Technology for small business

Technology built around your business.

Openera builds websites, automation, AI systems, and custom software for small businesses — without traditional agency overhead.

Whether your website needs replacing, your team is buried in repetitive work, or you have a process that software should handle better, we can help.

  • Real people
  • Straightforward pricing
  • No bloated retainers
The problem

Business technology got better. The old prices didn't.

Plenty of small businesses are still dealing with:

  • Outdated websites
  • Expensive hosting agreements
  • Disconnected software subscriptions
  • Repetitive administrative work
  • Spreadsheets everywhere
  • Manual customer follow-up
  • Systems that don't talk to each other
Our philosophy

Modern development tools have dramatically changed what it costs to build good software. We think small businesses should benefit from that.

What we build

Start wherever it hurts.

A website is often the easiest place to begin. The deeper value is usually behind it — the manual, expensive, fragmented processes that software should be handling for you.

Websites

Where most projects start

A professional website without the traditional agency price tag. Modern, responsive, and designed around your actual business — not a one-size-fits-all template.

  • Mobile design
  • Service pages
  • Contact forms
  • Lead capture
  • Analytics
  • Google integrations
  • Booking
  • Local search basics
  • Domains & hosting

Automation

If your team repeats the same task every day, there's probably a better way. We connect your tools so the replies, follow-ups, reminders, and data entry happen on their own.

  • Lead comes in → Automatic response
  • No reply → Follow-up
  • Appointment booked → Calendar updated
  • Job completed → Review request
  • Form submitted → Into your CRM
  • Copy-paste between systems → Gone

AI for business

AI where it actually saves time or improves decisions. Practical tools your team will use every day — not hype.

  • Reads customer history
  • Internal company search
  • Drafting responses
  • Lead analysis
  • Document extraction
  • Customer summaries
  • Business alerts
  • Ask your data in plain English

Custom business software

Our flagship

Software built around the way your company works — instead of forcing your company to work around the software.

Sometimes your business has a problem generic software doesn't solve. We build focused internal applications around it.

  • Sales dashboards
  • Scheduling systems
  • Quote builders
  • Internal portals
  • Workflow tools
  • Inventory systems
  • Operations dashboards
  • Customer-management tools
Our work

Real work, for real small businesses.

Barbershops, salons, contractors, pizza places, caterers. Different businesses, same approach: learn how the place actually runs, then build what helps.

01Booking & scheduling

Barbershops

Online appointment booking that keeps the chairs full — without anyone stopping mid-cut to answer the phone.

  • Online booking
  • Reminders
  • Mobile-first site
02Websites & booking

Hair salons

Sites that show off the work, lay out services and stylists clearly, and let clients book themselves in.

  • Service menus
  • Stylist booking
  • Galleries
03Websites & lead capture

Construction & contracting

Project showcases and quote-request forms that turn a search into a real lead — and get it to the right person fast.

  • Project galleries
  • Quote requests
  • Lead routing
04Websites & ordering

Pizza places & restaurants

Fast, phone-friendly sites with the menu, hours, and ordering front and center. Hungry people don't wait for slow pages.

  • Menus
  • Online ordering
  • Google profile
05Search visibility

Local SEO

Fixing the basics that decide whether locals actually find you: site speed, page structure, Google Business Profile, and listings.

  • Technical cleanup
  • Google Business Profile
  • Local listings
06Custom software & AI

Catering & events

A connected set of internal applications for sales, events, scheduling, and AI-assisted decisions.

See the deep dive
Also a good fit for

Don't see yours? It rarely matters. The problems are usually the same: leads, scheduling, follow-up, and too much manual work.

  • Restaurants & cafés
  • Auto repair shops
  • Landscaping & lawn care
  • HVAC & plumbing
  • Electricians
  • Roofing
  • Cleaning services
  • Dental & medical offices
  • Real estate
  • Law & accounting offices
  • Fitness studios & gyms
  • Nail salons & spas
  • Pet grooming
  • Daycares
  • Event venues
  • Photographers
  • Food trucks
  • Retail shops
  • Movers
  • Property management
A deeper look · Catering

And when a website isn't enough.

Most projects are small and focused. Some keep growing. We worked directly inside a growing catering company and built technology around its actual day-to-day operations.

What began as solving individual workflow problems grew into a connected set of applications covering:

  • Sales
  • Lead management
  • Event operations
  • Scheduling
  • Payroll workflows
  • Communication
  • AI-assisted decisions
Sales Copilot Illustrative data
Needs attention firstSorted by urgency
01
Wedding · 140 guestsEvent in 9 days — deposit not received
Deposit due soon
02
Corporate lunch · 60 guestsKitchen needs a final number by Friday
Missing guest count
03
Graduation party · 85 guestsAsked about rentals two days ago
Unanswered question
04
Rehearsal dinner · 40 guestsOpened the quote three times this week
Follow-up drafted
05
Holiday party · 120 guestsMenu approved, contract ready
Ready to book
Rehearsal dinner · 40 guestsCustomer history
  1. Inquiry came in through the website
  2. Quote sent, tasting offered
  3. Quote opened three times
  4. No reply since the last email
Suggested next step

They keep reopening the quote but haven't replied. Offer two tasting dates, and mention that a deposit holds their date.

Draft emailSend textSnooze
Based on 14 emails · 6 texts · 1 quote
Everything about one customer6 sources
CRMStage: quoted
Emails14 messages
Texts6 messages
Event140 guests · plated
PaymentsDeposit pending
Notes2 allergy flags
One customer view

High-intent couple, responsive by text, slow on email. Waiting on a tasting date. Deposit unpaid, so the date isn't held yet.

AI CockpitAsk anything
Which events next week are still missing final details?
  • Saturday wedding — final guest count and deposit.
  • Thursday corporate lunch — delivery window not confirmed.
  • Sunday brunch — dietary list still open.
Who hasn't paid a deposit?Summarize this customerWhat's at risk this month?
Ask about customers, events, payments…
Follow-up sequenceNew lead
✓
Instant text replySent two minutes after the inquiry
Sent
✓
Quote emailDrafted by AI, approved by sales
Sent
Day 3 check-inDraft is ready for review
Needs approval
Day 7 reminderOnly sends if there's still no reply
Queued
Salespeople stay in control — nothing important sends without a person approving it.
Risks & missing information4 open
Deposit not receivedWedding · event in 9 days
High
Final guest count missingCorporate lunch · due to kitchen Friday
Medium
Question unanswered for 48 hoursGraduation party · rentals
Medium
Staffing not confirmedHoliday party · three servers short
Low

Most projects start a lot smaller than this. But it's the same two people and the same approach — whether it's a booking page for a barbershop or the software a whole company runs on.

How Openera works

Simple on purpose.

  1. 01

    Understand

    You show us how the business currently works.

  2. 02

    Find the friction

    We identify what's outdated, repetitive, expensive, fragmented, or unnecessarily manual.

  3. 03

    Build

    We create only what makes sense — a website, an automation, an integration, or a custom application.

  4. 04

    Improve

    Once something is working, we can expand it as the business's needs change.

Free technology checkup

Not sure what needs fixing? Start here.

We'll take a look at your current technology and show you where there may be opportunities to improve it.

  • Website
  • Mobile experience
  • Lead capture
  • Google presence
  • Customer contact process
  • Scheduling
  • Follow-up
  • Software subscriptions
  • Repetitive work
  • Disconnected systems
  • Where AI may genuinely help
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What you'll get
  1. 01What's working
  2. 02What's outdated
  3. 03What's costing unnecessary time or money
  4. 04What we'd improve
  5. 05What we wouldn't bother changing

We're not here to invent work to bill you for.

Pricing

Straightforward pricing.

Every business is different, but pricing shouldn't be mysterious.

Small websites should cost like small websites. Small automations should cost like small automations. You shouldn't need an enterprise consulting budget to solve a straightforward business problem.

  • 01WebsitesStarting around $1,000
  • 02AutomationQuoted by workflow
  • 03Custom appsQuoted by scope

You should always understand what you're paying for.

About us

Built by builders. Sold by someone who understands businesses.

The builder

Build & technology

Development, product design, AI, automation, integrations, and software architecture.

The business side

Clients & partnerships

A decade of sales experience, customer communication, relationship building, and understanding what businesses actually need.

We're intentionally small. The people you speak with are the people responsible for the work.

Our difference

We don't sell technology for the sake of technology.

We care about whether something saves time, saves money, generates business, reduces mistakes, or makes your company easier to run.

  • Sometimes the answer is a new website.
  • Sometimes it's a $500 automation.
  • Sometimes it's a custom application.
  • Sometimes the best answer is to leave something alone.
Start here

Tell us what's frustrating you.

An outdated website. Too much manual work. Software that doesn't fit. A process you've always thought should be easier.

Show us the problem. We'll help you figure out what makes sense.

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What can we help with?

A real person reads every one of these.