Doodlekit was recently recognized as the 2016 International Small Business of the Year by the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. We're honored to be the first recipient of this new award.

I had already planned a camping trip with my family the week of the ceremony, so my wife and I ended up driving back for the day, crossing our fingers the whole way.

The man presenting the award worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, and pointed out the irony since Heath and I worked there when we started the business. We never imagined this little idea we had to help our friends would end up being used to build websites in over 180 different countries.

25% of our customers are international, from countries like the United Kingdom, China, Africa and even the Bahamas.

Our website builder supports 10 different languages and has options for other currencies and timezones.

We’re proud of our international footprint and we are working with the World Trade Center on new programs to help spur entrepreneurial growth in emerging markets using our website platform.

Thanks to our international customers for making this award possible.