Erie, PA & Everywhere Else

Your business is good.
It could be so much BIGGER.

1 2 Innov8 builds websites, writes content, shapes marketing plans, finds funding, and creates the tools Erie business owners need to finally grow as big as they dream.

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15+ Years in Business
100s of Businesses Helped
5 Ways We Grow Your Business
Sound familiar?

You've been here before.

You built something real. You know it could be bigger. But somewhere between the dream and the doing, things get complicated.

"I have big ideas but I don't know where to start."

You can see exactly where your business could go. The vision is clear. The path to get there is not. Every week that passes, the gap between where you are and where you want to be gets a little more frustrating.

"Tech is not my thing and it's holding me back."

You did not start your business to become a web developer. But without a great online presence, the customers who need you most cannot find you. And the ones who do find you are not impressed by what they see.

"I'm doing well but I know I could be doing so much better."

Your business works. You have customers. You have income. But you can feel the ceiling. You want growth that matches your ambition, not just what feels safe to do alone.

Here's how we fix it.

Three steps to a bigger business.

Not a complicated process. Not a long contract. Just a clear path from where you are to where you want to be.

01

We listen to your dream.

You tell Mike where you want to take your business. Not the polished version. The real one. From that one conversation, everything else gets built.

02

We build what gets you there.

A website, a marketing plan, content that converts, funding you did not know existed, or a custom tool that makes your team twice as effective. We build it.

03

Your business grows.

You start showing up where your customers are looking. You start looking as good online as you are in real life. The ceiling gets replaced with open sky.

I'm Ready to Grow
What we do.

Five ways to make your business bigger.

Every service is built around one goal: getting your business to the size you always knew it could be.

Website Design & Development

A website that works as hard as you do. Customers in Erie and everywhere else find you, trust you, and choose you before they ever make the first call.

Starting from $3,200 →

Content Writing

Words that sound like you, only better. Pages, posts, and copy that tell your story and make people want to be a part of it.

Starting from $300 →

Marketing Strategy

A clear plan for getting more of the right customers. Not a vague suggestion. Real strategies built around your business, your market, and your goals.

Starting from $1,200 →

Grant Writing

Research, preparation, and submission of funding applications. Mike has secured grants from the City of Erie, Dick's Sporting Goods, and US Youth Soccer.

Starting from $1,500 →

Funding Assistance

Identifying and evaluating funding options available to your business. Know exactly what is out there and which opportunities are worth pursuing.

Starting from $750 →

Custom Business Tools

When off-the-shelf software does not fit the way your business works, we build something that does. Tools made for your business, not the average one.

Quoted per project →
Mike, founder of 1 2 Innov8 LLC
The real story.

Mike did not plan to build a business.
He planned to be home with his kids.

“Every business owner deserves a business as big as their dreams.”

In 2010, Mike needed to figure out how to work from home to raise his twins. He started where his talent was: writing. He ghostwrote for businesses across England, earning what he could but knowing it would not be enough. So he taught himself everything else. Websites. Search. Social media. He learned it all before it was fashionable, because he had to.

What started as survival became something more. By building the skills his clients needed, Mike was finally able to do both things at once: grow a real business and be present for his family here in Erie. That is still the whole point.

Today, 1 2 Innov8 works with business owners who have that same feeling. They know they are capable of more. They just need someone in their corner who can build the things that get them there.

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Don't take our word for it.

Real people. Real results.

“
Through Mike's innovative techniques, I was able to make my practice far more efficient and virtually paperless. The transformation was something I had been trying to achieve on my own for years.
Dr. R.
Medical Practice Owner, Erie area
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My family and I owned a car hire business for years. Thanks to Mike, we got a great, modern website that was simple to use and very easy to find. Without his help, our business would have collapsed.
James F.
Family Business Owner
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The website Mike built for my business changed everything for me. I went from being invisible online to having customers find me every single day. I wish I had done this years ago.
T. Morris
Small Business Owner, Erie, PA
Questions we get asked a lot.

Before you reach out, here are the answers.

Not at all. We are proud to be based in Erie and love working with local businesses here. But the majority of our work is done remotely. We have served clients across the country and internationally. If you have a dream and an internet connection, we can work together.

That is exactly who we build for. Every site we deliver is designed so the owner can update it without touching a line of code. And if something ever feels confusing, Mike is a real person you can email. Not a help ticket. Not a chatbot.

Most websites are completed within two to four weeks. The timeline depends largely on how quickly we gather your content and get your feedback. We move as fast as you do. If you need something sooner, reach out and we will tell you what is possible.

That is where we shine. A website alone rarely grows a business. We can also help with your content, your marketing plan, finding funding you did not know existed, and building the custom tools that make your operation run the way it should. One conversation covers all of it.

Send Mike an email at mike@12innov8.com. No sales pitch. No long form to fill out. No obligation. Just an honest conversation about where you want to take your business. That first email is free, and it just might be the best thing you do for your business this year.

Ready when you are.

Your business deserves to be as big as your dream.

You have already done the hard part. You built something real.

Now let's make it as big as you always knew it could be.


mike@12innov8.com
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No obligation. No sales pitch. Just an honest conversation.