User:Nrcjersey/Addresstwo

AddressTwo is a cloud-based software company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its flagship product is a web application and mobile app for small businesses that serves as a customer relationship management (CRM) tool and an Email Marketing tool built into one system.

History
AddressTwo was founded as Carter and Company, LLC on October 15th, 2003 as a marketing consulting firm focused on small businesses by Nick Carter. In 2008, the company introduced AddressTwo, assumed the name of its new product, and moved forward as a software company.

In 2014, AddressTwo released it's first major release in 6 years, together with a companion brand ProtoCRM. The most notable capability included in the release was the ability to create White-label product versions of the CRM. Today, notable direct sales company Vector Marketing has a  white-label version of AddressTwo available to its independent representatives, as does EmbroidMe for its 400+ franchisees.

Refusal of Venture Capital
To-date, AddressTwo remains privately and wholly owned by founder, Nick Carter. In his book 'Unfunded' Nick Carter alleges at least three instances when venture capital was offered and refused but no public record or securities filing can verify the offers. Indiana Secretary of State filings do confirm that as of 11/1/2016 Carter and Company, LLC (dba AddressTwo) is a single-member LLC with the sole managing member being Nicholas R. Carter.

Awards & Recognition

 * CRM Idol (2011) Honorable Mention, Finalist
 * TechPoint MIRA Awards (2011) Finalist
 * 10 Best CRM
 * Established Business of the Year (2013)

Competitors

 * Nutshell
 * Pipedrive
 * HubSpot
 * Zoho CRM
 * SugarCRM
 * Base CRM