This is you ifYou have the idea, the skills or the first customers, but not the foundations.
- Business strategy and planning
- Brand and identity direction
- Website design and build
- Business setup and admin foundations
The team behind your business, without the cost of hiring one.
You are doing everything yourself. Stride gives sole traders, founders and small teams the operational, strategic and creative support to launch, run and grow, when you need it.
You started a business, not a second full-time job in admin.
- You are the founder, the admin, the marketer and the accounts department.
- The website, the socials and the follow-ups keep slipping to "next week".
- You know you need help, but a full-time hire is out of reach.
- You are not sure what to fix first, or who to trust with it.
Stride is the team you would hire if you could: planning, operations, finance admin, websites, marketing and content, delivered by people who own the work, so you can get back to the part of the business only you can do.
Where is your business right now?
We organise everything around three stages. Pick the one that sounds most like you. If you are somewhere in between, that is normal, and we will help you work it out.
This is you ifThe business is working, but you are doing everything yourself.
- Operations and admin support
- Bookkeeping and finance admin
- Business systems and process building
- Virtual assistant and executive support
This is you ifDemand is there, but marketing keeps slipping down the list.
- Marketing strategy and execution
- Content creation and management
- Video editing and production
- Social media management
- Business development support
- Talent placement and embedded teams
Done for businesses like yours.
Real engagements, described plainly. A charity starting from nothing, a food business finding its feet, and a property portfolio that needed one system instead of three.
Fathers United UK
Community and charityThe challengeA community organisation registering as a charity with no digital presence: no email, no website, and no way to take donations or manage events.
The outcomeA fully operational, charity-ready digital presence, built and handed over within the engagement period.
Iwobi's Kitchen
Food and cateringThe challengeA home catering business with no brand, no pricing structure, no web presence and no system for taking orders.
The outcomeA business ready to take structured orders, enforce minimums and present professionally to customers.
Airbnb Property Portfolio
Short-term rentals and propertyThe challengeA multi-property portfolio with no channel management, inconsistent listings and no unified booking system.
The outcomeProperties listed and bookable across three platforms, with automated channel management.
A named lead. A written plan. Regular updates. Nothing left to chance.
Three steps. The first takes two minutes.
Tell us what you need
Fill in a short enquiry: a few details about your business, what is taking up your time and where you want it to be. We get back to you within one working day.
A clear plan and quote
We ask the awkward questions, then send a written proposal: what we will do, who will do it, when, and what it costs. No jargon, no surprises, no long-term lock-in.
Your team gets to work
A named lead owns delivery and keeps you updated. Add support as you grow, or scale back when you need to.
Run with an engineer's discipline.
Stride is part of OA Holdings Group, founded by a Chartered Engineer whose career has been spent in programme delivery across GE Aerospace, Vertical Aerospace and the Rolls-Royce supply chain. Industries where things are planned properly, owned by a named person, and delivered as promised.
That is how Stride works for growing businesses, too. A clear scope, a named lead, regular updates and nothing left to chance.
- Structured
- Every engagement starts with a written scope and plan.
- Accountable
- A named lead owns your work from start to finish.
- Accessible
- UK-led, with talent from West Africa, so quality stays affordable.
UK-led. West African talent. UK-aligned standards.
Our professionals are sourced from West Africa and deliver under the same governance a UK client would expect: documented processes, quality checks, NDAs and a reporting rhythm you can rely on. You get capable people at a cost a micro business can actually carry.
- Vetted people
- Every professional is assessed before they join a client engagement.
- Governed delivery
- SOPs, scoped access and NDAs as standard, overseen from the UK.
- Working hours that overlap
- West African time zones sit close to UK hours, so work happens while you are awake.
A shared working day
UK working day 09:00 to 17:30
West Africa, UK summer 09:00 to 17:00
West Africa, UK winter 08:00 to 16:00
What owners ask us first.
Is Stride right for a business my size?
Yes. Stride is built for sole traders, early-stage founders and small teams of under ten people. You do not need a big budget or a big brief, just a clear sense of what is taking up your time.
Can I afford it?
Everything is priced around what you actually need. You can start with a single project, such as a website, or a few hours of support a week, and add more as the business grows. Once we understand what you need, we give you a clear quote before anything starts.
Where is the team based?
Stride is UK-led and part of OA Holdings Group. Our talent is sourced from West Africa and delivers under UK-aligned governance: clear SOPs, quality checks, NDAs and a reporting rhythm you can rely on. That is how we keep quality high and costs within reach of a micro business.
Stop doing it all yourself.
Fill in a few details about your business and what is taking up your time. We will be in touch within one working day and tell you honestly where Stride can help and where to start. No obligation.