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Bespoke business software for UK trades

Give your business a brain.

One custom system that runs the whole thing - jobs, customers, scheduling, invoices and payments - with an assistant you just talk to that remembers everything. Built around exactly how you already work. Not another app to wrestle with.

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Jobs & schedulingCustomers & historyInvoices & paymentsAn AI assistant that learnsYour website, wired in
The problem

Most local businesses are run from a paper diary, a phone full of messages, and five apps that don't talk to each other.

So things slip. A quote never followed up. An invoice never chased. A customer you forgot to call back. Off-the-shelf software promises to fix it - then hands you another login to learn and bends your business to fit its boxes.

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Double-bookings & missed jobs from a diary only you can read.

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Money left on the table - invoices forgotten, late payers never chased.

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Customers slipping through because their history lives in your head.

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Generic apps that make you do the work of fitting them.

The system

One system. Your whole business.

Cortex is the system behind every Kerb build. I made it to run my own studio from one window - every job, customer and number in one place - and the same system gets shaped around your business.

Cortex · assistant
Cortex assistant - the AI brain you just talk to, that knows your whole business
01 · The brain

Just ask it

An assistant that already knows your whole business. Ask it a question, or tell it to book a job, send an invoice or chase a late payer - in plain English. Nothing to set up, nothing to learn.

Cortex · overview
Cortex overview - the whole studio on one screen: today's plan, tasks, priorities and live numbers
02 · The overview

Everything on one screen

Open it up and your whole business is right there - every job, where it's up to and what still needs doing. No more hunting through three apps, a notebook and your phone.

Cortex · tasks & schedule
Cortex tasks and schedule - a colour-coded week with jobs dropped onto each day
03 · Tasks & schedule

Your week at a glance

Drop each job onto the day it's happening, colour-coded by customer so nothing clashes. The wall planner's gone, and so are the double-bookings.

Cortex · daily ops
Cortex Daily Ops - Today, Schedule, Progress, Week, Goals, Fitness, Review and Learn, all in one planner
04 · Daily Ops

Your whole day, mapped out

The deepest part of the system - today's plan, your schedule, progress, the week ahead, goals and more, each its own tab. Whatever your business needs to stay on top of, it lives here, built around the way you work.

Cortex · inbox
Cortex inbox - every enquiry in one place, with replies drafted for you
05 · Inbox

It does the legwork too

Every enquiry lands in one inbox - and the system drafts the reply for you, in plain English, ready to check and send. Leads get answered the same day, even when you're on the tools.

Cortex · leads
Cortex leads board - every enquiry tracked from sent to warm to hot, pulled from your notes
06 · Leads

Never lose a lead again

Every enquiry sits on one board - sent, warm, hot - with the full history pulled straight from your notes and email. You always know who to chase next, and nobody slips through.

Cortex · analytics
Cortex analytics - visits, signups and search performance tracked over time
07 · Analytics

See what's working

Visits, enquiries, bookings and where your customers are coming from, all tracked in one place - so you can tell what's bringing in work and what isn't.

Real screens from Cortex, the system I run my own studio on. A few private numbers are blurred - yours would be built around your trade.

Your OverseerAlways on · knows your whole business
Who still owes me money?
You're owed £590 across 2 invoices. £480 is overdue (9 days). Want me to chase it?
When was Mrs Hart last in?
3rd April - a full set. She's usually every 6 weeks, so she's about due. Shall I send a reminder?
Ask your business anything…
The brain

An assistant you just talk to.

Every system comes with the Overseer - your own AI assistant, named whatever you like. It reads your whole business and answers in plain English. No menus, no reports to build. Just ask.

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It remembers everything

Every job, customer and conversation - kept for good, recalled in a sentence.
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It spots what you'd miss

Overdue invoices, lapsed customers, a quote that never got a follow-up.
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It learns how you work

The more you use it, the more it fits you - it never forgets, so you don't have to.
What it does

Every part of the job, in one place.

The same job-management essentials the big apps charge a monthly subscription for - quoting, scheduling, invoicing, payments - but built into one system that's yours, shaped around your trade.

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Enquiries & leads

Every new enquiry captured in one place - from your website, your phone or your inbox - so none go cold.

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Quotes & jobs

Send a quote, win the work, track the job from booked to done to paid - the whole lifecycle on one screen.

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Scheduling & calendar

Every booking in one diary - the paper version and the double-bookings, gone for good.

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Customers & history

Every customer, their jobs and their details kept together - their whole story, one click away.

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Invoices & payments

Invoice straight from a job, take card payments, and let it chase the late payers automatically.

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Reminders that pay off

Automatic appointment reminders kill no-shows, and it chases the late payers so you get paid faster.

Why bespoke

Built around you - not the other way round.

The difference between renting a generic app and owning a system made for your business.

Off-the-shelf apps
  • You bend your business to fit their boxes
  • Pay a monthly subscription forever - rising every year
  • Features you'll never use, cluttering the ones you need
  • Yet another login, learned on your own time
  • Your website and your software are two separate worlds
Your Kerb system
  • Shaped around exactly how you already work
  • One build price up front, a simple monthly to keep it running
  • Only what your business needs - nothing you don't
  • One screen, plus an assistant you just talk to
  • Your website feeds it - bookings land straight in the system
Who it's for

Made for local businesses that run on their reputation.

Plumbers, electricians, barbers, clinics, gardeners, garages - any business juggling jobs, bookings and customers from too many places at once.

Plumbers & heatingElectriciansBarbers & salonsAesthetics & clinicsGardeners & landscapersBuildersGaragesRoofersCleanersMobile trades
Site + system, joined up

And the website that feeds it.

Most agencies sell you a website. Most software firms sell you a tool. Kerb builds both, wired together - so the whole thing just runs.

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They book on your site

A customer books or enquires on your website, any time of day.

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It lands in the system

Straight into your calendar - no copying, no missed messages.

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Payment's taken

A deposit or balance collected automatically where it fits.

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It asks for a review

After the job, it asks the customer for a review on its own - your rating climbs.

See the three tiers & live demos
Questions

The things people ask first.

Is this custom software or an off-the-shelf app?
It's bespoke. Off-the-shelf apps like Tradify or Jobber make you bend your business to fit their boxes. Kerb builds a system shaped around exactly how you already work - only the parts you need, in your own branding, and nothing you don't.
Do I own my system and my data?
Yes. It's your system, white-labelled with your name on it, and your data is yours. You pay one build price up front and a simple monthly to host it, keep it running and keep improving it - no lock-in.
Can it replace tools like Jobber, Tradify or a paper diary?
That's exactly the idea. It does the job-management essentials - quoting, scheduling, invoicing, payments, customers - in one place, plus an AI assistant the others don't have. One system instead of a diary, a spreadsheet and three subscriptions.
What is the Overseer / the "brain"?
It's your own AI assistant, built into the system and named whatever you like. It reads your whole business and answers in plain English - "who owes me money?", "when's Mrs Hart due back?" - and flags what you'd miss, like overdue invoices and lapsed customers. It remembers everything, so you don't have to.
How much does business management software like this cost?
Builds start from £1,950 for a simple system and scale with what you need, each with a small monthly to host and look after it. There are three tiers - Simple, Pro and Bespoke - and every one comes with a matching website. See the tiers and live demos →
How long does it take to build?
A simple system is usually live in a couple of weeks; larger bespoke builds take longer. You'll always see a working demo of your own before you commit - no paying for something you haven't seen.
Do you build the website too?
Yes - and that's the point. Your website and your system are built to work as one: a customer books on the site, it lands in your calendar, payment's taken, and it asks them for a review. One joined-up thing, not two separate worlds.
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Give your business a brain.

Tell me about your business and what's eating your time - I'll show you exactly how your own system would work, with a free demo. No obligation.

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