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Five hours back, or no charge.

A $99 assessment shows where AI saves your business time and where it must not go. If it can't find you five hours a week, it costs nothing.

Four services, in the order to take them, compared below.

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Four ways in

In the order to take them. Start at the top unless you already know where AI fits.

AI Assessment

$99once
What it is
A written audit of where AI saves you time, and where it must not go.
Best when
You are new to AI, or not sure where it fits.
You keep
The report and a 30-day plan.
Takes
Two to three days, async. Five hours a week back, or you don't pay.

AI Setup Session

$149one 90-minute session
What it is
One assistant set up around how you already work.
Best when
You know where AI fits and want it running Monday.
You keep
The setup, the prompts, the templates.
Takes
90 minutes, virtual. Same guarantee.

Client Data Protection Plan

from $399scoped in writing first
What it is
A map of where client data lives and the controls that keep it there.
Best when
You hold tax, patient or financial data for other people.
You keep
A written plan you can show an auditor or a client.
Takes
Set on the call, in writing. Fixed price before work starts.

Secure Office Plan

from $149per month
What it is
Monthly care of your security and AI settings, and one person to call.
Best when
You have 1 to 15 staff on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
You keep
A monthly access review and whatever we automate.
Takes
Ongoing, month to month. Cancel any month.

Before you click Connect

Eight questions for any AI app, plugin or connector that wants the keys to your email, files and calendar. Can't answer one? Don't connect it yet.

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  • Who built it, and can I see the code?
  • What can it read, and what can it change?
  • Would read-only do the job?
  • Does it use my account, or a shared admin one?
  • Does the vendor keep or train on my data?
  • Will it ask before it sends, deletes, or pays?
  • Can I see a log of what it did?
  • Do I know where the off switch is?
  • Or have the settings done for you.

The three settings, done

What the first hour of every engagement looks like. The switches get flipped before anyone pastes a client's name into a prompt. Then the prompts get written around your week.

Workspace settingsAdmin
  • Workspace accountBusiness plan, not a personal loginOn
  • Improve the model with your dataTraining and sharingOff
  • Connected appsCalendar only. Mail and Drive not allowed1 of 14
  • Two-step verificationEvery account, no exceptionsOn
Saved prompt · Monthly close summary

Compare this client's profit-and-loss and balance sheet to last month. Three lines, in my voice, on what moved and what to ask them. Account numbers have been stripped; do not infer them.

Run

Everyone is using AI

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76%

of small businesses already use AI. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, 2026.

1 in 4

public AI connectors (MCP servers) had security flaws. Trend Micro, 2026.

Sources: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices survey, 2026 (1,256 owners); Trend Micro Forward-Looking Threat Research, 2026 (2,259 of 9,695 public MCP servers).

Questions owners ask

Will AI leak my business or client data? Not if it's set up correctly, and that's my specialty. I configure your AI tools with the right privacy settings, business-tier accounts and access controls from day one, and I tell you plainly which information should never go into an AI tool.

Which AI tools do you work with? ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot, plus the automation tools that connect them to the apps you already use. I recommend what fits your work and budget, not what's trendy.

What happens in the $99 AI Assessment? An async review over two to three days. I look at how you actually run your business and the tools you already use, rank where AI will save you the most time and money, and hand you a written action plan you keep. The free sample report shows the exact format.

Should I start with the Assessment or the Setup Session? Start with the Assessment if you'd rather see the full picture before spending a dollar on tools. Go straight to the Setup Session if you already know where AI fits: in 90 minutes we pick the assistant, set it up around your workflow and build the prompts you keep.

How does the five-hours-a-week guarantee work? If we don't find you at least five hours a week of time savings, you don't pay. We map your weekly tasks together and estimate the time saved on each one, so the number comes from your real week.

Do I need to be tech-savvy? No. I handle the setup and explain everything in plain language. If you can send an email, you can use what we build.

I handle tax returns, patient records or financial data. Can I still use AI? Often, yes, with the right setup. Tax professionals have IRS data-security obligations and medical practices have HIPAA. I help you choose tools and settings that fit those rules, and I tell you when a tool isn't appropriate for your data.

Do you keep access to my accounts afterwards? No. I use only the access the job requires and remove it when we're finished. That's standard practice in security and it's how I work with every client.

What if AI can't help my business? Then I'll tell you. You won't pay for a project that won't move your week, and the guarantee backs that up.

Do you offer ongoing support, and do you work in person? Yes to both. The Secure Office Plan, from $149 a month, covers ongoing help, monthly settings and access checks, and new automations. I work remotely and come onsite in DC, Maryland and Virginia.

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Read the sample report for a fictional bookkeeping firm first. Then book your own.

Seven pages: a time inventory, ranked opportunities, where AI should not go, a data-safety review, costs, and a 30-day plan. If you have questions first, the free twenty-minute call is the place to ask them.