Get AI Ready
AI consulting for small businesses across Australia
We're a Perth-based AI consultancy that works with small businesses around Australia. The kind that runs lean, watches the budget, and doesn't want a 60-page roadmap. We sit with you for an hour, look at where AI actually fits, and put a plain plan on the table.
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Practical AI consulting for small businesses around Australia. We work out where AI saves you the most time and money, then put a clear plan on the table.
Why a chat with us beats most AI advice
Three steps. Most small businesses are sorted on a single call, with one or two follow-ups if you want to take an idea further.
RIGHT-SIZED
Built for small teams, not boardrooms
You get advice that fits the way you already run things. No enterprise software, no months of meetings, no consultants in suits at every step. We sit alongside you and your team and figure out what actually helps.
STRAIGHT TALK
Plain language, plain plan
No buzzwords, no PowerPoint decks full of arrows. We tell you in normal language what AI can and can't do for your business, what's worth trying first, and what to leave alone for now.
REAL OUTCOMES
Hours back, not theory
Our work points at concrete wins. Stop double-entering customer details. Quote a job in five minutes instead of an hour. Get a draft email written for you. Small changes that stack up across a week.
From a single chat to a full build
Start with the free 30 minute call and a plain plan. Take it from there yourself, or have us build the first system with you. You go as far as the value justifies, and never further than you want.
How AI consulting with us works
Most AI advice is built for big companies with big budgets. Ours isn't. We work the way small businesses already work, with the tools and the people you've already got.
Step 1: A chat about your business
We start with a free 30 minute call. We ask about what you do, where time goes each week, and the bits that frustrate you. By the end we'll have a shortlist of where AI is genuinely useful for you, and where it isn't.
Step 2: A right-sized plan
We write up a short plan, in plain language, ranked by what gives you the most back for the least effort. Each item has a rough cost, a rough time to set up, and a clear outcome. You decide what's worth doing and what's not.
Step 3: Help when you want it
If you want a hand putting it in place, we can build it with you. If you want to take it from here on your own, that's fine too. Either way you leave the engagement knowing what AI looks like for your business, written down.
Frequently asked questions
An AI consultant looks at how you currently run your business and points out where AI tools can save time, money, or both. For a small business that usually means picking one or two high-impact bits, like quoting, scheduling, or customer follow-up, and putting an AI tool around them. It's less about strategy and more about practical wins you can see in the first month.
For us, the first conversation is free. After that we work on a flat fee or hourly rate that's set up front, so there are no surprises. We're not a big-vendor consultancy with multi-month retainers. Most small business engagements are done in under a week of total time across a few short calls.
The honest answer: you don't need to prepare the way the marketing makes it sound. The most useful thing is to know where your hours go each week and where the same task gets done twice. Bring that to a first call and we can spot AI opportunities together. You don't need new software, a new team, or a new strategy to get started.
For most small businesses, yes, when it's pointed at the right job. AI is at a point now where it makes a real difference for things like writing emails, summarising calls, replying to reviews, drafting quotes, and tidying up spreadsheets. It's not worth it for everything. The point of consulting is to tell you which is which for your business.
Yes. We're based in Perth, WA, and we work with small businesses right across Australia. Most of our consulting happens over video calls, so it doesn't matter whether you're in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, or out in a regional town. We've worked with services businesses, trades, professional services, and shop-front owners.
That's the whole point. You shouldn't have to be techy to use AI well. We work the way you already work. If you do most of your job in email and a spreadsheet, that's the surface area we plug AI into. Nothing complicated, nothing you can't undo, nothing that needs a developer on the payroll.
Book a free 30-minute call
Book a free initial chat to get an idea where AI can fit into your business right now.
Pick a time to chatYou'll chat directly with Ben, AI Applied's founder, in Perth.
