Two students are on a mission to take on the region's leading marketing agencies with a simple promise: "No corporate BS."
Harvey Washington, 16, from Long Stratton, and Isaac Marshall, 18, from Cromer, have launched Arcscribe - a new web design agency built for local tradespeople and small businesses.
The pair are running the business from their bedrooms alongside their studies at City College in Norwich.
They say many Norfolk businesses are losing customers because of "lazy websites" that don't work on mobile phones.
"We saw so many local cafes and takeaways still using PDF menus that you have to pinch-and-zoom to read, which stops people ordering," said Harvey.
"Big chains have apps and slick sites, but the local guy is often stuck with something built 10 years ago.
"We wanted to fix that without charging the thousands of pounds that big Norwich agencies quote."
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The pair say Arcscribe operates on a "lean" model. By keeping its overheads low - with no upmarket offices - they claim they can offer "enterprise-grade" websites to bricklayers, plumbers, electricians and shop owners for a fraction of the cost.
"We’re young and hungry to prove ourselves," added Isaac.
"Our pitch is simple; we work twice as hard because we have to. We want to see Norfolk businesses thriving, not being priced out of the internet."
They are currently offering free consultations to any Norfolk business owners wishing to know why their existing website might be losing them customers.
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