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Custom Internal Business Tools

Most businesses run on a small number of processes that no off-the-shelf product quite fits, so they end up in spreadsheets, shared inboxes and somebody's head. That works until the business grows, the person leaves, or two people edit the same file.

An internal tool is not a big system. It is usually one screen that everybody agrees is the source of truth, with permissions so the right people can change the right things, and a history so you can see who changed what.

What these usually are

What it costs

A single tool starts at A$1,500 and takes four to twelve weeks. A multi-module suite starts at A$15,000. Ongoing support is A$250 a month and is optional.

Working with what you already pay for

The goal is rarely to replace your accounting package or CRM. It is to build the bit they do not do and connect it, so nobody is retyping data between systems.

Common questions

Will this replace our accounting software?

Almost never, and we would not recommend it. The usual shape is a tool that handles your specific process and integrates with the accounting package you already use.

How many people does it need to be worth it?

It is less about headcount than about repetition. If someone spends a day a week moving information between systems, that is the number to weigh against the build.

Can staff use it on a phone?

Yes. Anything we build works on a phone browser, and field tools can be built to keep working without signal if that is needed.

Talk it through first

Tell us what you are trying to do. If something off the shelf already does it, or the job is smaller than you think, we will say so.

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