Drake
Drake is a small city in southeastern McHenry County in north-central North Dakota, a farm town on the US-52 corridor amid wheat, canola, soybean, and sunflower country, with a base of agriculture, retail, trades, and service businesses serving the surrounding farms. Its highway-and-prairie setting anchors a small rural economy. Media & Technology Group builds bespoke business platforms — custom software, AI automation, managed IT, and marketing — for the Drake area's agriculture, retail, trades, and service businesses, and we serve them remote-first from York County, Pennsylvania — distance is no barrier, and we add on-site time when a project warrants the trip.
Do you work with businesses in Drake, North Dakota?
Yes — remote-first from our York County, Pennsylvania base, and being a US-52 farm town in southeastern McHenry County is no obstacle: nearly all of our work is done remotely, with on-site visits when a project warrants it. A Drake client gets a named contact, a regular maintenance window, and direct access for urgent issues.
Is this Drake in McHenry County, North Dakota?
Yes — this page is for the small Drake in southeastern McHenry County, North Dakota, a farm town on US-52. We're talking about the North Dakota Drake here.
Does being a small town make support harder?
No — it's the opposite. A farm community like Drake is exactly where remote-first support matters most: you get fast help without anyone needing to make the long drive.
What would you build for a Drake farm, retail, or trades business?
Usually a recordkeeping, production, point-of-sale, scheduling, or billing platform built around how your operation runs — so a Drake business works from one system instead of a paper calendar and disconnected apps.
Can you help a Drake wheat, canola, soybean, or sunflower operation with recordkeeping and logistics?
Yes — a wheat, canola, soybean, or sunflower operation near Drake is exactly who we build production, recordkeeping, inventory, and logistics tools for, around how the season and the haul actually run.
Where does AI help a Drake business?
In intake, scheduling, recordkeeping, customer email, and follow-up — so a Drake business gets real leverage through the farm season without adding headcount.
Can you help a Drake trades or contractor business manage jobs and customers?
Yes — a contractor or trades business is exactly who we build job-tracking, scheduling, quoting, and billing tools for, around how the work actually flows.
Can you help a Drake business serve the nearby Velva, Harvey, and regional market?
Yes — we tune local SEO, content, and customer tools so a Drake business reaches the nearby Velva and Harvey markets and the wider region along with its local base.
What's the cybersecurity baseline for a Drake business?
Managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, phishing filtering, and a written recovery plan, plus secure payment handling if you take card payments. We set it up and manage it for you.
What does a custom platform cost a Drake business?
A single focused workflow runs from the high four figures into the mid five figures; we scope it to what your Drake operation actually needs and phase it so value lands early.
How long until it's running?
Usually eight to ten weeks to the first live workflow, then iterative improvements from there.
Who owns the code and data?
You do, outright — no lock-in. The platform and data belong to your Drake business.
Can you help a Drake business get found online?
Yes — local SEO and content tuned for the McHenry County city of Drake and its southeastern, US-52 farm market, so the customers searching find you first.
What we do for Drake businesses
Every engagement is built around how your Drake operation actually runs — a farm, a retailer, a trades business, or a service business — not an off-the-shelf template. Here's where we help:
Custom Software Platforms
Recordkeeping, production, point-of-sale, scheduling, and billing platforms built around how a Drake farm, retail, or service business runs, so the work lives in one system instead of disconnected apps.
Intelligent Automation
AI and workflow automation that takes intake, scheduling, recordkeeping, and customer email off a Drake team's plate, so your people focus on the work.
Marketing & SEO
Local SEO and content tuned for the McHenry County city of Drake and its southeastern, US-52 farm market, so the customers searching find you first.
Managed IT & Cybersecurity
Managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, secure payment handling, and phishing filtering for a Drake business, handled remotely with on-site help when needed.
Consulting
Practical advice for Drake owners on where technology and AI fit a farm, retail, trades, or service operation.
