What is an AI readiness assessment?

It's a short review of how your business runs today — where your time goes, what software you already pay for, how you keep records — used to decide which single AI step makes sense first. For a small business it takes minutes, not a consulting engagement.

How long does the assessment take?

About five minutes. Seven questions, plain wording, no technical vocabulary. You get your result on the screen immediately.

Is the AI readiness assessment free?

Yes. The AI Check-Up is free and there's no sales call attached to it. You can read your result and stop there.

Do I need any technical background to take it?

No. It asks about your business, not about technology. If you can describe a normal week at your shop or practice, you can answer every question.

What do I get at the end?

A readiness level, a short explanation of what it means for a business like yours, and one specific next step. You can have the results emailed to you if you want them written down.

How is this different from an enterprise AI readiness assessment?

Enterprise assessments score data infrastructure, governance, and staffing across departments. This one assumes you are the department. It looks at the handful of things that actually decide whether a small business can adopt a tool and keep using it.

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The short answer

An AI readiness assessment is a short look at how your business runs today — where your hours go, what software you already pay for, how you keep records, and what you are required to protect — used to pick the one step worth taking first. For a small business it should take about five minutes. Ours does: seven questions, a readiness level, and one specific next step. It's free and there's no call afterward.

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What readiness actually measures

Not how much technology you own. Five practical things decide whether a tool sticks around past the first month.

Where your time actually goes
Missed calls, scheduling, invoicing, notes, follow-up. The task you'd hand to someone else first is usually the one worth looking at first.
What you already pay for
Most booking, job, and accounting software added AI features in the last two years and left them switched off. Readiness often means checking settings, not buying anything.
How your records are kept
If customer details live in a notebook or three different apps, that's fine — it just changes which step comes first.
Who would run it
One person needs to own the change, even if that person is you for an hour a week. Tools without an owner get abandoned.
What you're required to protect
Health, financial, or client-confidential information narrows the tool list. Better to know that before you sign up for something.

The four results, and what to do next

Just Getting Started

You've heard the noise and haven't tried much. First move: one small, low-risk task — usually writing or transcription — so the idea stops being abstract.

Some Experience

You've used a chatbot a few times. First move: turn one occasional use into a repeatable routine, like drafting estimates or replies the same way every time.

Already In Motion

A tool or two is running. First move: connect them so information stops getting retyped between systems.

Ahead of the Curve

You've got working systems. First move: documentation and review — decide what a person signs off on before it goes to a customer.

No level is behind. Most owners land in the first two, and that's a normal place to start from.

Questions about the assessment

Five minutes, one clear step

Take the AI Check-Up, or read the tools guide first if you'd rather look around before answering anything.

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