ALGONQUIN – When it comes to running a successful technology-based business, Ryan Hagen’s philosophy is simple – adapt or die.

The owner of Home and Pro Studio – Foxtronix has had to tweak his business model to keep up with a society becoming more and more dependent on technology, a business that started in a basement and now runs out of a storefront in Algonquin.

“You have to constantly make adjustments; that is just the way the world is today,” said Hagen, whose business sells refurbished Apple products and offers repair services. “People need to stretch their dollar a lot further than they ever have, and we have to adapt.”