Why We Built Snazooka: From a Family Party to a Live Photo Wall Product
How a run of family events led us to build our own live photo wall, and how we turned it from a quick first version into Snazooka, a product anyone can use.
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Insights, guides, and articles on custom software development, business automation, and digital transformation for Irish businesses.
Free Receipt App for Sole Traders and Small Businesses in Ireland
ReceiptLog is a free receipt app for sole traders, therapists and tradespeople in Ireland. Create branded PDF receipts on your phone and send them to clients.
Read moreHow We Built WiFi Temperature Monitoring for Irish Kitchens
How GBA Solutions built 24/7 WiFi fridge and freezer temperature monitoring for Irish restaurants, hotels and care homes, with alerts when units run warm.
Read moreTrade Show Lead Capture App for Small Businesses
LeadLog is a trade show lead capture app for small businesses. Capture leads by voice or business card scan at events and follow up while they're still warm.
Read moreHACCP Training for All Staff: Why It Matters - and Why SmartChef Includes It
Why HACCP training matters for every member of staff, not just the chefs, and how Irish restaurants can keep training records ready for inspection.
Read moreWhat is RTLS (Real-Time Location Systems) and where does it actually make sense?
RTLS explained for Irish businesses: how tags and anchors work, UWB versus GPS, and where real-time location systems make sense in construction and manufacturing.
Read moreDigital HACCP Ireland 2025: A Practical Guide for Restaurants, Cafes and Takeaways
A practical guide to digital HACCP systems in Ireland for restaurants, cafés and takeaways: what to record, what inspectors look for and how to switch.
Read moreFrom Spreadsheet to System: How Irish SMEs Can Build a Custom Automation Solution
How Irish SMEs move from spreadsheets, paper forms and manual admin to a custom system, step by step, and what to expect along the way.
Read moreHow to Do Digital HACCP in Ireland And Sleep Better at Night
How to move your HACCP records from paper to a digital system in Ireland, including delivery records, temperature checks and cleaning logs.
Read moreHow Much Does It Actually Cost to Develop a Mobile App in Ireland
What it really costs to build a mobile app in Ireland in 2026, with price ranges for simple, mid-sized and complex apps, plus running costs.
Read more5 Questions to Ask Before Building a Business App
Thinking about an app for your Irish business? Five questions to answer first, on cost, timelines, iPhone versus Android and who will support it.
Read moreMVPs Aren't Just for Start-Ups: Why Internal Tools Deserve a Lean Approach
Why Irish SMEs should build internal tools as an MVP first, so you get a working system quickly and only pay for what your team actually uses.
Read more5 Common Myths About Business Automation
Five myths that hold Irish small businesses back from automating their admin, and what automation actually costs and involves.
Read moreHow to Automate Your Business Audits and Inspections
How automating audits and inspections saves time, cuts errors and gives clients professional reports, with examples from Irish construction and compliance.
Read moreHow AI Agents Are Helping Irish SMEs Save Time and Money in 2025
Practical examples of Irish small businesses using AI agents to handle admin, answer enquiries and save hours every week.
Read moreMVP Development Ireland: Build Fast, Validate and Scale
How to build an MVP in Ireland the right way: what to include, what to leave out, how long it takes and how to learn from your first users.
Read moreAI Search Demystified: From Embeddings to Meaning
How AI search finds meaning rather than matching words, using embeddings and vector databases, and why it matters for small business websites.
Read moreHow AI Assistants Actually Work - Without the Techie Overload
How AI website assistants and chatbots actually work, in plain English, and how we build them for Irish businesses using your own website content.
Read moreWhy Every Small Business Should Consider an AI Assistant
How an AI assistant helps a small business answer customer questions around the clock, capture enquiries and free up time for real work.
Read moreSmarter Systems, Less Admin: Digital Tools for Membership-Based Organisations in Ireland
How Irish clubs and trade bodies handle licensing, payments and document approvals with simple digital tools instead of paper and email.
Read moreWeb Apps: The Agile Solution for Your Business
Why a web app is often the quickest and lowest cost way for a small business to get custom software that works on any device.
Read moreKeeping Your Data Safe with Google Cloud Platform
How we keep client data secure on Google Cloud: the security layers, where data is stored and what it means for GDPR.
Read moreDigitalisation for Small Businesses 5: Surveys of the Structural Kind
How digital structural survey apps save time for construction, engineering and property businesses, from site photos to finished reports.
Read moreUnlock Business Growth with LEO Digital Start Grants and GBA Solutions
How Local Enterprise Office digital grants can help Irish small businesses pay for going digital, and how GBA Solutions can help with the project.
Read moreDigitalisation for Small Businesses 4: Changing Project Management
How custom project management software helps small businesses track jobs, deadlines and team workload in one place.
Read moreDigitalisation for Small Businesses 3: How about Customer Relationship Management?
How a CRM helps small businesses keep track of customers, enquiries and follow-ups, and when a custom CRM is worth it.
Read moreDigitalisation for Small Businesses 2: Why not start with Supply Chain Management?
How small businesses can digitise supply chain management: stock tracking, supplier orders and deliveries without spreadsheets.
Read moreDigitalisation for Small Businesses 1: Where to Start?
Where a small business should start with digitalisation: finding the processes that cost the most time and fixing those first.
Read moreThe Importance of Custom Software for Small Businesses
When custom software makes more sense than off-the-shelf tools for a small business, and what it should cost and deliver.
Read moreHow Google Cloud Platform Helps Us Help You: A Win-Win in the Cloud Ecosystem
Why GBA Solutions builds on Google Cloud Platform, and what that means for the security, cost and reliability of your software.
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