AI CONSULTING + IMPLEMENTATION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

AI can dothousands of things.Your businessdoesn’t needthousands of things.

The $995 AI Opportunity Assessment identifies and prioritizes realistic AI and automation opportunities. You’ll see what deserves investment, what it would require, and where to start.

  • 45 minutesAssessment session
  • Within 7 daysPractical Action Plan
  • 30 minutesFindings review
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DIAGNOSISPROCESS DESIGNWORKFLOWSSYSTEMSAUTOMATIONIMPLEMENTATION

What does $995 help you figure out?

Which AI and automation opportunities make sense for your business, what they would take to implement, and which one should come first.

The Assessment looks at the work itself, how you measure it, and how the current process performs. Then I analyze the information and data and turn the findings into an Action Plan.

SYSTEMS + AGENTS

AI gets more useful when it can work across the business.

Most software can already generate text.

AI can also compare information that lives in different places, catch mismatches, watch for specific conditions, and pull the right records together when something needs attention.

Illustrative example

The Margin Leak Detector

Contracts say what was sold. Client requests show what was asked for. Time records and completed work show what happened. Invoices show what was billed.

A connected system could compare those records and flag work that appears to have been delivered without making it onto an invoice.

  1. Client request enters.
  2. Signed scope enters.
  3. Completed work and time records connect.
  4. Invoice enters.
  5. A mismatch appears.
  6. Potential unbilled work is flagged.
  7. The supporting records are pulled together for review.

This is an illustrative concept. It is not a client result.

Process X-Ray

Follow work as it moves between people and systems. Flag stalled handoffs, duplicate work, hidden delays, and places where the whole process depends on one person.

Capacity Early-Warning System

Compare committed work and incoming opportunities against deadlines and actual delivery pace. Flag the point where the workload starts outrunning the team.

Contract Watchtower

Track renewal dates, cancellation windows, rate changes, promised deliverables, and other obligations. Bring the relevant contract and records forward when something needs attention.

THE AI OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT

How the Assessment works.

One 45-minute Assessment session. I analyze the information and data, build the Action Plan, and deliver it within 7 days. Then we spend 30 minutes reviewing the findings together.

Investment
$995
Assessment session
45 minutes
Action Plan
Within 7 days
Findings review
30 minutes
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  1. 01

    Assessment

    We look at the purpose of the work, how you measure it, and how the current process performs.

  2. 02

    Analysis

    I analyze the information and data for patterns, causes, relationships, and specific places where AI or automation could help.

  3. 03

    Action Plan

    I compare the opportunities by likely value, requirements, risks, costs, and tradeoffs. The Action Plan identifies what should remain human and recommends the first implementation priority.

  4. 04

    Delivery

    Your Action Plan is delivered within 7 days of the Assessment session.

  5. 05

    Findings review

    We spend 30 minutes going through the findings, the opportunities I found, and my recommendation for where to start.

Your Action Plan addresses

  • Opportunities identified
  • Likely value
  • Requirements
  • Risks
  • Estimated costs and tradeoffs
  • Relevant technology considerations
  • What should remain human
  • Recommended first implementation priority

Where useful, I estimate annual cost using your documented or estimated numbers. Unknowns stay labeled unknown.

Finding the opportunityis one skill.Carrying complicated workthrough is another.

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Company-wide platform migration

Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace

A 14-person company moved platforms, including 83,411 messages from one inbox within the larger migration.

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Workforce operations

A contractor operations system

Permissions, time logic, reporting, administrative controls, and documentation for a system that had processed 3,740 hours at its documented checkpoint.

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AI content operations

Quality controls around an AI workflow

An AI-supported content system with automated quality controls and end-to-end workflow safeguards.

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AFTER THE ASSESSMENT

What happens next depends on what the findings call for.

I can price and scope the next piece of work from your Assessment findings. If you already know what kind of help you need, we can figure it out during a 20-minute consultation.

Originating assessmentAI Opportunity AssessmentIdentify and prioritize the realistic opportunities.

BUILD IT

AI Implementation

I build the AI or automation system we define together.

Pricing is custom because the work depends on what has to connect, what has to be built, and how much testing and setup it takes.

TEACH IT

AI Team Training

Training starts with what your team actually needs to do with AI at work.

Pricing depends on the team, what they need to learn, and the training format.

GUIDE IT

AI Advisory

I stay involved as you make AI decisions, review new opportunities, and decide what to tackle next.

Advisory is a custom monthly engagement. The price depends on how much access and ongoing support you need.

Scope and pricing can come from your Assessment findings or a 20-minute consultation.

START WITH THE ASSESSMENT

Find the first AI opportunity worth pursuing.

See what it could do for the business, what it would take to build, what could go wrong, and what should come first.

AI Opportunity Assessment
$995

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