An assessment of where you can leverage AI & implement into your business.

You know the bottlenecks. You know the inefficiencies. You know the tasks eating your team's time. You know AI could resolve it — you're just not sure where to start.

A focused 15-minute conversation. We listen carefully — you do the talking. If the call shows AI could genuinely help, you can commission a bespoke roadmap for £350, delivered within 48 hours.

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Free 15-min call No sales pitch on the call Optional £350 roadmap if it fits

The challenge

Three things almost every SMB owner says.

The hype says AI will transform your business. The reality is most owners can't tell where to start. We hear the same patterns again and again.

"We're drowning in repetitive work."

Quoting, invoicing, follow-ups, chasing payments, answering the same questions ten times a week. Hours every week that should be automated but aren't.

"Our tools don't talk to each other."

The CRM doesn't know about the accounting. The email doesn't link to the project tool. Data lives in spreadsheets, sticky notes, and people's heads.

"We don't know what's actually possible."

Every vendor claims their AI will transform you. Cutting through the noise to find what would genuinely help your specific business is a full-time job in itself.

How it works

A focused conversation,
not a pitch.

The agent does what a thoughtful consultant would do on a first call: ask, listen, dig in. It never recommends anything during the call — that comes after, in writing.

Step 01 · Right now

You start the call

Click below, allow your microphone, enter your name and business. The agent introduces itself and starts asking. About 15 minutes total.

Step 02 · During the call

The agent listens. You think out loud.

Seven topics — your business, your tools, the manual work eating your time, the pain points keeping you up at night. Real follow-ups, adapting to what you say. The agent will gently prompt you to think about which tasks could be done by a computer — but it never tells you the answer.

Step 03 · After the call

You decide if it's worth proceeding

If your call shows AI could genuinely help your business, you can commission the £350 bespoke roadmap. A human consultant reviews your transcript and writes a clear breakdown — delivered within 48 hours. Yours to keep, share, or act on however you like.

What we cover

Seven topics. Twelve to fifteen minutes.

The agent adapts as you talk — but here's the structure of every call.

i

Business overview

What you do, who your customers are, team size

ii

Daily operations

How a typical day or week looks across the team

iii

Systems & tools

What software you use and where the gaps are

iv

Manual work

The tasks eating up time that shouldn't be

v

Pain points

What genuinely slows you down or stresses you out

vi

Customer interactions

How you handle inquiries, support, and follow-ups

vii

Priorities & goals

The one thing you'd automate tomorrow if you could

The outcome

Honest. Specific. Yours.

No fluff, no salesy recommendations dressed up as advice. Just an honest map of your business and where AI could genuinely help.

£350 fixed · Delivered within 48 hours

If you commission the roadmap, you'll receive:

A structured breakdown of your current systems and how they fit together
A prioritised list of pain points and the time-drains we identified
A concrete view of what's automatable today, what needs more thought, and what shouldn't be touched
A clear starting point — the single most valuable thing to tackle first
Your full transcript with direct quotes captured verbatim
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Pricing

Honest, upfront pricing.

Three clear steps. No surprises, no retainers, no pressure. Start free — go as far as makes sense for your business.

Discovery call + snapshot

Free
  • 15-minute AI-led conversation
  • Adaptive questions based on your answers
  • Written snapshot: your single strongest AI opportunity
  • Delivered to your inbox within 24 hours
  • No obligation to proceed further
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Bespoke AI roadmap

£ 350 one-off
  • Human consultant reviews your full transcript
  • Every AI opportunity identified and written up
  • Prioritised with a clear recommended starting point
  • Honest assessment of where AI won't help
  • Delivered within 48 hours of payment
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Only commissioned after the call, if you choose. Fixed fee — no quote process, no haggling.

Implementation

Bespoke
  • We build what the roadmap identifies
  • Automations, bots, integrations, workflows
  • Quoted per project — no open-ended retainers
  • Only offered where the roadmap shows clear ROI
  • You own everything we build

Available to roadmap clients only. Scoped and quoted after delivery.

Our team

A real person behind the roadmap.

Every discovery call and roadmap is handled by a qualified management accountant with a decade of hands-on experience helping businesses run leaner and grow faster — now applying AI to the same problems.

Chris Jacobs

Founder & AI Growth Consultant

Chris is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA, CGMA) with over a decade of experience advising businesses on performance improvement, cash efficiency, and operational optimisation. His background spans senior roles across Big 4 consulting, boutique advisory, and multinational in-house finance — working with leadership teams across multiple industries.

Where he used to solve these problems manually, he now applies AI to get there faster. AI Growth Catalyst exists to give small and medium-sized businesses access to the same structured thinking that larger firms pay consultants a lot of money for — at a price that makes sense for a business your size.

Recent work

A WhatsApp ordering bot for a meat delivery business.

A real example of what an AI roadmap looks like once it's built. Names withheld for client confidentiality.

Industry Food & delivery
Build time ~1 week
Stack WhatsApp · AI · automation

The problem

The owner came to us with a familiar list of operational frustrations:

  • No clear tracking of orders
  • Invoices written manually
  • Manual order processing
  • No visibility on performance
  • Stock-outs and overstocking
  • The whole system depended on the owner

What we built

An AI-powered WhatsApp ordering bot that customers chat with directly to place orders. The bot understands natural language, confirms orders, and generates professional invoices automatically — all within seconds. A lightweight back end captures every order in real time, and a live dashboard gives the owner a clear view of business performance at any moment.

The outcome

  • Every order tracked automatically — nothing lost, nothing forgotten
  • Instant professional invoices generated and stored automatically
  • Hands-off order processing — the bot handles clarification and confirmation
  • Live dashboard showing revenue, top products, and order volume at a glance
  • Smarter buying with visibility into what's actually selling
  • Owner freed up to focus on the business instead of running the admin

This is the kind of practical, focused automation a bespoke roadmap identifies — solving a specific pain point with the right tools, at a cost the business can justify.

FAQ

Common questions

Is the call really free?+
Yes — completely free, with no obligation to proceed. The bespoke roadmap that follows is a fixed £350 if you choose to commission it. We're transparent about that upfront so you can decide before you start. Most calls don't lead to a paid roadmap, and that's completely fine.
What does the £350 actually cover?+
A human consultant reviewing your full transcript, identifying where AI could genuinely help your business, and writing a tailored roadmap with a clear starting point. It's the same kind of analysis a consultancy would charge several thousand for — we keep it focused, useful, and affordable for SMBs.
Will the AI try to sell me something?+
No. The agent is explicitly built not to recommend anything during the call. It only listens, asks, and gently prompts you to think about which tasks could potentially be automated — without telling you the answer. Recommendations come later, in writing, after a human has reviewed your transcript.
When do I get my roadmap?+
Within 48 hours of the call ending. You'll get a brief acknowledgement email immediately after the call, and the full bespoke roadmap follows shortly after — usually next business day.
How long does the call take?+
Twelve to fifteen minutes typically. If you have a lot to share, it can stretch to twenty. You can end the call at any point and we'll still produce your roadmap based on what was covered.
What happens to my information?+
The call is run by an AI assistant and saved as a text transcript (no audio is stored). It's kept privately, used only to prepare your follow-up and roadmap, and never shared, sold, or used to train any AI model. You can ask for it to be deleted at any time by emailing hello@aigrowthcatalyst.org. Full details are in the privacy notice.
Does this work on my phone?+
Best on a laptop or desktop using Chrome or Edge. Mobile works but speech recognition is more reliable on desktop browsers. There's also a text fallback if the microphone gives you trouble.

Ready to find where
AI fits your business?

Start with the free 15-minute call. The £350 roadmap is yours only if you decide to proceed.

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