy, revenue and monetization, operating model design, or exit readiness.

These sprints reflect a core Tomco belief:
most companies don’t need more advice – they need short, intense periods of clarity and execution.

Advisory work at Tomco Capital is not designed to maximize billable hours or headcount. It exists to compound insight across the portfolio, sharpen operating judgment, and create asymmetric impact where experience matters most.

Entering 2026, advisory remains selective by design – fewer engagements, clearer mandates, and defined outcomes – aligned with Tomco Capital’s broader focus on building durable, scalable, and ultimately exitable technology businesses.

For founders interested in coaching or advisory engagement, details and the application process can be found here:
https://tomcocapital.com/coaching/

Strategic Lessons & Operating Principles

If 2025 reinforced anything, it was that operating a holding company post-exit requires a different kind of discipline than building a single business.

The instinct to move fast, add initiatives, or manufacture momentum never fully disappears. What changed this year was the willingness to resist that instinct and let structure, data, and conviction lead instead.

One clear lesson was the value of intentional focus. ERPlingo succeeded not because of constant expansion, but because we committed to solving a narrowly defined problem extremely well. Medicus, by contrast, taught us the opposite lesson: when conviction fades or market conditions shift, restraint is often the most strategic move – until clarity returns.

Another principle that sharpened in 2025 was optionality over obligation. Keeping assets like Viral Followers and Daily Gratitude dormant is not indecision; it is a deliberate choice to preserve upside without consuming attention. Not every asset needs to be active to be valuable.

A third lesson, and perhaps the most powerful, was the power of time-boxed intervention. Both in advisory work and internal portfolio decisions, short, focused periods of intense attention consistently produced better outcomes than open-ended effort. This reinforced Tomco Capital’s bias toward defined operating cycles, clear objectives, and measurable outcomes.

Finally, 2025 clarified the importance of founder alignment. Businesses move fastest – and cleanest – when structure, energy, and intent point in the same direction. When they don’t, even well-designed companies stall. Recognizing that mismatch early is a skill that improves with experience and one we now prioritize across the portfolio.

These principles are not theoretical. They emerged through real decisions, real pauses, and real recalibration. They now form the backbone of how Tomco Capital allocates attention, capital, and advisory effort going forward.

Looking Ahead – 2026 Priorities & Closing Reflections

As Tomco Capital moves into 2026, the direction is clear.

The firm will continue to focus on building, investing in, and operating technology businesses where structure, clarity, and leverage matter more than raw scale. ERPlingo enters the year with proven usage and a renewed focus on monetization and feature depth. Medicus begins a purposeful rebuild, repositioned as an enterprise-grade compliance platform aligned with real corporate demand. Other portfolio assets remain intact, preserved with discipline and optionality.

Alongside the portfolio, advisory and coaching work will continue in a selective and constrained manner, through long-term founder engagements and clearly defined advisory sprints, always in service of the broader mandate to help founders exit successfully.

Underlying all of this is a refined operating philosophy that emerged clearly in 2025:
short, focused periods of intense attention consistently outperform open-ended effort.

This principle now shapes how Tomco Capital allocates time and energy. Deep, concentrated work followed by deliberate space to observe, measure, and let systems operate undisturbed. That rhythm – intense engagement paired with intentional restraint – was difficult to sustain during the hustle years of company building. Post-exit, it has become both possible and powerful luxury.

2025 proved that this mode of operating is not only personally sustainable, but strategically effective. It produces better decisions, cleaner execution, and businesses that are built with intent rather than urgency.

Tomco Capital enters 2026 smaller in surface area, but stronger in structure. Fewer priorities. Clearer standards. More conviction behind each decision.

This annual letter reflects a firm that is no longer experimenting with what it wants to be – but steadily becoming it.

Here’s to an amazing 2026!
Thomas Michael

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This letter marks the continuation of a tradition I started with the very first Annual Letter two years ago. It’s a time to look back at what we’ve achieved, acknowledge where we fell short, and share the path forward for the businesses under the Tomco Capital umbrella. It’s also a chance to thank the incredible people – our team members, customers, and partners – who make this journey worthwhile.

2024 has been defined by innovation and resilience. Across the portfolio, we’ve launched new products, refined our offerings, and pushed the boundaries of what our businesses can achieve. Of course, it hasn’t been without its challenges, some setbacks forced us to rethink strategies and adjust to an ever-evolving landscape. But through it all, we’ve stayed true to our mission: building sustainable, meaningful businesses that create value for everyone involved.

As you read this year’s letter, you’ll find stories of success, lessons from failure, and an ambitious vision for what’s next. Thank you for your continued trust and support as we look ahead to another year of growth and opportunity.

Reflections on 2024

2024 was a year of both progress and recalibration. It’s easy to focus on the wins – and there were many, but equally important are the challenges we faced and the lessons we learned along the way.

One of our proudest achievements this year was the continued success of ERPlingo, which remains the cornerstone of our portfolio. We added the Chat with PDF tool, enabling users to analyze and interact with large PDF documents in seconds, further enhancing its utility. ERPlingo’s progress is a testament to what’s possible when we combine innovative technology with a relentless focus on user needs. And as we gear up to launch ERPlingo v2 in early 2025, I’m more optimistic than ever about its future.

This year also saw the successful launch of Medicus Training, our venture into the medical compliance training space. We went live with a fully accredited Basic Life Support (BLS) course, and the initial response has been incredibly encouraging. Seeing users sign up within weeks of launch was a gratifying validation of the team’s hard work.

Another exciting milestone was the birth of GiggleBook.media, which started as a lighthearted idea and quickly turned into a legitimate business. We launched our first 50 humorous notebooks, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. It’s a reminder that sometimes, the best ideas come from simply having fun with what we do.

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Tomco.io, our AI-powered lead generation tool, faced a major setback when LinkedIn discontinued API access early in the year. Without that critical functionality, the business ground to a halt, forcing us to pause and rethink its direction. It’s a tough pill to swallow, especially since we had high hopes for its growth, but it’s also a reminder that adaptability is non-negotiable in this line of work.

Another challenge this year was the relentless pace of AI innovation. While it’s exciting to work on the cutting edge, the constant updates and releases made it difficult to maintain stability in our platforms. It felt like we were always chasing the next breakthrough, only to have to rework what we had just built. That said, we’ve learned to embrace this dynamic environment, retooling our architecture to better handle future innovations.As I reflect on 2024, I’m struck by the resilience of our team and the adaptability of our businesses. We faced challenges head-on, learned from our missteps, and made progress that sets a solid foundation for the year ahead.

Portfolio Updates

2024 was a pivotal year for our portfolio, with progress and milestones across all our businesses. While challenges emerged, they were met with innovation and determination, strengthening the foundation for what’s to come.

ERPlingo

ERPlingo continues to shine as the flagship of our portfolio. This year, we introduced the Chat with PDF tool, allowing users to analyze and interact with large PDF documents—a feature that has been warmly received by our growing user base. As we head into 2025, anticipation is building for the release of ERPlingo v2, which will include:

• SAP Support Apps for faster, more precise problem resolution.
• Advanced analytics to help users better understand their SAP environment.
• Predictive AI to proactively address user needs before they become issues.

Medicus Training

Summer 2024 marked the successful launch of Medicus Training, our medical compliance training business. The rollout of our fully accredited Basic Life Support (BLS) course was met with enthusiasm, with user sign-ups beginning just weeks after launch. As we look to 2025, we plan to expand Medicus Training’s offerings with additional certifications, building on its early momentum and establishing it as a trusted resource in the healthcare compliance space.

GiggleBook.media

What began as a playful idea after a few too many drinks has turned into a delightful addition to our portfolio. GiggleBook.media launched its first 50 humorous notebooks this year, finding a niche audience that appreciates its quirky and creative approach. For 2025, we plan to expand the product line to include funny journals and day planners, further growing its presence in the niche publishing market.

Tomco.AI

While facing stiff competition, Tomco.AI achieved a major milestone in 2024 by upgrading 200+ AI templates with super-prompts, significantly improving their effectiveness and outputs. These enhancements have helped us differentiate Tomco.AI in the crowded AI tools market. In 2025, we plan to build on these improvements, integrating advanced analytics and exploring new ways to add value for our users.

DailyGratitude.io

Though DailyGratitude.io remained dormant in 2024, big plans are in the works for a 2025 relaunch. The revamped platform will feature:

• AI-powered sentiment analysis to provide users with insights into their journaling patterns.
• Predictive journaling prompts to inspire meaningful reflections.
• Tools for visualizing personal growth, making DailyGratitude.io a comprehensive tool for self-improvement.

ViralFollowers.com

ViralFollowers.com made waves this year with the launch of its Hashtag Analyzer tool, which quickly became a favorite among users. This free tool helps individuals and businesses analyze hashtags in their market segments, driving better social media engagement. ViralFollowers.com has firmly established itself as a valuable resource for those looking to optimize their social media strategies.

Strategic Focus for 2025

As we move into 2025, our focus is clear: doubling down on what works, improving where we see potential, and innovating to stay ahead. Each of our businesses has a defined path forward, with ambitious goals and plans to achieve them.

ERPlingo

ERPlingo is poised for a transformative year with the release of ERPlingo v2 in January 2025. This update will introduce:

• SAP Support Apps designed to provide faster and more accurate solutions to SAP issues.
• Advanced analytics that will empower users with actionable insights into their SAP environments.
• Predictive AI workflows that anticipate user needs and proactively offer solutions.

These features will cement ERPlingo’s position as the leading AI-powered SAP support solution, driving increased user engagement and setting a high bar for innovation in the SAP ecosystem. Our goal is ambitious: to double both the user base and revenue by year-end.

Medicus Training

Building on its strong start, Medicus Training will focus on expanding its course offerings in 2025. In addition to the Basic Life Support (BLS) course, we plan to launch new certifications that address broader compliance needs in the healthcare industry. We’re also exploring partnerships with healthcare organizations to further enhance Medicus Training’s reach and credibility.

GiggleBook.media

The success of our first 50 notebooks has set the stage for exciting growth in 2025. GiggleBook.media will expand its product line to include:

• Funny journals designed to bring a smile to everyday note-taking.
• Day planners with a humorous twist, perfect for those who like their organization served with a side of fun.

We’ll also explore creative marketing campaigns to grow our audience and establish GiggleBook.media as a go-to brand for quirky and unique publishing products.

Tomco.AI

After a year of significant improvements, Tomco.AI will focus on enhancing its position in the market by:

• Building on the 200+ upgraded templates with advanced super-prompts.
• Integrating analytics tools to give users deeper insights into their content performance.
• Exploring synergies with other businesses, such as ViralFollowers.com, to offer even more targeted tools for social media and marketing.

DailyGratitude.io

2025 will mark the relaunch of DailyGratitude.io as a comprehensive journaling app with:

• AI-powered sentiment analysis to help users reflect on their emotional trends.
• Predictive prompts to inspire deeper, more meaningful journaling.
• Tools for visualizing growth over time, making the app a valuable companion for self-improvement.

Cross-Portfolio Collaboration

Collaboration will remain a key focus in 2025, ensuring that our businesses work together to amplify each other’s strengths:

• ViralFollowers.com: Provide social media services to promote ERPlingo, Medicus Training, and GiggleBook.media, helping them reach wider audiences.
• GiggleBook.media: Partner with DailyGratitude.io to create gratitude-themed journals, bridging digital and physical tools to enhance user engagement.

Personal Reflections

This year, I’ve found myself reflecting not just on the growth of our businesses, but on personal growth as well. 2024 marked a significant milestone for me in prioritizing my health and work-life balance. After years of focusing on everything except myself, I made the decision to commit to improving my well-being—and it paid off. I’m happy to report that I’ve lost 35 pounds and am back to my high school weight. As an added bonus, I can finally fit into clothes I haven’t worn in decades!

Moving to London in late 2023 was a big change, but it has turned into one of the most exciting chapters of my life. London’s vibrant energy and proximity to Europe opened up endless opportunities for exploration, and we made the most of it—taking 17 trips across the continent this year. From the bustling streets of Paris to the serene landscapes of Switzerland, these adventures served as a reminder of why we chose this path: to live fully, not just work endlessly.

This new perspective has influenced how I approach leadership. I’ve always believed in building businesses that people enjoy working for, but this year reinforced just how important it is to create space for life outside of work. That philosophy is reflected in every decision we make at Tomco Capital, from the flexibility we offer our team to the type of businesses we choose to build. It’s a lesson I’ll carry forward into 2025 and beyond.

As I reflect on the year, I feel immense gratitude—not just for the successes we’ve achieved, but for the people who make it all possible. Our team, partners, and customers continue to inspire me with their trust and collaboration. It’s a privilege to do what we do, and I’m excited to see where the next year takes us.

In Closing

As we close the chapter on 2024 and look ahead to 2025, I’m filled with both gratitude and excitement. Gratitude for the incredible people who have supported us—our dedicated team, our customers, and our partners. Your belief in what we’re building has been the driving force behind everything we do. And excitement for what lies ahead as we continue to push boundaries, embrace innovation, and strengthen our portfolio of businesses.

2024 was not without its challenges, but it was also a year that showed us the power of adaptability, resilience, and creativity. We launched new ventures, refined existing ones, and learned lessons that have prepared us for the road ahead. Each business—whether it’s ERPlingo, Medicus Training, GiggleBook.media, or any of the others—has a clear path forward and a renewed sense of purpose.

As we step into 2025, our focus remains on building sustainable, impactful businesses that create value for everyone involved. From the launch of ERPlingo v2 to the relaunch of DailyGratitude.io, and the continued growth of Medicus Training and GiggleBook.media, the year ahead promises to be one of our most ambitious yet.

To our team, thank you for your dedication, creativity, and resilience. To our customers, thank you for your trust and partnership. And to everyone who has supported us along the way, thank you for being part of this journey. Together, we’re building something extraordinary, and I can’t wait to see what we accomplish in 2025.

Here’s to another year of growth, opportunity, and success.

Warm regards,

Thomas Michael
CEO, Tomco Capital

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The tradition for investment holding companies to publish an annual letter continues for us, too. Typically, these annual letters are directed at current or prospective investors – of which we have none.

Instead, I write this letter for our team members, contractors, customers, and many friends who have supported us along the way.

As we close our second full year of operations at Tomco Capital, I am pleased to share the progress and lessons we’ve experienced on our journey. This year has been pivotal in solidifying our commitment to building a robust holding company operating across diverse fields like technology, training, media, and publishing.

Key Highlights of 2023

It feels like the year has come and gone in a flash. While we had many little wins, here are our most exciting achievements of the year.

ERPlingo.com: Our flagship site, ERPlingo.com, has officially commenced commercial operations in 2023. Our AI-powered SAP Support Assistant is a first of its kind and has been a game-changer. Over 600 SAP professionals signed up this year to solve complex SAP issues for their companies and customers. We’re continually enhancing its capabilities, including the new SAP Email Assistant and Chat with PDF function (coming soon), setting the stage for an even more impactful 2024. Additional enhancements will upgrade the corporate platform to enable SAP teams to provide faster SAP support to their users.

Tomco.io: This year saw the successful launch of Tomco.io, our innovative lead generation platform that synergizes AI with robotic process automation. We’ve proudly become our own best customer, a testament to our belief in ‘eating our own dog food.’ 2024 will focus on refining our offerings into a subscription-based service, making it simpler and more effective for our users to find marketing-ready and/or sales-ready prospects.

Media and Publishing Ventures: After some strategic redirection, a name change, and a few long nights going back & forth about this, our publishing & media company is preparing to launch a series of low-content books (think notebooks, planners, etc.). What started as a giggle and a seemingly silly idea has now grown legs. And we couldn’t be more excited about this fun opportunity. The first series of notebooks are set to debut in Q1 of 2024.

Challenges and Learnings

Despite these successes, we encountered a few setbacks, too. A personal move to another city zapped productivity for several months, while extensive personal travel significantly cut into work hours. Additionally, limited resource availability slowed down our progress on several fronts.

• Tomco.AI, our content generation platform, faced stiff competition from many evolving and similar AI tools, which impacted our progress. But we are still undeterred and committed to its operation and further development.
• Similarly, DailyGratitude.io, initially a gratitude platform, is now pivoting towards a broader journaling app. A shift we are very excited to explore in early 2024.
• Likewise, our social media growth platform, ViralFollowers.com, has been dormant for most of the year. We are looking forward to putting our thinking caps on to see how we can reimagine this business in 2024.

Looking Ahead to 2024

As we look to the future, our vision remains clear and ambitious. We are dedicated to nurturing our existing ventures and exploring potentially two new opportunities that align with our long-term goals. In 2024, we will focus on growing our customer following and generating cash flow for our most promising brands while retooling and launching new ones.

In closing, I want to thank our team members for their amazing and inspiring contributions to our shared vision. And most importantly, I am grateful for our early customers who believe in our mission and services as much as we do ourselves. Thank you for being part of our journey.

Here’s to a groundbreaking 2024!

Thomas Michael

CEO

Tomco Capital Corporation

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After building and selling a company that consumed the better part of my professional life, I found myself with something that is both rare and deceptively difficult to handle well: freedom. Not just financial freedom, but freedom of direction. The freedom to decide what to work on, how to work, and just as importantly, what not to work on.

This was not an invitation to retire. I have no interest in disengaging from building, creating, and solving problems. But it was a clear opportunity to rethink how I want to do those things going forward.

Tomco Capital exists as a personal holding company designed to launch, invest in, and operate technology-driven businesses with intention and discipline. It is not a fund, and it is not a vehicle for indiscriminate activity. The goal is not to do more, faster. The goal is to do fewer things, better – with structure, leverage, and long-term optionality designed in from the start.

This inaugural annual letter marks the beginning of that journey.

Why a Personal Holding Company

The decision to create a personal holding company was deliberate.

I had no interest in replacing one operating role with another equally consuming one. At the same time, I knew I wasn’t finished building. What I needed was a structure that allowed me to stay intellectually engaged, operationally sharp, and creatively involved without recreating the complexity and overhead that come with scaling a single monolithic business.

A holding company provides that structure.

It allows multiple ventures to coexist without forcing them into the same growth trajectory or timeline. Some businesses may be actively built and operated. Others may remain small, profitable, and self-sustaining. A few may sit dormant for long periods of time, preserved as optionality rather than forced into premature execution.

This model reflects a simple reality: not every idea deserves maximum effort, and not every opportunity should be pursued immediately.

Tomco Capital is designed to be an operating platform, not a collection of passive investments. Where we engage, we do so with intent – bringing structure, systems, and operator-level involvement. Where we don’t, restraint is not a failure of ambition, but a conscious choice.

The holding company format makes this possible. It creates a container that supports long-term thinking, selective execution, and the freedom to build without urgency dictating every decision.

Our First Annual Letter

It’s tradition for investment holding companies like ours to publish an Annual Letter. Typically, these letters are written for current or prospective investors – of which Tomco Capital has none, nor do we plan to.

We are surrounded by people who have invested in Tomco in some way, such as small business owners who have sold their companies to us or team members building their careers within a Tomco company. As a result, we feel a responsibility to share our vision and the work we are doing with these individuals.

We believe it is crucial to clearly articulate our vision for Tomco Capital and why we believe others might find purpose and fulfillment in joining us to help create the world we are working towards. Although much of our work at Tomco is supporting the small businesses we own and operate, our vision for our small holding company will become more visible as we expand.

Tomco’s strategic goal is to build great, resilient, and profitable businesses and to create synergies between our portfolio companies by identifying overlapping service offerings and requirements.

2022 was Tomco’s first (partial) calendar year in operation. And it was a busy, decade-defining year for us. We started our portfolio from zero to six new brands (well, let’s call them ideas): ERPlingo.com, Tomco.io, Tomco.ai, Viralfollowers.com, DailyGratitude.io and the very latest addition Storycloud Media.

All companies are in various stages of development with most of them launching commercial operations in Q1 of 2023. While we’re excited about the short-term financial prospects for all companies, it’s the long-term work we forged this year that we’re proud of. Rightly so, as we believe that the best companies think and act in decades, not fiscal quarters. 

Our long-term vision is for Tomco to have a collection of a dozen small businesses within five years, if we remain true to our values and maintain a long-term perspective. Tomco’s journey truly began in earnest in 2022, and this Annual Letter documents our progress, decision-making process, and future direction as we embark on our first decade.

Looking back on 2022

The year began with selling our legacy business Michael Management Corporation. We have built the company over 20 years into a leading provider of SAP training and access services. The timing was right to hand over the reigns to a large private equity firm to take it to the next level.

In the same process, we laid the foundation to what is now the Tomco Capital Corporation – a holding company of amazing businesses as well as a lab or incubator of fascinating ideas we want to work on.

The importance of small business itself is not lost on us – quite the opposite, actually. We prefer a world with more small businesses, and fewer mega-corporations like Amazon, and Walmart. 

I began Tomco Capital in 2022 with one small business idea: create a personal holding company for small businesses I find interesting and fun to work on. Focus on tech companies with good products & services, strong recurring revenue potential and promising communities. 

We view Tomco as a laboratory for small businesses where we can experiment, create, grow, and support a group of well-managed companies. Our plan is to hold onto each company indefinitely, with no intention to sell, and to operate each as a lifestyle business by investing in growth for the sake of sustainability and not just profit. We also plan to align each business with long-term core values and hire leaders who we genuinely enjoy working with.

To begin our journey, we recruited the very talented Claire Albaum, who, among many other things, serves as our Director of Strategy & Business Development. 

Looking Ahead to 2023

While 2022 was an amazing launch year for us, we’re even more excited about 2023 as our portfolio brands will start their commercial operations. We will focus on building strong customer bases for each business, start generating free cash flow that we can re-invest in our portfolio and team members.

This is the first year we have established strategic plans for each business, secured the necessary capital to invest in our long-term outlook and handle challenges, and appointed strong leaders for each small business, all of whom are motivated to demonstrate the success of Tomco’s long-term mission. 

I am more excited for the start of a new year than I can ever remember, and I am grateful to those who have contributed to the early stages of Tomco.

In closing, I want to thank our team members for their tireless hard work and support. Working alongside you has been nothing but a privilege. Also, I am forever grateful for the support we have received from our very first customers that believe in our mission, products & services as much as we do. Without you, we wouldn’t exist.

And so it begins. 

Thomas Michael

CEO

Tomco Capital Corporation

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