design pitch collective – marketing, system integration & training for micro businesses
Who is Architecting your Business? Even a town like Okehampton can drift out of balance. It doesn’t have a single owner. No one person maintains the whole system. No one architects it deliberately. And that’s why towns—like businesses—become inefficient over time. Now pause for a moment. I like to think of a Micro business as […]
Ten days ago, we asked a difficult question. Are Okehampton’s micro-businesses in a perfect storm? A few reached out to us.Many quietly read.Some nodded.Others blanked it. Because once you recognise the seven hats… and step back to take control of them, for good, opportunities really start to open up, and you have a better chance […]
Digital transformation isn’t about tech for tech’s sake—it’s about removing friction, replacing chaos with connected cloud systems like Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive, and turning scattered data into operational credibility so your micro business can grow without burning out.
So, it’s January 2026. Are Okehampton’s Micro‑Businesses in a Perfect Storm? Read our thought-provoking flagship series piece from a year of studying data and listening on the ground.
Networking walk at Haldon Forest
In our last chapter in the series, Digital Transformation is Business Transformation, we explored the importance of mindset before change, to ensure you can shift your processes, which sets your direction. This week, we take the next step in achieving an invincible digital transformation by developing a vision and strategy. So, let’s jump in.
It starts on your doorstep
Growth Leaders: Clarity, Control, and Confidence
I left Exeter on my own at 6:30 on a crisp September morning this week. Future Islands on the stereo, the Far Field album, which felt perfectly apt as I was heading to a retreat in a field next to the woods. Summer is closing fast now, and there’s a sense of change in the […]
Design Pitch partner with Okehampton BID
