We build the software small businesses actually use.

Websites, tools, automation, and business systems — designed and built by a small studio that ships.

The Burnt Thumb Works crest: a round tower and church beside a stream, with a figure cooking over a fire.

Services

What we build

Small business websites

Simple, clean websites for local businesses, services, projects, and portfolios — fast to load, easy to read, and built to standards. The site you're reading is one of ours.

Client intake & AI brief systems

Forms and workflows that turn a client's request into a clear, structured project brief — so work starts from the same page instead of a guess, and nothing gets lost in the handoff.

Business records & reporting

Folder systems, ledgers, templates, and clean reports for sole proprietors and small operators — expenses, receipts, mileage, and accounts kept organized, consistent, and ready when you need them.

Workflow automation

Daily operations, file routing, records review, and recurring tasks handled by small, dependable scripts — handed over with everything you need to run them yourself, on your own machines.

App & tool prototyping

Practical prototypes for apps, internal tools, calculators, trackers, and dashboards — something real you can test with people before committing to building the whole thing.

AI-assisted operations setup

We set up the practical AI workflows behind a small operation — intake, source folders, task packets, review points, and repeatable production runs — so the tools actually produce useful work instead of sitting unused.

Logos & brand marks

Distinctive logos and brand marks — like the engraved crest at the top of this page — made to suit who you are, not pulled from a template.

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Tell us what you're building, and we'll tell you how we'd build it.