Building what comes next.
A world where the hard parts of work and life are handled, so everyone has more time, more craft and more of what matters.
We design tomorrow's businesses, tools and skills today, so people and independent businesses everywhere live it first.
Our businesses ↓What we're working towards
Thriving independents.
Independent businesses everywhere with the time, reach and ease to focus on their craft.
Knowledge open to all.
What we learn, we share in plain words, so knowing how is never the privilege of a few.
Products people love.
Things made with such care that using them feels like time given back.
Setting the standard.
Work done so well, and so honestly, that it becomes the way things are done.
Giving that lasts.
Sharing skills and knowledge is built into how we work, so it carries on for good.
Built for decades.
A group designed for decades, not seasons, earning trust one year at a time.
What we believe
Better lives first.
Every business we build must make someone's life or livelihood better, or we don't build it.
Teach, don't gatekeep.
Knowing how belongs to everyone, so we show our working.
People decide.
Tools serve judgement, and a person always has the final word.
Honest by default.
We say what we know, mark what we don't, and promise only what we can keep.
Strong communities.
A business is only as strong as the community around it, so we build for both.
Trust, guarded.
People's data, time and attention are theirs; we take only what we need and treat it with care.
Whatever we make, a person reviews the work before it goes to you.
Our businesses
Five businesses, one purpose. Each is a way of building what comes next.
Growth Engine
Part of Dan GroupIndependent retailers, with the hard parts handled and their own voice intact.
App Studio
Part of Dan GroupSimple, useful apps that give people time back, starting with plan4life.
Brand Studio
Part of Dan GroupBrands with a clear point of view, measured against where they started.
AI Academy
Part of Dan GroupSkills that stay with your team, taught in plain words.
Sales Desk
Part of Dan GroupHonest, specific selling for vendors, on commission only.
Get in touch
If you're building what comes next too, we'd like to hear from you.
Contact Dan Group