What does an AI consultant do for a small business?

A good AI consultant helps a small business decide where to start, which workflows are worth automating first, which tools fit the team, and what a realistic 30 to 90 day implementation plan looks like.

How do I know if my small business needs an AI consultant?

You probably need an AI consultant if your team is overwhelmed by repetitive work, you are not sure which AI tools are worth paying for, or you want a practical plan instead of more AI hype.

What should a small business do before buying AI tools?

Before buying more tools, identify the bottleneck, define the time-saving goal, map the workflow, and decide whether a lighter tool already fits the job.

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Who This Is For

This is for small businesses that know AI matters but are stuck on one of these questions:

Where do we start?
Which workflow should we automate first?
Should we use Copilot, ChatGPT, Power Automate, or something else?
How do we avoid buying the wrong tools?
How do we get measurable time savings in the next 90 days?

What We Help You Do

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Find the Right Starting Point

We identify the workflow that is costing your team the most time and decide whether AI can improve it now.

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Choose the Right Tool

We help you avoid overbuying and select the lightest useful stack for your current team, data, and process maturity.

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Build a 90-Day Plan

We turn good AI ideas into a practical roadmap with early wins, governance, implementation, and training.

What Good AI Consulting Looks Like

Practical, workflow-first, and tied to measurable time savings, not vague AI strategy talk.

Common First Workflows

lead and customer follow-up
meeting summaries and action items
proposal and quote drafting
client intake and document automation
recurring reporting and dashboards
internal SOP and documentation cleanup
scheduling, reminders, and task routing

Proof that this is practical, not theoretical

30+ years

Enterprise technology experience, including Microsoft and Amazon.

12 official courses

Microsoft Copilot training delivered alongside Azure AI, Power BI, and practical workshops.

MAXtrain feature

Live third-party speaking appearance on Copilot, prompting, business productivity, and security.

See the MAXtrain fireside chat page, About Scott Hay, or watch the YouTube recording.

What proof looks like before case studies are published

Until client case studies are formally approved, the strongest verified proof on this site is training credibility, third-party speaking validation, enterprise background, and a consistent 90-day implementation model.

That is enough to evaluate whether the approach is credible, even before named client stories are live.

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