A local AI consultant for Knoxville small businesses
You've heard AI can save you hours a week. I'm the local person who figures out where, sets it up with you, and shows you and your team how to use it, in plain English.
What AI can take off your plate
- Quotes and estimates: turn job notes or a voice memo into a clean estimate with your prices and wording, in minutes.
- Leads and follow-up: answer new inquiries right away, follow up on quotes, and text back the calls you miss on a job.
- Reviews: ask every happy customer for a Google review and draft thoughtful replies to each one.
- Email and paperwork: draft replies, chase unpaid invoices, summarize contracts and fill in forms, in your voice.
- Marketing: turn photos of your work into Facebook posts, job write-ups and website updates.
How it works
- Audit: three hours together, then a written plan with the changes that save the most time, ranked by payoff.
- Set up: I build the automations with the email, phone and calendar you already use. You approve every message before anything goes out.
- Train: you and your team learn to use it on your real work, so it sticks after I leave.
AI automation
- Common projects: instant replies to new leads, estimate drafts, quote follow-ups, review requests, appointment reminders and missed-call text-back.
- You get a one-page guide for each automation, and I check in after two weeks to fine-tune it.
- Projects start at $750, quoted up front.
AI training
- One-on-one setup session: we set up Claude or ChatGPT for your business and work through your real emails, quotes and paperwork.
- Team workshop: a hands-on session at your shop or office so everyone works the same way.
- You leave with an AI assistant that knows your services, prices and tone, plus saved instructions for your most common tasks.
- Quoted after a quick call, based on how many people and how much setup you need.
Why work with me
- I work with AI tools every day, and I'll show you exactly how I use them.
- I'm local, so we can sit down at your shop. Most of the value comes from seeing how your day actually goes.
- Plain English, no hype, and honest about what AI can't do yet.
- You own your accounts and your data. No lock-in.
Price
- AI business audit: $250 flat, credited in full toward any project you start within 30 days.
- Automation projects: from $750.
- Training: quoted after a quick call.
Questions
What does an AI consultant do for a small business?
I find the repetitive work in your week, like quotes, follow-ups, emails, reviews and paperwork, then set up AI tools to handle the first draft or the whole task, and show you and your team how to use them. The goal is hours back each week, not a science project.
Do I need to be good with computers?
No. If you can text and send email, you can use what I set up. I write everything in plain English and leave you a simple guide.
Which AI tools do you use?
Mostly everyday assistants like Claude and ChatGPT, connected to the email, calendar and software you already use. I recommend new tools only when they clearly save you money or time.
What does AI help cost?
The AI business audit is $250 flat, and it comes off the price of any project you start within 30 days. Automation projects start at $750. Training is quoted after a quick call. You'll always get a price before any work starts.
What happens in the AI business audit?
You fill out a short questionnaire, then we spend three hours walking through how you handle calls, quotes, scheduling, invoicing and follow-up. Afterward you get a written proposal with the three to five changes worth making, what each one saves, and which you can do yourself with tools like Claude or ChatGPT.
Do I have to hire you after the audit?
No. The proposal is yours to keep, and many of the ideas are things you can do yourself with simple instructions. If you want help with the bigger ones and start within 30 days, the $250 audit fee comes off the price.
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Tell me about your business
Pick what you're interested in and I'll get back to you within one business day with next steps. No pressure and no mailing list.
- Need to be found online? Start with a fast-start website and Google profile.
- Drowning in busywork? Book the $250 AI business audit.
- Missing calls on the job? Ask for the free Missed Call Audit.
Prefer email? Write to anthony@bachner.org.