Same admin.
Every week.
Let’s change that.
Chasing enquiries. Typing up invoices. Copying between apps.
I join up the tools you use so the boring jobs take care of themselves.
One job that eats your week. No preparation. No obligation.
AI audit from £495. Builds from £1,500. See how the prices work
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Hear it for yourself
Talk to Holly, my AI assistant. Ask her anything about the business. It’s the same kind of assistant I build for clients.
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Here’s what that looks like
Pick a business or an everyday job. Each animation is an example project, using illustrative details.
Accountants example: a client sends a photo of a fuel receipt by email at 08:12. AI reads the supplier, amount, VAT and category, posts it to Xero with the receipt attached, and thanks the client a minute later.
Trades example: a customer asks for a kitchen quote at 21:04. A reply in your tone goes out a minute later, the enquiry is saved to your CRM, you are notified, and a follow-up is booked for Thursday at 9am.
Solicitors example: a conveyancing enquiry arrives at 18:40. A quote and intake form go out a minute later, the matter is queued for a conflict check, and a call is booked for Wednesday at 2pm.
Salons example: a client asks through the website form at 13:15 for a Saturday cut and colour. A reply with two free slots goes out a minute later, the booking goes in your diary with a deposit link, and a reminder is set for Friday at 6pm.
Invoicing example: a job is marked done at 16:30. An invoice built from your price list, with a pay-by-card link, is emailed a minute later, saved to Xero, and a payment reminder is set for day 15.
Email example: 37 emails arrive overnight. By 07:02 they are sorted, the complaint is flagged, bills are filed, replies are drafted for you to check, and a short summary lands at 07:05.
Social posts example: you send a photo of a finished job at 17:45. A post in your tone is written for each platform, you approve it at 17:50, and it is scheduled for your social accounts on Thursday at noon.
Content example: you record a short voice note at 09:10. A blog post draft is written from your notes by 09:14, you approve it at 11:30, and it is scheduled to publish on Monday at 8am with a newsletter version.
- Written quote before work starts
- Your accounts, your system
- Plain instructions at handover
AI consultancy for small businesses
Most small businesses don’t need an AI strategy. They need the evenings spent on enquiries, invoices and copying between apps to stop.
As an independent AI consultant, I find the work that eats your week and decide whether AI automation can take it over. If it can, I build it in the tools you already use and hand it back. If it can’t, I’ll say so.
Not sure where to start? A short AI audit gives you a written plan that ranks each job by the time it could save.
Start small.
Know what it costs.
We start with one frustrating job. You decide whether to take the next step, with a price agreed before any paid work begins.
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20 minutes
Free call
Free
We look at one job that eats your week and whether it is worth automating.
No preparation, no obligation.
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About a week
AI audit
from £495
A written plan: what to fix first, the time it should save and what it costs. Not sure what to automate? See how the audit works.
A quote follows the free call.
Audit fee comes off a build within 60 days
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2 to 6 weeks
Build and handover
from £1,500
A written quote, agreed first, then tested together. You pay 50% to start and 50% at go-live.
Documented, and the accounts are in your name.
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Optional, monthly
Keep it running
from £95 /month
Monitoring, fixes and up to an hour of changes each month.
Optional. Cancel with one month’s notice.
Software and hosting are billed to you directly, at cost. You see those numbers before you commit.
Fewer jobs on your Sunday list
Keep the tools you know. Let them pass the work between them.
Receipts in.
Re-typing out.
A client sends a receipt. The details go into your accounts, with the original attached. Anything unclear waits for someone to check it.
Your inboxA receipt arrives
n8n automationRead it and check your rules
XeroSave the details and receipt
Unclear amount? Ask you to review it.
Your Monday numbers.
Already in your inbox.
Stop opening three apps to piece together last week. Get sales, bookings or overdue invoices in one email, with the details there when you need them.
- XeroCollect the figures you need
Make automationPut the weekly summary together- Your inboxRead it over your first cup of tea
Use Microsoft 365? We can send it there too.
Works with the tools you already use
The inner ring is what I build with. Around it are the accounting and office tools I connect it to, and if yours isn't here, ask and I will say whether it can be joined up.
Logos are trademarks of their owners and are shown to name the tools I work with. No partnership or endorsement is implied.
Some information needs to stay private
Client files, care records, staff details. You need to know where they go before you put AI anywhere near them.
I can build a private assistant that finds answers in your documents, set up privately rather than as a public chatbot. We decide what it can read, who has access and what gets stored.
Where something is hosted doesn’t make it private. The data flows, access rules and suppliers need checking too.
Your chosen documents
Your private assistant
Finds answers and shows the source
Your authorised team
Documents and questions stay within the setup we agree. Any outside connection is reviewed first.
Hello, I’m Neil
The person on the call is the person who builds it.
I’ve spent over 25 years in digital marketing and the last 10 building automations. I’m based in Norwich, Norfolk, and work with businesses across the UK.
I work with owner-run businesses with one to twenty people. We’ll start with what’s taking up your time, then work out whether automation would actually help.
If a simpler fix will do, I’ll say so. If we build something, I’ll test it with you, show you how to use it and leave clear instructions. Your accounts and documentation stay with you, so someone else can take over if you need them to.
Neil Dawson
Independent AI & automation consultant
Neil on LinkedIn
Plain-English guides
How much does an AI consultant cost in the UK?
If you run a small business, the useful question is what one piece of work costs, not a day rate. This guide covers what drives the price of an AI consultant, how audit, build and support compare, and when you can skip a consultant.
AI for accountants: a practical guide for small UK practices
AI for accountants is mostly about the hours spent keying in receipts and chasing clients, not about replacing your judgement. This guide covers what it can do in a small practice today, what to keep human, how to keep client data safe and what it costs.
AI for law firms: a practical UK guide for small firms
Yes, law firms can use AI. Nothing I found in the SRA or Law Society material bans it, but the rules you already work under still apply, and you stay responsible for the output. This guide covers what the regulators say, how to protect client confidentiality, and what is worth automating.
AI for small business: where to start, what it costs and what to skip
AI for small business works best on one repeated, boring job. This guide, for UK owners with one to twenty people, covers which job to automate first, what AI cannot do, what it costs in pounds and how to keep your data private.
GDPR and AI: a UK small-business checklist
Is AI GDPR compliant? No tool is compliant by itself. It depends on how you use it. UK GDPR applies whenever an AI tool handles personal data, and using AI is not a breach in itself. What matters is where the data goes, who handles it and whether you have a contract and a rule in place. The biggest risk in most small businesses is not a clever system but a member of staff pasting client details into a public chatbot.
Questions to ask before hiring an AI automation agency or consultant in the UK
An AI automation agency in the UK, or an AI consultant for a small business, finds the repeat jobs software can take over, builds the workflow and keeps it running. Before you hire one, ask six things: who does the work, who owns it, where your data goes, what it costs, what happens when it breaks and how mistakes are caught. Most lists of the best agencies are written by agencies, so this is a checklist you can use on anyone.
What is an AI audit, and what does it cost?
An AI audit, for a small business, is a short review of how you work that ends in a written plan ranking your jobs by the hours and money automation could save. The same words also describe checking an AI system for bias or compliance, which is a different job. Mine is from £495.
The things you might be wondering
What will it cost?
The first 20-minute call is free. The AI audit starts from £495, builds from £1,500 and optional support from £95 a month. These are starting prices, and a written quote follows the call. If you go ahead with a build within 60 days, the audit fee comes off it. Software subscriptions are separate, and all costs are agreed before work starts.
What if it breaks or gets something wrong?
We test it on your examples before it goes live and agree which actions need your approval. AI can make mistakes, so unusual items can be held for review. The handover explains how to pause it and carry on manually. Optional support covers monitoring and fixes within the agreed scope.
Where does my data go?
Your data is stored in the UK. The AI processing runs through business API accounts hosted in Europe. Before building, we agree which information each tool can access and who can see it. I only use business API accounts, whose terms say your data isn't used to train their models. For sensitive work, a private AI set-up is an option.
Am I tied to you afterwards?
No. The accounts are in your name, and you get the workflows and plain-English documentation at handover. Another developer can take over. Support is optional and its terms are in your quote; any software subscriptions keep their own terms.
Do I need to understand AI?
No. Bring one job you are tired of doing each week. I will ask how you do it now and explain what could help, using your own examples. You do not need to choose software or prepare anything for the call.
Your data
- Your data is stored in the UK.
- The AI processing runs through business API accounts hosted in Europe.
- Those business accounts' terms say your data isn't used to train their models.
- I'll sign a data processing agreement if you ask.
- I hold professional indemnity insurance.
What’s the one job you’d
like off your list?
Tell me on a free 20-minute call. We’ll look at how you do it now, what could change and whether it’s worth doing.
No preparation, no pressure. You’ll speak directly to Neil.