24/7 Phone & SMS Answering
An AI receptionist that picks up every call and text, answers the common questions, books the job, and hands you only the ones that need a human. You stop losing leads to voicemail.
Small Business AI Consultant
A Small Business AI Consultant Who's Actually Run Small Businesses
No hype, no jargon, no "AI strategy deck" that dies in a drawer. I implement AI that does one of two things: makes you money or gives you hours back. I know it works because I run six of my own businesses on this exact system first.
Founder-run, founder-proven. The same AI operations stack Nick uses across his own portfolio.
Real use cases
Where AI Actually Helps a Small Business
Not theory. These are the AI implementations for small business that pay for themselves — the same ones running across my own companies right now.
Lead Follow-Up That Never Forgets
Every inbound lead gets a fast, personal reply and a follow-up sequence that runs on its own. No more "I meant to call them back" three days later.
Bookkeeping & Categorization
Transactions pull in nightly and get categorized automatically. Your books stay current, receipts get matched, and year-end stops being a fire drill.
Content & Marketing
Draft posts, emails, and listings in your voice — generated, scheduled, and posted. Marketing stops being the thing you "get to eventually."
Customer Support
AI handles the repetitive questions instantly and escalates the rest with full context. Faster replies, fewer dropped threads, no extra headcount.
The Owner's Daily Brief
Every morning, one digest: cash position, what needs a decision, what got handled overnight. You run the business instead of digging through ten apps to find out what's going on.
No hype, just ROI
Where AI Is Not the Answer Yet
Most "AI consultants for small business" sell you the dream and disappear at implementation. I'd rather tell you the truth: AI is a sharp tool for some jobs and a liability for others. Knowing the difference is the whole point of hiring someone who's actually shipped it.
Not for high-stakes final calls
AI drafts, summarizes, and flags — it doesn't sign off on legal, tax filings, or a major financial decision unsupervised. It speeds you up; it doesn't replace your judgment.
Not a fix for a broken process
Automating a messy workflow just gives you a faster mess. We fix the process first, then automate the version that actually works.
Not magic on day one
Good AI ops compound. The assessment and first build deliver quick wins, but the real leverage shows up as the system learns your business over weeks, not minutes.
Honest scoping is the job. If a piece of your business shouldn't be automated yet, I'll tell you — and we'll spend the budget where it pays. See the full service ladder or how the advisory engagement works.
How we start
From Curious to Running in Three Steps
No giant retainer to find out if AI even fits your business. We start small, prove the ROI, then build.
The $499 AI Assessment
A focused working session on your actual business. We map where you bleed time and leads, then I hand you a prioritized list of AI moves ranked by payoff — yours to keep whether or not you hire me to build.
The Roadmap
You get a clear plan: what to automate first, what it costs, what it returns, and what to leave alone for now. Plain English, real numbers, no vendor lock-in.
The Build
If it makes sense, I build it. Build-For-Me runs $1,500–$9,000 depending on scope, and monthly retainers keep it running and improving. You own the system either way.
Why start with the assessment
- Low risk: $499 buys clarity, not a contract
- You leave with a roadmap you can act on yourself
- Every recommendation is ranked by dollars and hours saved
- Built and battle-tested on six real businesses first
- No upsell pressure — if AI won't pay off, I'll say so
What it costs
The Pricing Ladder, Start to Finish
Start cheap, scale only as the ROI proves out. Here's the short version — the full breakdown lives on the services page.
AI Assessment
The wedge. Curious owners who want a clear, ranked plan before spending real money.
$499one-time
- Working session on your real business
- Prioritized AI opportunity map
- ROI ranked by hours and dollars
- Yours to keep, no commitment
Most chosen next step
Build For Me
Owners who want it done for them — installed, connected, and running.
$1.5k–$9kcustom quote
- Everything built and configured for you
- First automations live and tested
- Training + 30-day handover
- You own the whole system
Monthly Retainer
Owners who want the outputs without touching the operations.
$100–$1.5k/mo
- Ongoing support from $100/mo
- Full administration $500–$1,500/mo
- Books, briefings, maintenance handled
- Cancel any time
Want proof it works before you spend a dollar? See the portfolio of businesses already running on this system.
Common questions
Questions Small Business Owners Ask
Do I need technical skills to use AI in my business?
No. The whole point of hiring an AI consultant for your small business is that you don't have to become a technologist. With Build-For-Me I install and configure everything; you get a trained, running system in plain English. If you are technical and want to DIY, there's a path for that too — see the services page.
Is my business data safe?
Yes. The system runs on your own accounts and machine, not some shared cloud you don't control. Bank connections use Plaid (the same infrastructure your banking apps use), and you own every credential. I never resell your data, and you can revoke access at any time.
What's the cheapest way to start with AI?
The $499 AI Automation Assessment. It's deliberately low-risk: you get a working session and a prioritized roadmap you keep regardless of whether you hire me to build anything. It's the cheapest way to find out — honestly — whether AI will pay off for your specific business before committing real budget.
Will AI replace my staff?
Almost never — it augments them. AI takes the repetitive, after-hours, easy-to-drop work (answering, follow-up, categorizing, drafting) so your people focus on the work that actually needs a human. For most small businesses, the win is doing more without hiring more, not cutting the team you have.
See What AI Can Actually Do For Your Business
Skip the hype. Start with a $499 assessment and walk away with a clear, ranked plan — built by someone who runs this exact system on his own businesses every day.
Questions first? Email nick@bradfieldenterprises.org — same-day reply.