Practical AI

Put AI to work without giving away your data.

For small businesses, nonprofits, schools and training providers that know AI could help but aren't sure where to start, or are worried about what happens to their information.

Our approach

Practical, private and taught well

Most AI projects fail for ordinary reasons: nobody showed the staff how to use the tools, nobody decided what's safe to share, or the "solution" was built somewhere the organization can't see or control.

We start from the work your people already do and find the places where AI saves real hours. Everything we build runs in your own account, so your data stays yours. And because our background is in education, your staff learn to use it confidently, rather than just receiving another tool nobody opens.

Three ways to start

Pick the one that fits where you are

AI workshop for your team

From $1,500

A half-day or full-day online session, built by someone with a master's in education and years of running technical training.

  • Using everyday AI tools productively for writing, research, summaries and planning
  • What's safe to paste in, and what never is
  • Hands-on practice with your team's real tasks
  • A one-page AI use policy you can adopt or adapt

Private AI assistant

Discovery from $1,500

A chat and search tool that answers questions from your own documents: policies, course material, procedures or a knowledge base. It's hosted in your own AWS account, so your data stays yours.

  • Discovery and roadmap: we map your documents, users and risks, and recommend what to build
  • Pilot build: a fixed-price working assistant for one team or one set of documents
  • Answers point back to the source document, so staff can check them

Care plan

Monthly

Once your assistant is live, we host, monitor and improve it each month so it stays useful as your documents and needs change.

  • Hosting, updates and monitoring in your account
  • Adding new documents and retiring old ones
  • Monthly review of what people are asking, and where answers can improve
  • Usage and cost reporting
Who we help

Where AI tends to pay off first

Small businesses

Answering the same customer and staff questions, drafting proposals, and finding things in years of shared drives.

Nonprofits

Grant drafts, donor letters and volunteer handbooks, on a budget that doesn't stretch to a full-time tech hire.

Schools

Clear staff guidance on AI, plus help finding answers in policy manuals and handbooks quickly.

Training providers

Study assistants grounded in your own course material, so learners get answers that match what you teach.

Your data stays yours. Assistants we build run in your own AWS account, use AI services that don't train on your data, and can be switched off or moved at any time. We'll explain exactly where your information goes before anything is built.

Talk about an AI workshop or assistant

Tell us a little about your team and what you'd like AI to help with. We'll suggest the smallest useful first step.