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Practical AI for UK SMEs

Cut repetitive work. Give your team more capacity.

From finding the right opportunity to building it and measuring the result. Led personally by Keith Hamilton. Measured in pounds and hours.

Take the free assessment

Explore on your own in about ten minutes: a readiness score, your top opportunities and a report to download.

Book a free call

Discuss a specific problem with Keith: 30 minutes by video, at a time that suits you.

Client result · Telecoms · Live

Inbound calls answered rose from under 80% to virtually 100%

After AI voice agents went live for an SME telecoms business running several companies. Anything the agent cannot resolve goes to the right head office team.

Before
Under 80%
After
Virtually 100%

Calls answered, not queries resolved. Detailed figures are confidential. Read the case study

Three problems we solve

Most owners recognise at least one.
  • Too much time spent on invoices and re-keying

    Capture invoice details automatically, match them to orders and send anything that does not match to your team to check.

    Explore invoice and admin automation
  • Calls and enquiries that go unanswered

    An AI voice agent answers routine calls day and night, and passes anything else to the right person.

    Explore AI call answering
  • A team buried in routine email

    Sort and prioritise incoming messages automatically, with draft replies your team approves before they are sent.

    Explore inbox triage

Also: revenue growth, safe adoption, commercial leadership.

Where most businesses start

After a free call, the usual first paid step is a short, fixed-fee diagnostic. It shows what is worth doing, and what it is worth, before you commit to building anything.

AI Opportunity Diagnostic

Timescale:
About 10 working days
Price:
Fixed fee, quoted after a free call

What you receive

  • A map of where your team's hours go, process by process
  • Opportunities scored for value and ease, each sized in hours and pounds
  • A value model you can check, built on your own figures
  • A 90-day roadmap you can act on

Full engagement details

AI Opportunity Diagnostic: example extractIllustrative example

Top opportunities for Example Ltd, ranked by value and ease

  1. Invoice and bill processing

    Quick win

    507 hours released a year · capacity value about £11,063

    Mismatches and new suppliers stay with a person.

  2. Inbox and ticket triage

    Quick win

    390 hours released a year · capacity value about £8,510

    Draft replies are approved before they are sent.

  3. Regular reporting

    Fill-in

    195 hours released a year · capacity value about £4,255

    Depends on the figures being readable from your systems.

90-day plan

  1. Days 1 to 30Measure the baseline. Set up invoice capture and matching, with every exception checked by a person.
  2. Days 31 to 60Introduce inbox triage, with draft replies approved by the team.
  3. Days 61 to 90Compare results with the baseline, then decide whether reporting is worth automating next.

Invented business and figures, calculated with the same model as the free assessment. Capacity value is what the released time costs to employ, not a cash saving or a forecast.

How value is counted

We start with the hours released, then value them at what they cost to employ. That is capacity, not cash: savings arise where spending is avoided, and revenue benefits depend on how the capacity is used.

See the calculation
  1. Time released: 15 hours a week × 52 weeks × 65% automated = 507 hours a year
  2. Employment cost per hour: £30,000 salary × (1 + 20% employer on-costs) ÷ 1,650 working hours = £21.82
  3. Capacity value: 507 hours × £21.82 = £11,063 a year
Time released
Hours a year that automation takes off the task.
Capacity value
Those hours valued at what they cost to employ. It shows what the time is worth, not money saved.
Cash savings
Spending that actually stops, such as overtime, agency or temporary staff, outsourced work or a hire you no longer need. Only counted when it is real.
Net benefit
Cash savings and any extra revenue, less the cost of building and running the solution. Only worked out once those costs are known.

Released time creates additional capacity. Cash savings arise where spending is avoided, such as overtime, agency staff or a planned hire; any revenue benefit depends on how the capacity is used.

Who you work with

One accountable person, start to finish

Keith owns the client relationship, the diagnosis, the roadmap and the sign-off on quality. Where a piece of work needs a specialist, trusted associates deliver it to his standards. You always know who is responsible.

Co-author of The AI Service PlaybookJourneys, Guardrails & Economics for Modern Customer Service Operations

Keith's background

Questions owners ask first

What does it cost?

The assessment and the first call are free. Everything after that is quoted after the call, as a fixed fee, a day rate or a monthly retainer, so you know the cost before you commit. Some solutions also have running costs, such as software subscriptions or usage charges.

Do we have to do every step?

No. Each step stands on its own. You only move to the next one if the last one has shown it is worth it.

Will this cut our wage bill?

Not automatically. Released time creates additional capacity. Cash savings arise where spending is avoided, such as overtime, agency staff or a planned hire; any revenue benefit depends on how you use that capacity.

Who will we work with?

Keith leads every engagement and is your single accountable contact. Specialist associates may deliver parts of a build or a workshop, always to Keith's standards.

Is our data safe?

Every recommendation considers what data is involved and where it goes, with UK GDPR in mind. Nothing of yours goes into an AI tool without your agreement.

How do we know it worked?

Every engagement starts with a baseline: hours, costs, response times or sales. We measure against it and report the difference.

Choose your next step

  • Explore on your own

    About ten minutes. See where AI could release time in your business.

  • Discuss a specific problem

    A free 30-minute video call with Keith about your situation.

  • Quick question

    Ask about our services or the right next step, at any time.