Flashecom was founded in 1998 with a simple mission: deliver cost effective eCommerce solutions to businesses who wanted a robust, professional, and manageable presence on the web. To ensure our profitability and appeal, we developed eCommerce solutions that met and rightly predicted our customer's needs. This was, of course, a calculated risk and one that we assumed ourselves, relying on internal funding rather than venture capital. By assuming all the risks we found ourselves especially motivated to produce the best-applications indispensable to the online retailer and reseller. As a result, our product was well received, and we turned a profit 18 months after our company was formed. Our continuing success is reflected in our growth: approximately 25% annually-a bright spot in an otherwise slow economy.