AI Business Consultancy

We work with you to identify where AI can improve your everyday operations and where it will deliver the strongest return. You receive a costed plan covering the opportunities worth pursuing, what each one takes to deliver and the savings you can expect.

Pricing from
£1,750
Discovery and costed roadmap from £1,750 (around 2.5 days at £700). Ongoing consultancy from £700 a month for a regular review cadence, or quoted per session as AI options change. Fixed fee agreed before you commit. First conversation is free.
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Overview

Our AI consultancy helps you understand where artificial intelligence fits within your business and what it is worth to you commercially. We spend time understanding how your teams work, where time and cost are concentrated, and which of those areas current AI technology can improve. The outcome is a set of opportunities ranked by the return they offer.

We work with businesses across the UK, from single-site operations through to multi-site groups. Every engagement begins with the people doing the work, because the most valuable opportunities usually sit in the day to day detail. Speaking directly to your teams consistently surfaces improvements that a review of documented processes would miss.

You receive a prioritised roadmap with a cost, a timeline and an expected saving against every recommendation. Where an opportunity depends on strengthening your data or systems first, we set that out clearly so you can sequence the work sensibly and invest in the right order. The plan is written to be actionable whether you deliver it with your own team, through an existing supplier or with us.

We also consider data protection from the outset. Where personal data is involved we identify the compliance requirements during discovery, which keeps implementation straightforward later on. Our AI ethics and GDPR compliance page covers this area in more detail.

What’s included
01

Opportunity Assessment

We review your processes, systems and data against current AI capability, then identify the areas where implementation will deliver measurable improvement to your operations.

02

Costed Business Case

Every recommendation includes an estimated cost, a delivery timeline and the return we expect it to generate, giving you a clear basis for your investment decision.

03

Independent Technology Advice

We recommend the tools and platforms that suit your systems, budget and compliance position, drawing on the full market including products we have no commercial interest in.

04

Implementation Roadmap

You receive a phased plan setting out the order of delivery, the resources required at each stage and the measures we will use to confirm it is working.

How we deliver

Our AI Business Consultancy Process

01

Step 1: Discovery

We meet your teams and map how work moves through the business, spending time with the people delivering it as well as those managing it.

02

Step 2: Process and Data Review

We assess your systems, data quality and integrations to establish what is achievable now and where preparatory work would strengthen the foundations first.

03

Step 3: Opportunity Scoring

Each opportunity is scored on impact, complexity and cost, then ranked. We share the full assessment with you, including the reasoning behind the order.

04

Step 4: Leadership Workshop

We present the findings to your leadership team and work through the priorities together, so the final plan reflects your commercial objectives as well as the technical picture.

05

Step 5: Implementation Roadmap

You receive the finished plan with phasing, resource requirements, timelines and success measures, ready to act on immediately.

Client work

What this looks like in practice

AI moves quickly enough that a one-off plan is rarely the end of the conversation. We provide ongoing consultancy for businesses that want a regular view of where AI fits, what has become practical since the last review, and what is worth implementing now.

Rougham Estate is our largest ongoing engagement. We work across events and the wider estate operation, including where better data and automation help on the agricultural side and where established methods are still the right answer. We do the same kind of work with Charterhouse Mobility, with local UK businesses, and with SIAA in the United States: practical advice on how AI can be introduced into real operations, sequenced properly, and kept under review as the tools change.

Rougham Estate, Charterhouse Mobility, SIAA and local UK businesses
Pricing from
£1,750
Discovery and costed roadmap from £1,750 (around 2.5 days at £700). Ongoing consultancy from £700 a month for a regular review cadence, or quoted per session as AI options change. Fixed fee agreed before you commit. First conversation is free.
Still have questions? Use our live chat or call 01284 245 170, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm.
Questions

AI Business Consultancy FAQs

Still have questions? Use our live chat or call our team on 01284 245 170, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm.
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Claude Academy certified

Claude Academy training supporting our AI services.

We have completed all 19 certifications currently available, covering practical AI use, automation, development, data integrations and training. This helps us apply Claude more effectively across client projects.

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AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
Covers a structured approach to planning tasks, working with AI and reviewing the results.
AI Capabilities and Limitations
Covers where AI can be useful, where its limitations apply and how its output should be checked.
Claude 101
Covers the main features of Claude and how they can be used effectively in day-to-day work.
Claude Platform 101
Provides an overview of the Claude platform and the tools available for different types of work.
Building with the Claude API
Supports our work building custom AI automations, integrations and workflows using the Claude API.
Claude Code 101
Covers the use of Claude Code for development, technical tasks and maintaining digital systems.
Claude Code in Action
Develops the practical use of Claude Code across real development workflows and projects.
Introduction to Model Context Protocol
Covers how Claude can connect with business systems and data through Model Context Protocol.
Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
Covers more advanced MCP integrations, including access controls and reliable system design.
Introduction to Claude Cowork
Covers the use of Claude Cowork for shared workflows, planning and collaborative tasks.
Claude with Amazon Bedrock
Covers how Claude can be deployed and managed through Amazon Bedrock within AWS.
Claude with Google Cloud's Vertex AI
Covers how Claude can be deployed and managed through Vertex AI within Google Cloud.
AI Fluency for Builders
Focuses on using AI to support the design and development of practical tools and products.
AI Fluency for Small Businesses
Looks at practical ways small businesses can introduce AI into their everyday operations.
AI Fluency for Nonprofits
Covers the practical use of AI within charities, nonprofits and resource-conscious teams.
AI Fluency for Educators
Covers how AI can be introduced and explained clearly within learning and training environments.
AI Fluency for pK–12 Educators
Covers appropriate and responsible AI use within schools and education settings.
AI Fluency for Students
Provides a foundation in using AI effectively, responsibly and with an understanding of its limitations.
Teaching AI Fluency
Supports our ability to provide structured AI training and guidance for client teams.
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