No IT department? You just got one.
Someone on staff handles IT on the side, or nobody does. Four Winds becomes your IT department: help desk, security, backups and planning, for less than the cost of one full-time hire.
Let's talk about your IT
Tell us a little about your business and we'll reach out.
We'll get back to you within one business day. No pressure and no 12-step sales process.
Managed IT for businesses without an IT department
What does managed IT include for a business with no IT staff?
Managed IT gives a business without IT staff a complete outsourced IT department for a predictable monthly cost. With Four Winds IT, that means unlimited help desk support, security sized to your risk, tested backups, hardware and software setup, vendor management and regular road map meetings. You pay per device and per user, with no minimums and no long-term contracts.
At a glance
- Unlimited help deskRemote and on-site, for every person on your team
- 15-minute average responseFrom our own team, not a call center
- No minimumsWe work with businesses of any size
- No long-term contractsAnd no fees to leave
IT shouldn't be somebody's side job.
When IT lands on whoever is most comfortable with computers, the real work never gets done. Here's what changes.
"Our office manager is also our IT person."
With Four Winds: your office manager goes back to managing the office. Your team calls us instead, and a real person picks up.
"We don't know if our backups actually work."
With Four Winds: backups are set up, monitored and tested, so you know you can get your data back before you ever need to.
"We buy computers at the store and set them up ourselves."
With Four Winds: we recommend, order and set up every machine with accounts, apps and security ready on day one. No hardware markup.
"Nobody knows who has the passwords."
With Four Winds: every account, device and vendor is documented, and your team gets a password manager so nothing lives on sticky notes.
Small businesses are the target now.
Attackers go where defenses are thinnest. For a business without IT staff, that's usually them.
Compared with 39% of breaches at larger organizations.
Source: Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations ReportAnd that's before downtime, recovery and lost business are counted.
Source: Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations ReportBusinesses have come to us mid-attack. We've never failed to get their data back.
Four Winds ITSecurity doesn't have to cost a fortune. It has to be sized to your risk.
A full IT team for less than one hire.
Pick the security level your business, your insurance carrier or your regulators call for, and nothing more.
Unlimited help desk
Remote and on-site support for your whole team, with a 15-minute average response from our own people.
Security sized to your risk
Endpoint protection, email security and a 24/7/365 Security Operations Center, matched to what your business actually needs.
Backups we test
Email, files and servers backed up and verified, with a recovery plan we can explain in plain English.
New hires ready on day one
Send us a name and a department. Our onboarding matrix sets up the right apps, files and access before they start.
Vendor management
Phones, internet, printers and software vendors. We make the calls everyone hates making.
Road map meetings
Planning sessions with our team so your IT keeps up with your business, not the other way around.
Hiring one IT person vs. Four Winds
One great hire is still one person. Here's what you're really comparing.
One in-house IT hire
- One person's skill set, no matter how wide your needs are
- Coverage stops for vacations, sick days and nights
- Salary, benefits, training and tools on top
- Knowledge walks out the door if they leave
- Security is one more thing on their plate
Four Winds IT
- A full team: help desk, engineers and security specialists
- Coverage every business day, and a 24/7/365 Security Operations Center
- One itemized monthly bill, per device and user
- Everything documented and owned by you
- No long-term contracts, no fees to leave
Less than one hire. Usually less than per-user pricing too.
We price per computer, not per person, and you only pay for the security layers you choose. Drag the slider to see your office.
Monthly cost for 30 computers and one office
Drag to match your office. Bars drawn to scale.
At this size, that's $525 to $5,985 less a month.
Four Winds range: $75 per computer plus $18 to $50 in security depending on the layers you choose, plus $225 for the office. Typical range: $150 to $300 per user, counting one user per computer. Your exact number depends on your setup.
“The absolute best IT people I could ask for. They go above and beyond in every situation. Anytime one of my 20+ employees have an issue, they get it resolved quickly and keeps my business running fluidly.
Kurt Lucas · Google review ★★★★★
Questions businesses ask before their first IT team.
Straight answers, no sales pitch. Don't see yours? Ask us directly.
How much does managed IT cost for a small business?
We price per device and per user, with no minimums. You pay for the computers, servers and offices we support, and security and software are matched to the people who use them. Our price calculator gives you a ballpark in about 30 seconds, and we confirm your exact number after a short call.
Are we too small for managed IT?
No. There are no minimums, and we work with businesses of any size. If your business has computers, data and people who depend on them, you're the right size.
What happens to the person who handles IT now?
They get their day job back. We take over the help desk, security and vendor calls, and we're happy to keep them in the loop on anything they want to stay close to.
Do we have to sign a long-term contract?
No. There are no long-term contracts and no fees to leave. There are also no setup fees on unlimited support agreements.
How fast can we get started?
Most businesses are fully onboarded in 1-14 days, and your team can call us from the day you sign. See how onboarding works.
Do you come on-site?
Yes. Remote requests get a response in 15 minutes on average, and most are fixed without anyone leaving their desk. When something needs hands-on help, our team comes on-site, often the same day around Sarasota and Tampa Bay.
Ready to hand off IT for good?
A quick call with our team is the fastest way to see if we're a fit. No pressure and no 12-step sales process.
Or call us: (941) 315-2380