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CRM for small businesses: simple enough for everyday use, strong enough for growth

An Excel list, business cards and a full inbox are not a sales system – but neither is an overloaded enterprise CRM. We help small businesses find the right CRM, connect it or develop one.

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Short & clear

A good CRM for small businesses is above all simple: contacts, conversation notes, quotes and follow-ups in one place, connected to email and calendar and quick enough to use that it actually gets used. For many SMEs and sole proprietors a ready-made CRM tool is enough; a custom CRM pays off if your sales process is special or several systems come together. Setup, integration or a lean CRM of your own start at Nano Concepts in the Starter package from €2,500, more extensive CRM solutions in the Professional package from €8,000 – the exact quote follows after the free initial consultation.

CRM for Small Businesses with Nano Concepts

In small businesses, customer knowledge often sits in individual heads and inboxes: Who last spoke with the customer, what was offered, when should someone get back in touch? As long as everyone sits in the same room, this works more or less. As soon as someone is sick, the team grows or an employee leaves, information is lost. A CRM for small businesses makes sure that every contact, every note and every quote is stored where the whole team can find it.

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The good news: for many SMEs there are simple CRM tools with manageable monthly costs that can be set up in a short time. We recommend them honestly if they suit you, and set them up so that they work together with email, calendar, website form and accounting. What matters here are data export, hosting in the EU and a data processing agreement. A CRM from which you can no longer get your data out becomes more expensive in the long run than any license.

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A custom CRM makes sense when standard falls short: your sales follow their own stages, customers should approve quotes in a portal, data from the store, industry software or ERP has to come together, or per-user license costs grow faster than the benefit. In that case we develop a lean CRM that maps exactly your workflows and belongs to you. We also advise sole proprietors who deliberately want to stay small – often with the result that a simple tool is completely sufficient.

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CRM for Small Businesses in 8 slides

Just swipe through: what matters, what the solution can do, and how we build it together.

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Small businesses, SMEs & sole proprietors

CRM for Small Businesses. Built around your workflows.

A good CRM for small businesses is above all simple: contacts, conversation notes, quotes and follow-ups in one place, connected to email and calendar and quick enough to use that it …

  • Free initial consultation
  • Transparent, fixed price if you like
  • Reply usually within 24 hours
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Requirements

What really matters.

  1. 01Fast to use
  2. 02Email and calendar integrated
  3. 03GDPR and data processing
  4. 04Data export without lock-in
  5. 05Costs that fit the team size
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Features

What your solution needs to do.

Contact and company managementPeople, companies, roles and relationships at a glance – with search, tags and import from …
Sales pipelineInquiries and quotes in clear stages with value – you see right away what could close this …
Follow-ups and tasksAutomatic reminders for callbacks, quotes and contract renewals for you and your team.
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Practical examples

Here's what that looks like day to day.

Sole proprietor with referral businessA self-employed trainer wins clients mainly through referrals and loses follow-up appointments in her inbox.
Small wholesaler with field salesA wholesaler visits regular customers on a regular basis, but visit reports sit in notebooks.
Service provider with an approval processAn IT service provider creates individual quotes that customers have to coordinate internally.
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Process

A clear process. No surprises.

  1. 01
    Quick analysisIn the free initial consultation we clarify how your sales work today …
  2. 02
    Standard or customYou get an honest recommendation with total costs – a ready-made CRM with …
  3. 03
    Setup or developmentWe configure or develop the CRM, migrate your contacts and connect email …
  4. 04
    Introduction to the teamShort training, clear rules for maintenance and support so that the CRM …
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Common question

Good question. Clear answer.

What is the best CRM for small businesses?

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The best CRM is the one your team actually uses every day. Look for simple operation, email and calendar integration, data export, EU hosting and costs that fit the team size. We advise vendor-neutrally and only develop if no ready-made tool fits.

All questions & answers
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Packages

Three packages. One plan.

  • Starterfrom €2,500Ideal for landing pages, simple web applications and prototypes.
  • Professionalfrom €8,000For complex web applications, portals and tailor-made software …
  • EnterpriseCustomFor large projects, system landscapes and long-term development …

Non-binding guidance – you will receive your quote after the free initial consultation. View pricing

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Let's get started

Unlock your full potential.

Tell us how you manage customers today – in the free initial consultation we’ll show whether a ready-made tool is enough or a solution of your own is worth it.

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Requirements

What matters with CRM for Small Businesses

Fast to use

A contact, a note, a follow-up must be captured in seconds – otherwise everything ends up back in the notebook.

Email and calendar integrated

Correspondence and appointments should appear automatically with the contact, whether you work with Outlook, Gmail or another mailbox.

GDPR and data processing

Customer data needs a legal basis, retention periods, access rights and a data processing agreement with the provider; hosting in Germany or the EU makes a lot easier. This does not replace legal advice.

Data export without lock-in

All data must be fully exportable so that a later switch or extension stays possible.

Costs that fit the team size

User licenses and add-on modules should grow with the team. Calculate one-time and ongoing costs over several years before you commit.

Features

These are the features we build for you

Contact and company management

People, companies, roles and relationships at a glance – with search, tags and import from Excel.

Sales pipeline

Inquiries and quotes in clear stages with value – you see right away what could close this month.

Follow-ups and tasks

Automatic reminders for callbacks, quotes and contract renewals for you and your team.

Lead capture from the website

Inquiries from the contact form, email or website chatbot land directly in the CRM as a contact with their source.

Quotes and payment status

Create quotes from templates and show the payment status from accounting so that sales knows who has paid.

Simple reports

Which channels bring customers, how many quotes are open, where it gets stuck – on a clear dashboard.

Practical examples

Here's what that looks like day to day

Sole proprietor with referral business

A self-employed trainer wins clients mainly through referrals and loses follow-up appointments in her inbox. A simple CRM with follow-ups and email integration is enough here – building one custom would be oversized.

Small wholesaler with field sales

A wholesaler visits regular customers on a regular basis, but visit reports sit in notebooks. A CRM with mobile entry and ERP integration shows revenue, open quotes and the last conversation before every visit.

Service provider with an approval process

An IT service provider creates individual quotes that customers have to coordinate internally. A lean custom CRM with a customer portal lets quotes be approved online and automatically creates the project after acceptance.

Process

Four steps to your solution

  1. Quick analysisIn the free initial consultation we clarify how your sales work today, which tools you use and what the CRM should do.
  2. Standard or customYou get an honest recommendation with total costs – a ready-made CRM with setup or a lean custom build.
  3. Setup or developmentWe configure or develop the CRM, migrate your contacts and connect email, calendar and website.
  4. Introduction to the teamShort training, clear rules for maintenance and support so that the CRM stays in active use after the initial phase.
Packages

Our packages as a guide

Starter

from €2,500

Ideal for landing pages, simple web applications and prototypes.

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Professional

from €8,000

For complex web applications, portals and tailor-made software solutions.

Inquire

Enterprise

Custom

For large projects, system landscapes and long-term development partnerships.

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Indicative prices, net of VAT – you will receive your exact quote after the free initial consultation. Pricing & packages in detail

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CRM for Small Businesses

The best CRM is the one your team actually uses every day. Look for simple operation, email and calendar integration, data export, EU hosting and costs that fit the team size. We advise vendor-neutrally and only develop if no ready-made tool fits.

Yes, there are lean CRM tools reduced to contacts, pipeline and follow-ups that can be set up quickly. For many small teams that is the best way to start. What matters is a clean setup with clear fields and rules so that it stays organized.

Often yes, as soon as you have more contacts and quotes than you can keep in your head. For sole proprietors a simple, inexpensive tool is usually enough; building your own rarely pays off. We will tell you that, too.

Ready-made CRM tools usually cost a monthly fee per user, plus setup. Setup, integration or a lean CRM of your own start with us in the Starter package from €2,500, more extensive custom CRM solutions in the Professional package from €8,000. The exact quote follows after the free initial consultation.

When your sales process doesn’t fit standard stages, several systems such as store, ERP or industry software come together, customers are meant to use a portal or per-user license costs rise sharply. Then the system belongs to you and maps exactly your workflows.

Choose a provider with a data processing agreement and hosting in the EU, store only the data you need, set retention periods and regulate access rights. For newsletters and promotional emails you generally need documented consent. This does not replace legal advice.

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The quote that takes three days

47 enquiries on Monday, every quote by hand – done by Wednesday, and the customer has long signed elsewhere. With an automated quoting process, the quote goes out in minutes.

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This is Jana.
Inside sales.
Monday: 47 new inquiries.
Every quote: by hand.
Find prices. Copy. Calculate.
Done? Wednesday.
Mr. Berg has long since signed elsewhere.
Whoever replies first wins.
Here’s what’s going wrong.
Slow means: lost.
NANO CONCEPTS automates the quoting process.
The AI reads the inquiry.
Pulls prices. Writes the draft.
Jana reviews. One click.
Quote sent: in minutes, not days.
This time Jana is first.
And she lands the deal.

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