AI Readiness Assessment
We look at how your business actually runs and pinpoint where AI and automation will save the most time, ranked by effort and payoff.
You get a written roadmap of quick wins and bigger opportunities. Fixed price, see below.
AI and automation for growing businesses
Automate the busywork. Keep your team for the work that matters.
Lotus River AI designs and builds the automations, AI tools and systems that give small teams their hours back. Delivered remotely from Singapore, anywhere in the world.
A free 30-minute call, arranged by email. No obligation. Plain English, not jargon.
The problem
You did not start your business to do data entry.
Copying numbers between spreadsheets, your accounting system and email. Chasing the same reports, reminders and approvals by hand. A CRM nobody updates because it is too much effort. Tools that do not talk to each other, so people fall back to manual work.
You know AI could help. But the advice online is either too technical, too generic, or trying to sell you software you do not need. That is the gap we fill.
What we do
Practical work with a clear scope.
From a one-off automation to a full website or a hosted experience for your own clients. Every engagement starts with a conversation and ends with something your team can run without us in the room.
Automation builds
We take one painful, repetitive process and automate it end to end: invoicing, reporting, reminders, data syncing, onboarding. Fixed scope, agreed in writing first.
You get a working automation plus simple documentation your team can follow.
Custom AI tools
When off-the-shelf software will not fit, we build the tool around how you work, from internal apps to customer-facing products.
You get a real, working tool built for your process, priced in a separate written proposal.
Hosted digital experiences
A bespoke web app or interactive guide for a campaign, an event or a client programme. We design it, build it and host it for you, often within days, with private access if you need it.
You get a polished, branded experience at a link you can share, with nothing for your team to install or maintain.
Fast-turnaround websites
Clean, modern business websites built and launched quickly, written in plain English and easy to update. Landing pages, brochure sites and the pages you need to take payments online.
You get a live, mobile-friendly site with your policies, contact details and calls to action in place.
Google integrations
We connect Google Workspace and Google APIs to the rest of your business: Sheets, Calendar, Drive, Gmail, Maps and Business Profile talking to your CRM, forms and automations.
You get data flowing between the tools you already pay for, without copy and paste.
Systems and adoption
We set up the platforms that hold your business together, such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, CRM and automation tools, and make sure your team actually adopts them.
You get organised systems and operating procedures written for real people, not IT specialists.
Google Business Profile
We set up and tidy your Google Business Profile so local customers can find you, see accurate details and contact you.
You get a complete, verified profile and a short guide to keeping it current.
Ongoing support
Optional monthly support after any engagement to keep everything running, documented and improving as your business changes.
You get a named contact and a predictable monthly scope.
Not sure where to start?
You know you want AI to build you something. You are just not sure how.
That is the normal starting point. Tell us what is slowing you down and we will tell you, in plain English, what is worth building, what is not, and roughly what it would take.
A clear first step
AI Automation Opportunity Assessment
A defined, fixed-price remote service for business owners who want a practical automation plan before committing to a larger project.
- A short pre-session workflow questionnaire
- A 75-minute online consultation with you or your nominated team
- A written roadmap identifying up to three priority automation opportunities
- An effort-versus-impact ranking and recommended next steps
- A 30-minute online follow-up to review the roadmap
- One round of factual corrections within 5 business days of delivery
Not included: software subscriptions, implementation, custom development, travel, on-site work and ongoing support. Any later work needs a separate written proposal accepted by you.
How it works
Simple to start. Easy to work with.
01
Talk
Email us and we will arrange a free 30-minute call to understand your business and where the time goes. No preparation needed.
02
Plan
We map the highest-impact opportunities and agree a clear scope and price in writing before any work begins.
03
Build and hand over
We build it, document it, and make sure your team can run it without us in the room.
Experience
Built by operators, for operators.
Lotus River AI grew out of running a business, not out of a slide deck. The work below is real and current. Client names are shared on request during a call.
Finance and operations automation
Bank reconciliation, sales and commission reporting and purchase orders for a hospitality supply business, now running without manual effort.
Systems rebuild for a non-technical team
Migration of a busy operations business onto Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, with procedures written for the people who use them.
A live software product
A subscription web application designed, built and operated in-house, including billing, multi-team management and AI-generated content.
Clinic operations support
Ongoing automation and systems work for a Singapore healthcare clinic as it grows.
Why Lotus River AI
What you can expect from us.
We speak business, not tech
You will always understand what we are doing and why. No acronyms, no hand-waving.
We build for normal teams
If your staff are not "computer people", that is exactly who we design for. Adoption matters more than clever code.
Scope and price agreed first
Nothing starts without a written scope you have accepted. No long contracts to begin.
Remote and time-zone friendly
Based in Singapore, working asynchronously with clients across Asia, Africa and beyond.
Find your first quick win. Free.
Send us a few lines about your business and we will arrange a free 30-minute call to look for at least one process you could automate this month. No obligation, no jargon.