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AI consultancy for small businesses across the UK

We’re an AI consultant for small and growing businesses with 2 to 250 staff. We find the work AI can take off your team, build it properly and keep it secure. We’re based in Lichfield and work with businesses anywhere in the UK.

What we do

Practical AI for real work, built on the same engineering we use for everything else.

AI agents & automation

Agents that handle enquiries, invoices, quotes and reports inside the software you already use, with a person approving what matters.

Private AI

A ChatGPT-style assistant on your own hardware or a private cloud, so client data stays under your control.

AI training

Practical training for your staff, and help rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT Business or Claude Team safely.

AI readiness & strategy

A clear look at where AI would help your business, ranked by effort and payback, with the risks spelled out.

Data & AI pipelines

Getting your documents and data into shape so AI can use them: search across shared drives, document capture and scheduled updates.

AI in your software

AI features built into your own apps and systems, such as summaries and document reading, tested like any other code.

AI receptionist

Calls answered when you can’t, appointments booked and urgent calls passed to a person.

Secure AI

AI policies, risk assessments, Copilot checks and security testing for the AI you run.

AI search optimisation

Help your business show up in ChatGPT, Copilot and Google’s AI Overviews.

AI agents that take work off your team

An AI agent reads, decides and acts on routine work: the enquiry that needs a reply, the invoice that needs typing in, the quote that needs chasing. It works inside the software you already use and stops for a person whenever something matters.

More about AI agents and automation

  • Enquiries answeredRoutine questions handled by email and web chat, with the tricky ones passed to your team.
  • Invoices read for youSupplier invoices and receipts read into Xero, Sage or QuickBooks for approval.
  • Reports pulled togetherThe weekly numbers from several systems, summarised in one place.

Private AI that keeps your data in-house

If your work involves client files, contracts or designs you can’t risk sharing, AI still has a place. We set up ChatGPT-style assistants that run on your own hardware, in your own cloud or on infrastructure we run for you, so your data stays under your control.

More about private AI

  • Your own assistantA private chat assistant your staff sign in to with their work accounts.
  • Search your documentsAsk questions of your shared drives and get answers with the source.
  • Private transcriptionMeeting notes and call summaries that never leave your systems.

Why work with us

We’ve delivered Kubernetes, Chef, Linux infrastructure and automation work for UK government agencies. We bring the same habits to AI: automate it, test it, document it and secure it.

We use AI agents in our own business, with a person approving every step, and we host and secure infrastructure ourselves. See our managed hosting.

We’re independent. We aren’t a partner or reseller of OpenAI, Anthropic or Microsoft, so we recommend what fits your business.

  • We build it, not just adviseYou get working systems, not a slide deck.
  • Security from the startAccess, logging and data handling designed in, not added later.
  • Honest about the limitsIf AI isn’t the right tool for a job, we’ll say so.

Ways to work with us

Each one is quoted for your business once we understand what you need.

AI readiness assessment

Find out where AI would actually help.

  • A half-day session, on-site or remote
  • Your processes and tools reviewed with you
  • A written report within 5 working days
  • Opportunities ranked by effort and payback
  • Risks and next steps in plain English
Book an assessment

Build & run

Roll out what works, properly.

  • Everything learned in the pilot
  • Production rollout and integrations
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Handover documents for your team
Discuss a project

AI care plan

Keep it working as models and needs change.

  • Monthly monitoring and cost reports
  • Model updates, tested before they go live
  • Re-testing against your real work
  • Small improvements each month
Ask about a care plan

How an AI project runs

  1. Discover

    We learn how your business runs and where the time goes.

  2. Pilot

    One workflow, built quickly and used for real by your team.

  3. Measure

    We compare the new way with the old one, using real numbers.

  4. Roll out

    What works goes into everyday use, connected to your systems.

  5. Run

    We monitor it, keep it up to date and improve it, or hand it over.

Working with businesses across the UK

We’re based in Lichfield, Staffordshire. We work with businesses anywhere in the UK, mostly remotely, and travel for workshops, installs and training.

AI consultancy questions

How much does an AI consultant cost?

It depends on the size of the job, so we don’t publish a rate. Most clients start with an AI readiness assessment, which is quoted up front. After that, every piece of work gets a written scope and a fixed quote before anything starts, so you know the cost before you commit.

What’s the difference between an AI consultant and an AI agency?

Broadly, a consultant advises and an agency builds. We do both: we tell you where AI will and won’t help, then build, secure and run what you decide to go ahead with. You deal with the same people throughout.

How can AI help a small business?

Mostly by taking on the repetitive work that eats into the week: answering routine enquiries, reading invoices and forms, drafting quotes and replies, and pulling reports together. The best results come from picking two or three of these jobs and doing them properly, rather than trying AI everywhere at once.

Where should a small business start with AI?

Write down the tasks that take the most time each week and follow the same steps every time. That list usually points straight at the first project. Our AI readiness assessment does this with you and ranks the options by effort and payback.

Will AI replace my staff?

That isn’t how we use it. AI takes on the repetitive parts of a job, and people keep the decisions, the judgement and the customer relationships. In practice your team spends less time on admin and more on the work that needs them.

Do you work outside the West Midlands?

Yes. We’re based in Lichfield and work with businesses anywhere in the UK. Most of the work happens remotely, and we come on-site for workshops, installs and training.

Which AI tools do you use?

Whichever fits the job. That includes Claude, OpenAI’s models, Microsoft Copilot and open-weight models such as Llama, Mistral and Gemma, which we check for licence terms before using. We’re independent, so we aren’t tied to any one provider.

Are you insured?

Yes. We’re fully insured for AI consultancy, including hosting client data where a project needs it.

Tell us what you’d like AI to do

Send a few lines about your business and the work you’d like to take off your team’s plate. We reply within one working day.