Lombard, Illinois · Chicagoland and remote
Impetus builds, manages and improves websites, business technology and custom software for small and midsize businesses. You work directly with the person doing the work.
What clients hand off to Impetus
What we do
Most clients start with one of these and end up using both.
For owner-run businesses
For businesses that would rather not think about technology at all. The website gets things started, and Impetus manages the technology around it.
For operationally complex businesses
For processes your current systems don't handle well. The person discussing your requirements is the person architecting and building the software.
Sound familiar?
If you've said any of these, there's probably a better way to run that process.
“We're managing production in Excel.”
“Our ERP won't do this.”
“These databases don't talk to each other.”
“We enter the same information in three places.”
“Customers have to call us for information.”
“Our application is ancient.”
“We need a portal for customers or vendors.”
“Nobody can get the reports they need.”
Your technology remains yours. We manage it for you.
You own your domains, your Microsoft or Google tenant, your business accounts and your data. Impetus gets the administrative access needed to manage them, and nothing is held hostage.
If you ever move on, everything is already in your name.
How Impetus works
You get the capability of a mature technology firm, and you always know who's doing the work.
You work with the person doing the technical work, not an account manager relaying messages.
Custom software when it's necessary, existing software when it's the better fit. No excuses to bill development hours.
Start from the business problem, not a predetermined product.
No new technology just because it's fashionable.
Impetus maintains what it builds, long after launch.
Your domains, accounts and data stay in your name.
Systems we've built
Roofing contractors
Reads aerial measurement reports and turns them into complete material orders, with 2D and 3D roof models.
Hardware store service departments
Job tracking with instant search, automatic label printing and one-click ticket duplication, from any device.
Public adjusters
Job management, calendar, material ordering and sales insights, built to be adapted to each agency.
Based in Lombard, Illinois. Serving businesses throughout Chicagoland and remotely across the United States.