diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cee6d132cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+###
+# All-in-one build command.
+###
+build: build-yarn-dependencies build-protocol-definitions
+
+###
+# Download dependencies from the Frontend using Yarn.
+###
+build-yarn-dependencies:
+	yarn --cwd ${PWD}/frontend install
+
+###
+# Protobuf Definitions.
+# This will generate Protobuf definitions from ./proto to both Go and JS/TypeScript.
+###
+build-protocol-definitions:
+	prototool generate ${PWD}/proto
+
+###
+# Create new frontend plugin.
+# This will run Cookiecutter to generate a new Backstage frontend plugin.
+###
+scaffold-new-frontend-plugin:
+	${PWD}/tools/cookiecutter/init.sh frontend/packages/plugins/_template --output-dir frontend/packages/plugins
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a8c78ecf4..6852f90d3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Backstage is an open platform for building developer portals.
 
 ### Protobuf Definitions
 
-To generate the Protobuf definitions in Go and TypeScript, run the following command from the root with [Prototool](https://github.com/uber/prototool):
+To generate the Protobuf definitions in Go and TypeScript, run the following command from the root to run [Prototool](https://github.com/uber/prototool):
 
 ```bash
-$ prototool generate ./proto
+$ make build-protocol-definitions
 ```
 
 See [proto/README.md](proto/README.md) for more information.
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ See [proto/README.md](proto/README.md) for more information.
 Run the following:
 
 ```bash
-$ ./tools/cookiecutter/init.sh frontend/packages/plugins/_template --output-dir frontend/packages/plugins
+$ make scaffold-new-frontend-plugin
 ```
 
 This will generate a plugin in the `frontend/packages/plugins` folder. It is important to note you will still need to include the plugin in your `frontend/packages/app` in the `package.json`. You will then be able to import it as follows:
 
 ```bash
-$ ./tools/cookiecutter/init.sh frontend/packages/plugins/_template --output-dir frontend/packages/plugins
+$ make scaffold-new-frontend-plugin
 plugin_name [example-plugin]: github-api
 
 $ vim frontend/packages/app/package.json