AI Consulting for Small Business

AI made simple, for the businesses Silicon Valley skips.

No jargon, no twelve-tab dashboards, no pressure to "transform" anything. Just a clear look at where AI can save your business time — explained the way you'd explain it to a friend.

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The Gap

The AI conversation wasn't built for you. That's the opportunity.

Most AI advice online is written by engineers, for engineers. Meanwhile the businesses that could actually use a hand — yours — get left out of the conversation entirely.

01

Big companies have AI teams.

You have a to-do list, a phone that won't stop, and zero interest in learning a new platform from scratch.

02

The tools got cheap. The confusion didn't.

What used to need a developer now costs $20/month — if you know which $20 tool actually fits your business.

03

Your competitors are already poking at it.

Not all of them well. But the ones who get a plain-English head start will pull ahead this year, not in five.

04

You don't need a "transformation."

You need three or four specific things automated so you can get back to running the business, not the inbox.

05

Privacy still matters.

Customer data, employee records, client files — any AI plan for your business should respect that from day one.

06

Someone should explain it like a person.

Not a webinar. Not a 40-slide deck. A conversation, in your shop or office, about your actual day.

What Changes

A Tuesday. Before, and after.

This isn't a hypothetical — it's roughly what changes for a small business owner in the first few weeks of working together.

Before

7:10 AMAnswering the same three questions over email that get asked every single day.
9:45 AMManually retyping yesterday's orders into the spreadsheet, again.
12:30 PMMissed two calls during lunch rush. No way to know what they wanted.
3:15 PMWriting a social post from scratch because there's never time to plan ahead.
6:40 PMClosing up, still thinking about the invoice that needs to go out tonight.

After

7:10 AMA short auto-reply already answered the common questions overnight.
9:45 AMOrders sync themselves. The spreadsheet updates without anyone touching it.
12:30 PMMissed calls get a text-back with hours and a booking link, automatically.
3:15 PMA week of social posts — and a quick AI video — drafted in fifteen minutes, ready to review and send.
6:40 PMInvoices go out on their own. Closing up just means closing up.
The Process

Five steps. No surprises.

The same process every time, so you know exactly what you're agreeing to before you agree to anything.

01

Free starter call — often with a free video

20 minutes, no pitch deck. Ric listens to how your business runs — and for many businesses, follows it up with a free 60-second AI-made video for your business. No obligation, yours either way.

02

A quick AI readiness look

Ric maps the two or three places AI could realistically help — and is upfront about the places it can't.

03

A one-page, plain-English plan

Specific tools, rough costs, and what to expect. Nothing you need a glossary to read.

04

Hands-on setup and training

Ric helps get it running and walks your team through it — in person where possible.

05

A follow-up check-in

A few weeks later, to tune what's working and drop what isn't.

What's Included

Built around what your business actually needs.

No bundles you didn't ask for. Pick what's useful; skip what isn't.

AI readiness walkthrough

A clear-eyed look at where AI fits — and where it genuinely doesn't — in your business.

Tool setup & training

Picking the right tool (not the trendiest one) and showing your team how to actually use it.

Everyday automation

Booking replies, invoice reminders, basic customer questions — handled without anyone lifting a finger.

Privacy-minded setup

Customer and staff data handled carefully, with no data going somewhere you wouldn't approve of.

Content, social & video help

Faster posts, emails, and listings — plus a short AI-made promo video when you need one, no camera crew required.

Ongoing check-ins

Monthly or quarterly tune-ups as your business — and the tools — keep changing.

Speak Human, Not Robot

The jargon, translated.

Tap a term to see what it actually means — and what it could look like for a business like yours.

Who's Behind This

New to consulting. Not new to figuring things out.

RC

Ric Camarena

AI Consultant for Small Business

Ric is just getting started in AI consulting — and he's upfront about that. What he brings instead is patience, plain language, and an actual interest in how your business runs, not a sales script.

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Mentorship: Ric is working directly with an experienced AI engineer who has spent years building privacy-first AI tools for real businesses — so every recommendation gets a second, more technical set of eyes before it reaches you.

Get Started

Let's see what AI could actually do for your business.

One free call. No pitch deck, no pressure, no obligation to do anything afterward.

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