Sharp Innovations History

Sharp Innovations, Inc. was founded as a sole proprietorship in March of 1999 by Joseph Sharp. The firm was established as a home-based business as the founder and his first employee, Nicholas Bird, completed their college educations. The hiring of Thomas Hopta in December of 1999 proved to be one of the most valuable decisions made by the young company. By the end of 1999, Sharp Innovations had already created a highly-effective web presences for forty clients in the U.S. and abroad. Sharp's original mission was to provide high quality online marketing services to small companies for a reasonable price — a goal that remains true to this day!

2000 was an explosive year for Sharp Innovations. Joseph Sharp and Thomas Hopta worked together as strategic partners and the company grew from 40 clients to nearly 300. We moved into our initial offices in Lancaster, PA and the staff expanded from two employees to ten. Attracting attention all over the region, Sharp Innovations was featured in television, radio and newspapers across Pennsylvania. Feature articles were published on www.Internetday.com and Joseph Sharp was nominated for Central PA Entrepreneur of the Year. The company growth was fueled by an excellent company work ethic, unrivaled customer service and a strong economy.

The creative undertakings of Sharp Innovations needed reliable technological support, so 2001 brought an expansion of Sharp’s computer networking division. This move helped to cement the firm’s position as a small business technology solution provider that is dependable, reliable and affordable. To accommodate the exploding client base, Sharp Innovations re-formed as a corporation and continued to attract top-quality team members.

In 2002, Sharp Innovations, Inc. launched a trademarked website development process called “From Concept to Solution™” This exciting new process was brought about by the experienced garnered from thousands of contacts and hundreds of client relationships, and helped to cement Sharp Innovations as a leader in Internet marketing.

The year 2003 brought with it new opportunities for Sharp Innovations to take on projects from publicly traded companies while sole proprietors, community organizations and other noteworthy corporations were turning to Sharp Innovations for its unmatched customer service, proven technology solutions, and energy-filled creativity.

Sharp Innovations was selected as an "Editor's Pick" by Marketingtool.com as distinguished web specialists for PA, NJ, DE, MD and NY in 2003, as well as being named as "recommended web development specialists" for the Philadelphia region on other forums such as Webdeveloperdirectory.com.

Sharp Innovations introduced a number of technological advancements, production processes and client services in 2004. Postini e-mail filtering, expanded website content services and search engine optimization assistance services were all added to help serve the needs of Sharp’s varied customer base.

A re-designed discovery process helped Sharp Innovations ensure that each client's vision was brought to life, while expanded custom maintenance programs, continued Flash development and other programming advances allowed Sharp to provide services not offered by the industry at large.

Websites developed by Sharp Innovations continued to win recognition as Morey's Piers won the "Brass Ring" Marketing Award from the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) for their interactive and informative web presence. As with every project, the primary focus remained on delivering high quality results at the end of every project.

In 2005, Sharp Innovations made several key advancements to further increase production and service capabilities for its growing and increasingly diverse client base. The refinement of the “From Concept to Solution™” process, as well as expanded capabilities of asp.net architecture skill sets, allowed the firm to better serve with more complex, dynamically driven websites. The client portfolio of Sharp Innovations continued to grow throughout 2005 with the successful partnership of new key clients and drastic improvements to existing services creating opportunities for further growth.

The recent past of Sharp Innovations history has been an exciting time for both the company and its clients alike. A focus on building management depth has brought new skill sets and a level of real-world experience not seen since the company’s inception. And with the new personnel has come new opportunities to expand the company into related areas of marketing, which has long been a request of Sharp’s varied client base. This expansion into print marketing and Search Engine Optimization fields, in particular, will open new doors and provide opportunities for both the growth of the firm and for the continuing business growth of its highly valued clients.