A patchwork held together by hand
A CRM here, a spreadsheet there, accounting somewhere else, all tied together with copy-paste and a good memory. It works until someone's out sick.
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Custom software for small & mid-sized businesses
You built the business. We build the systems it runs on.
Maybe it's an older system that's getting hard to change, tools that don't talk to each other, or spreadsheets and one person's memory holding it all together. We improve what you have, connect it, or build something new around how you work. You work directly with an experienced developer and architect, and we can stay on to keep it growing.
Sound familiar?
You're running the business on tools that were never meant to run a business.
The business lives in spreadsheets and one person's head
The rules, the exceptions, and the deadlines that can't be missed are spread across spreadsheets, paper forms, and what one person remembers. That makes growing, hiring, or stepping back feel impossible.
Start getting it out →The system everything runs on is getting hard to change
It has done its job for years, and the people who built it did good work. But small changes now take months, and newer tools can't easily exchange data with it.
See how we modernize →Something else? We also offer custom software by subscription, for when a large up-front build isn't appealing. We take over software products that have become hard to support, and help with AI prototypes that aren't quite ready to run the business.
How we work
A short path from “it’s all in my head” to a system your team runs every day.
Same process on every project. The steps are deliberate, so nothing important gets skipped.
STEP 01
Map what's actually going on
We sit down with you and pull the process, the money rules, and the exceptions out of your head and off the paper, into something we can both see.
STEP 02
Design the data and the screens
We shape the structure underneath first, then build the screens people actually use on top of it, and review them with you before anything is final.
STEP 03
Deliver a system your team can run
Multi-user, ready for more locations or another language, and designed so your team handles day-to-day operations without waiting on us. When it's time for updates or changes, we're here.
What changed for someone
A full-time job became a part-time one, and the business stayed in the family.
Full-time
job, done by hand, before
Part-time
job to run it after
Circle T Oil tracked every well, tax exemption, and payout split by hand, in a paper file per well. We built the system that does it now, and the day-to-day became a part-time job their daughter took over while she was still in high school.Circle T Oil, client story. Ask about work like this →
A different deal
Pick the way of working that fits the business, and the budget.
Own the code outright, keep us on retainer, or subscribe to a system we build and maintain for you. If a full build is more than you want to take on up front, the subscription option spreads the cost over time. Either way, delivery doesn't have to be the end of the relationship. For many clients, it's the start of it.
- ✓Own it outright. We build the system and hand over the code. A good fit if you have your own people to look after it.
- ✓Own it, with us on retainer. Changes, fixes, and support are there when you need them, without starting a new project each time.
- ✓Subscribe to it. A nominal up-front fee and a manageable monthly cost instead of a large capital outlay. We run and maintain it, and keep improving it in small steps, so year three isn't a rebuild.
Ready when you are
Let's talk about what's slowing you down.
A 20-minute call, no deck and no pressure. We'll ask how the business runs today and where it's getting stuck, and tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.