Since 2000
Designing and building for the web
About
I believe good technology should make people's lives easier.
I'm Amanda Ford. Since 2000, I've helped nonprofits, businesses, and community organizations turn complicated digital work into websites, tools, and systems people can actually use.
Small Tycoon began with a simple belief: organizations deserve thoughtful help without unnecessary layers.
I started Small Tycoon because good organizations often need experienced, thoughtful help, not another platform, a large agency structure, or a solution they cannot maintain.
I stay close to both the bigger picture and the details, helping clients solve what matters now while building toward what comes next.
I'm often the person who looks beyond the immediate “no.”
An idea may not make sense exactly as first imagined. But there is often a practical yes: a simpler version, a focused first phase, a better use of what already exists, or a custom solution where it truly matters.
More than two decades of solving the problem behind the request.
My work has crossed strategy, design, development, content, marketing, integrations, training, and custom applications. That range helps me recognize when a website problem is really a content problem, when a software request is actually a workflow problem, and when something genuinely needs to be built.
Across disciplines
Websites, campaigns, integrations, and custom systems
Across sectors
Nonprofits, businesses, and public organizations
Over time
Partnerships built on trust and continuity
I care about the people on both sides of the screen.
The visitor should be able to find help, understand the message, or complete the task. The staff member should be able to maintain the work without fighting the system.
A beautiful result is not enough if it makes someone else's day harder.
You work directly with me.
I remain involved in the strategy, design, development, and important decisions. I explain options plainly, stay honest about scope, and bring in trusted specialists only when the work benefits from their expertise.
No account-manager relay. No disappearing after the sale.
Curious about what is possible. Careful about what is useful.
I use new technology when it can make work faster, clearer, or more sustainable. AI has expanded what small teams can create, but it has not replaced the most important parts of the work: understanding people, making good decisions, and caring about the result.
Trusted by organizations doing meaningful work.
- Ohio Attorney General Office
- MHA Ohio
- Huckleberry House
- Drug Free Pickaway
- Resource/Ammirati
- Real Estate One
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
- Pickaway County Community Foundation
Amanda possesses the technical skills to get the job done and the ability to see the bigger picture.
Tell me what you're trying to make easier.
You don't need a complete brief or the right technical words. Tell me what is not working, what you want to improve, or what you have been told cannot be done.
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