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AMBITION MEETS ACTION FOR STARTUPS & SMALL BUSINESSES

EXPLORE

the catalyst that turns vision into reality

HELPING YOU EXECUTE

Whether you're just starting, set to launch, or already iterating, agility, flexibility, and adaptability are the bedrocks of startups and small businesses. We equip you trailblazers with bespoke digital solutions, ensuring that your entrepreneurial spirit is matched with the tools and strategies to help your flourish, captivate markets, and realize your vision.

We support the innovators, the changemakers, and the disruptors out to leave their stamp on our world.

We delves deep into understanding your unique business model, target audience, and market dynamics
We help you plan your business, execution structure, and the team needed to execute strategy
We help your managed the iron-triangle of every project: Scope, Budget, and Timeline
We provide Fractional CTO & CCO services, design services, as well as technical and non-technical project management
We provide direct access to our application development partners if you don't have developers

♥️ SPEAK TO US EARLY & OFTEN ♥️

Start the Conversation Now!Even if your plan is still taking shape, reaching out early can make all the difference. We're not just executors; we're thinkers, and we're entrepreneurs. We'll help you refine, develop, and transform your ideas into robust strategies.

$ FLEXIBLE COMMERCIALS $

Discover True Flexible PartnershipFor startups and SMEs we go beyond traditional frameworks. Whether it's time-and-materials, fixed prices, joint-success agreements, or equity deals, we're open to discuss. Let's shape a partnership that fuels your growth.

Got an exciting idea or business vision, but need a strategic partner to bring it to life?

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CHARTING THE COURSE AHEAD

STRATEGY & PLANNING

Charting the right course is crucial. We delves deep into understanding your unique business model, target audience, and market dynamics. Together we'll help you make strategic decisions about business, your tech stack, software development methods, and go-to-market strategies. We're there to give you the best shout, and to equip you with a robust plan that anticipates challenges and capitalizes on opportunities.

Product Business Models & Business Model Canvases
Lean Go-to-Market Strategies
Lean Implementation Planning
Time, Scope, Budget Plans

DESIGN

UI/UX

Crafting memorable user experiences through design exploration, with a focus on user interaction and visual appeal interweaving with content planning & writing for effective messaging

UI+UX Designs
Graphic Design
Copywriting & content
Brand CI/VI & Guides

MARKETING

PERFORMANCE MARKETING

Executing go-to-market plans from Inbound Funnel Marketing to Performance Marketing and services in Online PR, Community Management, Storytelling, and SEO to ensure comprehensive market presence

Agile Performance Marketing
Lean Community Management
Go-to-Market Advertising
Analytics & Reporting

ENGINEERING

DEV & DEVOPS

Transparency and collaboration are critical to Startups & Small Businesses. We introduce our trusted development teams and infrastructure partners directly to you, ensuring clarity, cost-efficiency, no vendor-lockin, and the freedom to involve your own engineering contacts and resources.Our support to you includes:

Introduction to Laravel Application Developers Coding Wisely
Introudction to Drupal DXP & Complex CMS Development with DrupFan
Introudction to mobile application development with SavyBee
Robust infrastructure solutions from amazee.io

Working with us means ensuring you maintain a holistic view and control of your business endeavors at all times.

OUR GOAL

ANTI-FLUFF

we grasp the essence of your entrepreneurial vision, help you chart a course, and elevate your idea to execution through a hands-on approach

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EXPERIENCE

ENTREPRENEUR MINDED GLOBAL TEAM

Our team is distributed over South Africa, Nigeria, The UK, Eastern Europe, and Mexico.Our startups & SMEs are in the UK, the USA, and South Africa.

After two false starts with other agencies and development teams, Workshop Orange has worked closely with us to help realize the first usable application iteration of our vision. We would not be where we are today without Workshop Orange & Coding Wisely!
-- Henk Swanepoel (CEO)

The Team

Technical Strategy: Workshop Orange
Project Management: Workshop Orange
UI/UX Design: Workshop Orange
Product Lead: Workshop Orange
Laravel Development: Coding Wisely
Infrastructure & Secure PlatformOps: amazee.io

Web Application Development

iZinga Assist Webapplication Design, Development, and Deployment

iZinga Assist is an online ecosystem that evaluates and rates NPOs. The iZinga Assist platform ensures that all donations reach the right people, where they can be used in the most impactful and meaningful ways.The platform legitimises funding by verifying that the NPO receiving the money is trustworthy.
The iZinga Assist platform provides universal rating criteria for NPOs and help them with compliance, assisting them throughout the entire Donor-NPO cycle.

Our services: architecture, design, development, secure deployment, early Fractional CTO suppor

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SUCCESS

Access Africa Direct Webapp

Access Africa Direct is an Africa specialist tour operator headquartered in Durban, South Africa. Some of the owners have been working in tourism since 2001 and can look back on two decades of experience in the travel and safari industry in Africa.

Our services: plan, design, build, deploy and host a multi-lingual Webapp

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SUCCESS

iZinga Assist Website

iZinga Assist is an agency that bridges the gap between NPOs and Donors, connecting South and Southern African non-profits with the international donor community, enabling informed choices.

Our services: plan, design, build, deploy a new digital presence

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SUCCESSES

iThrive.School
New Website

thrive is a reinvention of schooling where children develop a lifestyle of learning within a community focused on the growth of each individual. Educators utilize the tools of curating an internationally accredited curriculum and a personalized teaching approach to offer your child completely individualized access to learning.

Our services: plan, design, build, deploy a new digital presence

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SUCCESSES

Irvington's Village Improvement Association

The Village Improvement Association (VIA) is an all-volunteer organization made up of Irvington residents, striving to make their village an even better place to live. The VIA has been around for many decades and has volunteered tirelessly to improve the overall beauty, ambiance, character, and cultural vitality of Irvington.

Our services: plan, design, build, deploy a new digital presence, vendor registration, and vendor directory