Today, the website — which is based in WordPress and uses a customized theme — launched amid the excitement of another satisfied client.

And we’re coming off a strong 2009! This past year we doubled our revenue yet again and we doubled our full-time employees. The year was important for Tellenger because we reached a number of important business milestones which seem to have opened the flood gates for growth. The combination of crossing the two years in business mark in July, deepening the complexity of our projects, and increasing the number and kinds of projects we’ve completed successfully has resonated with prospects. I remember the struggles of trying to sell services when I was the only person in the company. Although sales to new prospects are always hard-won, they are a bit easier now with our record of performance.

I’m pleased to report the outlook for 2010 is even better than 2009. We have a remarkable team of highly talented people for project management, strategy, creative design, and technology execution. They’re the lifeblood of Tellenger and make projects a success by innovating unique solutions to client problems and challenges. This has led to the fact that based on bookings alone, we’ll more than double revenue for the third consecutive year. I’m honored and humbled to work with so many intelligent individuals who take pride in their work. They are the reason for Tellenger’s achievements.

The event brought together a panel of entrepreneurs and the people who support them, including: Paul Singh of Philtro (which was acquired last week after launching in January), Jay Virdy of Summize, John Burke of VC firm True Ventures, and Steve Kaplan of Pillsbury Law.

Having Paul and Jay’s lessons learned about starting companies, John’s definitions of how to grab the attention of VCs, and Steve’s legal advice seemed to be exactly what the audience was hungry for. They were actively engaged, asking the panelists “How did you…” and “What would you recommend for…” questions all along the way in what amounted to an interactive presentation, for the most part.

From my perspective, there was a refreshing, jovial spirit that seemed to be prevalent in the atmosphere of the event. Here’s to continued optimism in the DC start-up market and beyond!

The answer is to give them high-end, feature rich, and easy-to-update websites at a low-cost. These websites take the form of bundled packages that take the pressure off small business owners – they sign up to have a digital partner in us, and we help them get up and running with a more sophisticated website to suit their needs.

What makes our pre-packaged websites for new and growing businesses unique is that the same people who are building sophisticated technology for Federal agencies and successful businesses will be applying their expertise to small businesses. Even with a modest budget, small business owners can now benefit from the positive transformative effects smart websites can have on their bottom lines.

Plus, we benefit by continually innovating ways to work more efficiently and to deliver greater value at a given cost. We can then carry this knowledge back to our government and large enterprise clients, giving them leading edge work more effectively than our competitors. And the best part…we do it all without outsourcing outside the U.S. We keep the jobs here.

I’m really excited about this new offering. I got my start in business doing grunt work for start-ups …writing business plans, creating revenue models, researching target audiences, customizing technology, etc. Once you get the bug, it’s hard to get rid of it. Our services for new and growing businesses keeps us agile for our big clients while keeping us in touch with our roots—the small businesses that are the cornerstone and driver of our economy.

It is the intersection of web and mobile technologies with traditional ways of doing things that is the most exciting because it can yield the greatest results.  The firm Legal River created a platform to link small businesses with a legal problem to quality lawyers able to solve the problem.  They used technology to address the issue of “how do I find a good attorney.”  Manufacturing plants are using mobile phone applications to monitor assembly line metrics, which are automatically input into a web technology that generates performance reports broken down by machine, worker, and hour.  Small mom and pop retail shops can use the web to not only sell products across the world, but to reach highly defined niche target markets of people most likely to buy their products.

Using technology to make traditional businesses and everyday processes better is where the real innovation exists.  And this is what makes our jobs so rewarding.

Let’s meet for lunch at Chutzpah Deli.