AI CONSULTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS
AI consulting sized for small business.
Straightforward advice and hands-on setup for owners who want AI to save time, without hiring a technical team or learning the jargon.
- Outcome
- Time saved, without the jargon.
- Duration
- From 1 week
- From
- $1,500
- Pricing
- Fixed quote · USD
— In short
SolvSpot provides AI consulting for small businesses: practical advice, hands-on setup and short training, delivered remotely. We review how your business runs, recommend the few AI tools and automations that will genuinely save time, set them up for you and show your team how to use them. Engagements start at $1,500 for a one-week review with a written plan, and every recommendation comes with a clear cost and the time it should save.
#AI help that fits a small team
Big companies have whole departments working out how to use AI. A small business has an owner with a full inbox. AI consulting for small business should respect that: short, practical and focused on time saved this month.
We keep it simple. We learn how your business runs, recommend a small number of changes that are worth the money, set them up for you, and make sure your team is comfortable using them.
#Where AI saves small businesses the most time
- Customer inquiries. Common questions answered right away from your own information, with anything unusual passed to you.
- Scheduling. Appointments booked, confirmed, rescheduled and reminded without the back-and-forth.
- Quotes and invoices. Drafts prepared from a short description, sent, and followed up when they go unanswered.
- Email. Your inbox sorted by priority, with replies drafted in your own voice for you to check and send.
- Marketing. First drafts of posts, newsletters and product descriptions that you edit instead of writing from scratch.
- Admin. Receipts and documents read and filed, with the details entered into your accounts or spreadsheet.
You will not need all of these. The review tells you which two or three are worth doing for your business.
#How it works
- Review. A few short conversations with you and your team about how the work gets done and what takes too long.
- Recommend. A written plan in plain language: what to set up, what it costs, how much time it should save, and what to leave alone.
- Set up. We configure the tools, connect them to what you already use, and test everything with real examples from your business.
- Train. A short, recorded session so everyone knows how to use it, with a one-page guide to keep.
Most small engagements are finished within two to three weeks of the first call.
#Tools first, custom only when needed
For most small businesses the right answer is a well-chosen tool, set up properly, and connected to the software you already have. It is quicker and cheaper than building something new.
We recommend a custom build only when no existing tool does the job, for example an AI automation that spans several of your systems, or an AI agent that answers from your own documents. If that turns out to be the case, you will get a fixed price before anything is built.
#Working remotely, wherever you are
People often search for an AI consultant near them, which makes sense for a plumber but matters much less here. Everything we set up lives in your software, so we can do the work with you over video, sharing screens, at times that suit your business day. You get the same attention you would from someone local, without paying for travel.
#A sensible place to start
If you would like a structured first step, the AI Opportunity Audit is the one-week review described above, at a fixed $1,500. If you would rather talk it through first, book a free 20-minute call. Tell us what is eating your time and we will tell you honestly whether AI can help.
#Guides for small businesses
- AI agents for small business: how to pick the one job worth handing over.
- AI acceptable use policy template: a one-page policy you can adopt this week.
- AI readiness checklist: 25 questions to answer before you spend money.
- How to automate email responses and how to automate data entry.
— Stack we use
— What's included
- A plain-language review of how your business runs today
- A short list of AI tools and automations worth paying for, and the ones to skip
- The cost and expected time saved for each recommendation
- Setup and integration done for you
- Templates and prompts tailored to your business
- A short training session, recorded so new staff can watch it later
- Simple guidelines for using AI safely with customer information
— Not included
- Software subscription fees, which you pay directly to each provider
- Large custom software projects (see MVP development)
- General IT support and hardware
— Pricing
A fixed price, before we start.
Starts from
$1,500
From 1 week
Small business engagements start at $1,500 for a one-week review and written plan. Setup work is quoted as a fixed price once we know what you need. There is no obligation to continue after the review, and no monthly fee unless you want ongoing help.
— What moves the price
- How many tools need connecting
- Whether you need setup only, or something custom built
- How many people need training
- Whether you would like ongoing help afterwards
Prefer a smaller first step?
Start with the AI Opportunity Audit.
A one-week review of how your team works today. You get a ranked list of automation and AI opportunities with estimated hours saved, cost and payback for each.
— Common questions
Everything we get asked, answered.
What does a small business AI consultant do?
We look at how your business actually runs, find the repetitive work that AI can take over, recommend the tools that fit your budget, set them up and teach your team to use them. The goal is a handful of changes that save real hours each week, explained in plain language.
Do I need an AI consultant near me?
Usually not. The work happens inside your software: your inbox, calendar, accounts and customer records. We work remotely by video call and screen share, which keeps costs down and means you are not limited to whoever happens to be local. If a task needs someone on site, such as installing hardware, we will tell you.
How much does AI consulting cost for a small business?
With us, a one-week review and written plan is $1,500. Setting up tools and simple automations is quoted as a fixed price after that, based on what you need. Software subscriptions are separate and paid to each provider, and we include those costs in the plan so you see the whole picture.
What can AI realistically do for a small business?
Answer common customer questions, draft emails and quotes, book and reschedule appointments, chase unpaid invoices, summarize calls and meetings, write first drafts of marketing content, and keep records up to date. It works best on tasks that are frequent, repetitive and follow a pattern.
We are not technical. Is that a problem?
Not at all. You describe how your business works and what takes too long. We handle the technical side and hand back something your team can use without training in software development.
Is our customer data safe with AI tools?
It can be, with the right setup. We choose business plans that keep your data out of model training, limit what information each tool can see, and give your team simple rules about what should and should not be pasted into an AI tool.
Will AI replace my staff?
In a small business, that is rarely the point. AI takes over the repetitive parts of a job, such as data entry, chasing and first drafts, so your people can spend more of their day with customers and on work that needs judgment.
— Ready
Tell us what you're working on.
A free 20-minute call. You'll leave with a clear next step, and a written fixed-price proposal follows within a few days.
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