If you run a one-person company, you already know the feeling. You finish a job, get home, and realise you still need to send the invoice. Chase the last one. Log that receipt. Reply to the enquiry from Tuesday. Update the spreadsheet you keep meaning to replace.
None of it is hard. All of it takes time. And it never stops.
The tools aren't built for you
Most business software assumes you have a team. There's a salesperson to manage the CRM, a bookkeeper to handle invoices, a marketing person to run campaigns. The interfaces are designed for specialists sitting at desks.
But if you're a sole trader — a plumber, a gardener, a massage therapist, a gigging musician — you're doing all of those jobs yourself, usually from your phone, usually between actual work.
You don't need a CRM. You don't need accounting software. You don't need a project management tool. You need one system that handles all of it, and understands that you're the only person there.
What 1pc is
1pc is a single app for your customers, your work, and your money. It learns how your business operates and handles the admin you keep putting off.
- Enquiries captured from WhatsApp, email, and calls — followed up before they go cold
- Invoices generated from completed work and chased automatically
- Expenses captured as they happen — no year-end panic
- A daily brief that tells you what needs your attention today
You can type or talk to it in plain English. "Chase Mrs Davies — invoice is 9 days overdue." "How much have I actually earned this month?" It understands your business well enough to act on that.
Why now
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is here. If you're a sole trader earning over £50,000, digital record-keeping becomes mandatory. That deadline is approaching whether you're ready or not.
But MTD is just the catalyst. The real problem has always been there: running a business alone means carrying everything in your head. 1pc is built to change that.
What's next
We're building 1pc now and talking to sole traders across dozens of trades. If you want to be part of shaping what this becomes, join the waitlist. We'll reach out when it's ready.
Solo. Not alone.