What it is
Most small businesses lose hours a week to jobs that follow the same steps every time: send the quote, chase the invoice, confirm the booking, remind the customer, file the receipt, update the spreadsheet. We map those jobs and set them up to happen automatically — using tools you probably already pay for — so they get done without you touching them.
What you get
- A short review of where your time actually goes and which jobs are worth automating first
- Automations built and tested: invoice reminders, booking confirmations, quote follow-ups, enquiry routing, review requests, onboarding emails, stock alerts, monthly report collection
- Your existing tools connected — accounting software, booking systems, email, forms, calendars, WhatsApp, spreadsheets
- Simple templates for the messages that go out, written in your voice
- A one-page guide to what runs when, so you're never in the dark
- Optional monthly check-in to keep everything running and add the next process
Who it's for
Sole traders and small teams in Sleaford and Lincolnshire who are doing admin at 10pm. Trades chasing payment, salons and clinics managing bookings, shops juggling suppliers, consultants sending the same onboarding pack every time. If you've ever thought "there must be a better way to do this", there is, and it usually takes an afternoon to set up.
How it works
We start with a conversation about your week. Together we pick the one process that costs you most — usually invoicing or bookings — and we automate that first, so you see the benefit immediately. From £149 per process, fixed quote. Once it's running we can move on to the next one, at your pace. Nothing is locked in: it's your account, your data, your tools.
Why local matters
We automated our own admin across GLOW Sleaford café and the business centre before we offered it to anyone else — and we're on Kesteven Street if something needs a look. Automation also feeds your monthly reporting and is the groundwork for your own AI assistant, if you want to go further.
Serving Sleaford and the surrounding area
We set up admin and automation for businesses in Sleaford and across Lincolnshire — Grantham, Lincoln, Newark-on-Trent, Boston, Bourne, Spalding and Stamford — and for village businesses in Ruskington, Heckington, Billinghay, Metheringham, Navenby and Ancaster. Almost all of it is done remotely, which suits businesses anywhere in North Kesteven.
Business automation Sleaford — FAQs
What does automation cost for a small business?
From £149 per process — for example, automated invoice reminders or booking confirmations — set up, tested and documented. We give a fixed quote before starting, and larger jobs are broken into stages so you can stop at any point.
Do I need new software?
Usually not. We work with the tools you already have — Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, booking systems, online forms. Where a new tool is genuinely worth it, we'll say so and explain the cost.
Will I understand what's been set up?
Yes. You get a one-page plain-English guide to what runs, when, and how to pause it. Nothing is a black box.
Is it secure?
We use the official connections between your tools, with your permission, and you keep all the logins. We never store your customers' data ourselves.
What's the difference between this and the AI assistant?
Automation handles the predictable, rule-based steps. An AI assistant handles the judgement calls — drafting replies, answering questions, triaging messages. Many businesses start here and add the assistant later.
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