small business software

Custom Software Built for How You Work

Off-the-shelf tools make your business fit them. I build the opposite — internal tools, portals, and dashboards shaped around your exact workflow. From $1,499, owned outright, no per-user fees.

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the off-the-shelf trap

When Ready-Made Software Doesn’t Fit

You’ve probably tried the popular tools. Here’s why they didn’t stick.

You use 10% of it and pay for 100%
Your process gets bent to fit the tool
Per-user pricing punishes you for growing
Three tools that refuse to talk to each other
“That feature is on our roadmap” — for years
Your business data lives in someone else’s system
what I build

Software Small Businesses Actually Need

Real builds from real briefs — not enterprise bloat scaled down.

Internal tools & dashboardsJob tracking, inventory, scheduling — the operations layer your business runs on.
Client portalsCustomers log in, see their projects or orders, upload files, and stop emailing you for updates.
Quoting & booking systemsFrom inquiry to quote to booked job, without the paper trail.
Simple CRMsYour pipeline, your stages, your fields — nothing you don’t use.
Workflow toolsApprovals, checklists, and handoffs that currently live in someone’s head.
IntegrationsConnected to QuickBooks, Google Workspace, your website — one flow of data.
the honest comparison

Off-the-Shelf vs. Built for You

Both are valid — here’s the real trade.

Off-the-shelf SaaS
$50–80 per user, per month, forever
Your workflow bends to the software
Features you’ll never touch
Locked in — exporting your data is a project
Support tickets into the void
Custom-built
One-time build you own outright
The software matches your workflow exactly
Only what you use — nothing else
Your data, your server, your rules
Direct line to the developer who built it
pricing, clearly

What Custom Software Costs

Small business tools start at $1,499 and are quoted to scope. The drivers:

Workflow complexity

One clean process vs. many connected ones with approvals and exceptions.

Users & roles

A shared team tool vs. customer-facing logins with permissions.

Integrations

Each external system connected adds real, quotable scope.

Where it runs

Browser-based is fastest; add a mobile app when the field team needs it.

Fixed quote and milestone plan before the build — no hourly meters running.

It used to be. A focused internal tool starts at $1,499 — often less than one year of SaaS subscriptions for a small team, and you own it outright with no per-user fees.

Custom software grows with you — that’s the point. The build is structured so new features get added cleanly, and I stay available for exactly that.

You do, completely, once the project is paid. Code, data, hosting — all in your name. You’re never locked to me.

We walk through how the work actually happens today — usually one call and a look at your current spreadsheets or tools. I write the scope in plain language and you approve it before anything is built.

12 months of support is included — bugs fixed free, small tweaks handled, questions answered by the person who wrote the code.

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Tell me what’s not working

Describe the process that’s painful — I’ll tell you whether it needs custom software, automation, or a $30 tool that already exists.

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Yes, I’ll tell you if you don’t need custom software.