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AI agents for small businesses · Lemont, IL

Hire an AI employee for the busywork.

I build AI agents that do one job for your business from start to finish: answering website questions, sorting your inbox, pulling data off invoices, picking up calls you miss. They're built in your accounts, and you own them.

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Serving Lemont, Joliet, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Orland Park and remote clients anywhere · Call or text (815) 556-2739

Agents I build

One agent, one job, done well.

You're not buying software. You're handing off a task. Each agent has a clear job, rules for what it must never do, and a way to pass things to a human.

01

Website chat agent

GOOD FIRST AGENT

Answers visitors the moment they ask, using your real services, hours, prices and policies. Collects contact info from serious leads and sends them straight to you.

from $1,500 setup+ from $150/mo upkeep
02

Email & intake agent

Sorts, answers and routes your inbox. Replies to routine questions, asks customers for missing details, and gives you a short list of what actually needs you.

from $2,000 setup+ from $250/mo upkeep
03

Document agent

Pulls data off invoices, forms and PDFs and puts it where it belongs, like a spreadsheet, your accounting tool or a job file, so nobody retypes it.

from $2,000 setup+ from $250/mo upkeep
04

AI phone receptionist

Picks up the calls you can't. Answers common questions, books or takes messages, and texts you a summary so no customer goes to voicemail.

from $2,500 setup+ from $300/mo upkeep
05

Microsoft 365 / Copilot agent

An internal assistant for your team that knows your files, procedures and price lists, inside Microsoft 365 where your people already work.

from $2,500 setup+ from $250/mo upkeep
06

Custom & multi-agent

Several agents working together or connected to your own systems through APIs. Scoped and quoted after a discovery call.

from $5,000 setupquoted per project

AI platform usage fees (Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and others) are billed to your own account, so you see exactly what you pay.

How a build works

From "we're drowning" to handed off in weeks.

  1. Discovery call

    What task, who uses it, what good looks like, and what it must never do.

  2. Written scope & quote

    A fixed price in writing. 50% to start.

  3. Build in your accounts

    Your knowledge, your tools, plus guardrails and a hand-off to a human.

  4. Test & pilot

    Tested against real cases, then 1–2 weeks with a small group and a feedback log.

  5. Hand-off

    Training, a runbook, a walkthrough video, and your sign-off.

Your agent, your rules

You own it. It works for you, not for me.

Lots of AI tools rent you a black box. I build inside your accounts, so if you ever stop working with me, the agent stays yours.

  • Built in your accountsYou own the Microsoft, Google or AI-platform accounts. Usage bills go to you, never through me.
  • Your data stays yoursYour data is never used to train anything, and confidentiality is in the contract.
  • A human stays in chargeEvery agent knows when to stop and hand off to you. It assists; you decide.
  • Full hand-over packageCredentials go into your password manager, and you get a runbook, test results and a recorded walkthrough.
Monthly upkeep

Agents need a mechanic.

AI models get retired, your prices and policies change, logins expire, and connected apps update. Upkeep keeps your agent accurate and running. Every agent ships with a plan.

 

Basic

from $150 / month
  • Monitoring and bug fixes
  • Monthly report
  • 1 hour of changes
Recommended

Standard

from $350 / month
  • Everything in Basic
  • Monthly knowledge updates
  • 3 hours of changes
  • Quarterly tuning
 

Full

from $800 / month
  • Everything in Standard
  • Priority response
  • Heavy usage and multiple agents

Setup is quoted flat after the discovery call. Changes outside your plan are $95–125/hour, and I'll always tell you before any billable work starts.

Also: everyday IT

The tech underneath still has to work.

AI agents run on your email, accounts and computers, so I take care of those too, for businesses and homes.

For businesses

Microsoft 365 setup and migrations, security, device management and help desk, on a flat monthly plan or by the project.

Managed IT plansfrom $45/user/mo
Email migration to Microsoft 365from $150/mailbox
Security checkfree
Recent workMoved an 8-person construction company to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, migrated every mailbox from Sherweb with no lost mail, and secured all their devices with Intune and Entra ID.

For homes

Slow computers, broken parts and custom builds. You buy the parts, so there's no markup and you keep the warranty. I charge only for labor.

Diagnostic (credited to repair)$85
Part replacement, laptop or PCfrom $85
Slow PC tune-up / virus removalfrom $125
Custom PC buildfrom $200
General tech help$75/hr
Questions

Straight answers.

What if the AI gets something wrong?

Every agent has written rules for what it may and may not do, and it's tested against real examples, including the ones it should refuse, before it goes live. When it isn't sure, it hands off to a person. It assists your team; your team still makes the decisions.

Is my customers' data safe?

The agent runs inside your own accounts, under your control. Your data is never used to train AI models, and confidentiality goes both ways in our agreement.

Do I need to be technical?

No. You tell me how the job is done today and what a good result looks like. I handle the build, the setup and the upkeep, and train your team on what they'll actually see.

What does it really cost each month?

Two parts: my upkeep plan (from $150/month) and the AI platform's usage, which is billed to your own account. For most small-business agents, usage is modest, and I'll estimate it for you before we start.

Why not just use ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is a tool your staff has to remember to use. An agent is wired into your inbox, website or phone line and does the job on its own, following your rules, with a hand-off when it needs you.

Contact

What job would you hand off first?

Tell me a bit about your business and the task that eats your time. I'll reply with next steps and a time for a free 20-minute call.