Custom software for businesses in Saint Martin, French side
A building supplies firm near Galisbay receives containers, sells in euros and dollars, and tracks stock in a spreadsheet only one person understands. When that person is off, nobody knows what is left. A custom tool shares that view with the whole team. We build it remotely from France.
When custom software is worth it (and when it is not)
To be honest: for many needs, off-the-shelf software is enough. Accounting, payroll or a standard till are well served by existing tools, often cheaper at the start. In the free 20-minute call, we tell you frankly if a ready-made tool will do.
- Rather custom: your trade has its own steps, you lose hours re-typing the same data, or market tools force you to change the way you work.
- Rather off-the-shelf: your need is common (accounting, payroll, till), an existing tool already covers it, or the way you work still changes a lot.
- Often the right choice: keep your current tools and build only what is missing between them.
Concrete examples for a small business
These are examples to help you picture your own tool, not client references. Every project starts from the way you work.
Quotes and invoicing
For a plumber with two teams, the signed quote becomes a job sheet, then an invoice, without re-typing anything.
Team scheduling
For a 15-person cleaning company, everyone sees the day's jobs on their phone, and absences update the schedule.
Job or case tracking
For a 6-person office, each case has its status, its documents and its next deadline.
Stock and customer portal
Stock movements are recorded during the day, and your customers log in to follow their order or find their invoices.
What your software should cover in Saint Martin
Two currencies at the counter
The euro is official on the French side, yet the US dollar is widely accepted. Your tool can record the currency of each payment, and your accountant decides how it is booked.
No VAT, the TGCA instead
No VAT is charged on the French side; the Collectivity levies the TGCA. If your tool prepares invoices, its tax settings follow your accountant's instructions.
Before the hurricane season
The Atlantic season runs from 1 June to 30 November. An online tool is not tied to a computer in your office, and we tell you in writing where it is hosted.
The GDPR applies
The French side is an outermost region of the EU, so the GDPR covers the customer data your software stores. We plan access rights with you before the build.
How a project runs, step by step
1. Free call
20 minutes: you show us how you work today and what costs you time.
2. Written quote within 48 hours
What the tool does, who uses it, which software it connects to, the timeline and the price. Nothing starts without your approval.
3. Build and tests
A check-in every week, then you and your team test the tool with real situations before it goes live.
4. Go-live and support
We install the tool and bring over your existing data when the quote includes it. The first month of support is included, then an optional monthly maintenance plan.
What changes the price of custom software
Custom software is always quoted: no two projects are alike. The written quote gives the price excluding taxes and the timeline, before any commitment.
- The number of screens and steps: a simple tracking table or a tool that runs the whole life of a case.
- The number of people and roles: one user, or a team where each person only sees what concerns them.
- Connections to your tools: accounting, calendar, email, Excel or Google Sheets files, your website.
- Bringing over your data: starting from scratch or recovering years of files.
- Phone access: a tool used at the office, or in the field too.
Your software and your data belong to you
The software is yours
Once the project is paid in full, the software is yours, with its source code. You can develop it further with us or with another provider.
Your data stays yours
We tell you in writing where it is hosted before we start, and we never use it to train AI models.
AI inside your software
An AI agent can work inside your tool, for example by preparing a case from a request email. It is paid separately, with a setup then a monthly subscription.
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Frequently asked questions
Can the software handle customers from Sint Maarten?
Can prices be entered in US dollars?
Is a ready-made till system better for my shop?
How much does custom software cost?
Does the software belong to me?
Do we have to drop our current tools?
Show us how you work today.
A free 20-minute call: we tell you frankly whether a ready-made tool is enough or whether custom software is worth it, then you get a written quote within 48 hours.