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// business in a box

You bring the idea. We build the business.

Got a business idea but no platform to run it on? We build the whole thing: the sales site, payments, customer accounts, the backend, marketing, and the legal and compliance side. All in one system.

// the problem

A great idea isn't a business yet.

// doing it yourself

Twelve tools and a prayer.

A website builder, a payment plugin, a separate email tool, a spreadsheet for customers, and a vague worry about whether you're legally allowed to do any of it. It works, until it doesn't.

// business in a box

One platform. Ready to trade.

Everything the business needs to sell, get paid, look after customers, market itself and stay on the right side of the rules, built as one system. It's not just saving money on subscriptions. It's the business itself.

// what's in the box

Everything it takes to open the doors.

01Sales platform

The public site your customers buy from, with checkout and payments built in.

02Customer accounts

Sign up, secure login, order history, billing and settings.

03The backend

An admin side to run the business day to day: orders, customers, content and settings.

04Growth & marketing

Memberships, referrals, affiliates, email campaigns and automations.

05Legal & compliance

The rules your industry needs, built into how the system works, not bolted on afterwards.

06Security

Rate limiting, payment checks, and encryption for sensitive details.

// flagship: tnf competitions

A prize competition business, from an idea.

TNF had the idea for a prize competitions business. We built everything else: the sales platform, the backend and the legal management, all in one system, on Next.js, Prisma, MySQL and Stripe.

01Sales platform

  • Competition listings and pages
  • Basket and Stripe checkout
  • Draws, results and a winners page
  • How it works, help and contact pages

02Customer accounts

  • Sign-up with email verification and two-factor login
  • My tickets, my wins, wallet and credits
  • Refer-a-friend and notifications, including web push

03Growth

  • Membership plans and free tickets
  • Affiliate portal with tracked links, commissions and payouts
  • Email campaigns, automations and unsubscribe handling

04Admin backend

  • Competitions with images and instant-win prizes
  • Skill questions and a live draw screen
  • Winners, orders, customers, memberships and affiliates
  • Messages, editable pages and an audit log

05Legal & compliance

  • Free postal entry route, with postal winners kept anonymous
  • Skill questions on entries
  • Spend limits and self-exclusion
  • GDPR account deletion that keeps what the law requires

06Security & speed

  • Rate limiting and Stripe payment checks
  • Encrypted winner delivery and payout details
  • Images automatically resized to WebP for speed
// how a job works

From napkin to launch.

  1. Walk-through with Josh

    Your idea, how you want it to make money, and what it needs to do on day one.

  2. Jenny plans it

    Documentation, existing solutions that save build time, the rules your industry needs, and a list of everything that's needed.

  3. We build it

    The whole platform, as one system, built to fix problems without creating new ones.

  4. Tested and handed over

    Jenny tests everything and keeps you posted. Once it's paid for, the business platform is yours.

// questions

Business in a box, answered.

What is a business in a box?

You bring the business idea and we build the whole platform to run it: the sales site, payments, customer accounts, the backend, marketing, and the legal and compliance side, all in one system.

How much does it cost to build a business platform?

It's quoted per build, because every idea is different. As a guide, larger platforms are around £5,000. We'll give you a proper quote after a walk-through.

Do I own the platform?

Yes. Once it's paid for, you own it. Hosting and support are optional and can be billed monthly or yearly.

Can you handle the legal and compliance side?

We build the rules into the system. For TNF Competitions that meant a free postal entry route, skill questions, spend limits, self-exclusion and GDPR-compliant account deletion.

Can you build a prize competition website?

Yes. TNF Competitions is exactly that: listings, Stripe checkout, accounts, live draws, instant wins, affiliates and the legal side, built from the client's idea.

// your turn

Got an idea? Tell us.

What kind of business are you?

Tap one. Four quick questions, under a minute.

What's giving you headaches?

Pick as many as you like. Be honest, we've heard worse.

Roughly what do you spend on software a month?

A rough guess is fine. It helps us see what we could cut.

Where shall we send the fix?

We'll get back to you. No spam, no sales script.

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// sent to hello@looply.uk

Sorted.
Go get some sleep.

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