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AI Readiness Assessment

Answer 8 plain-English questions and see instantly whether your small business is ready to automate — plus concrete next steps for exactly where you stand.

8 questions · ~2 minutes Instant on-page result No jargon

This free AI readiness assessment is built for small business owners — not IT departments. Instead of asking whether AI could help (it almost always could, eventually), it checks whether your business is actually set up to get value from automation right now: how consistent your processes are, where your data lives, who has time to own a project, how clear your goal is, and whether you have budget. You'll get a readiness tier and a short action plan the moment you submit. Want the deeper version first? Read the full AI readiness guide for small business.

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Question 1 — Process consistency
How consistent are the day-to-day tasks in your business?
Every task gets done a little differently depending on who's doing it — not much is written down.
Some things are consistent, a few are written down, but a lot lives in people's heads.
Most of our core tasks are done the same way every time and are documented.
Question 2 — Where your data lives
Where does your customer and business information actually live?
Spread across spreadsheets, email inboxes, notebooks, and memory.
Mostly in a few tools, but they don't really talk to each other.
Centralized in a CRM or system that we actually keep up to date.
Question 3 — Current tool use
How does your team use software today?
We mostly work manually — not much beyond email and documents.
We use a handful of tools, but we haven't tried automation or AI.
We already run several tools and have dabbled with AI or automation.
Question 4 — Who owns it
If you started an automation project, who would own it and keep it running?
Honestly, everyone's maxed out — nobody could take it on right now.
Someone could probably carve out a few hours a week for it.
We have a clear person with the time and interest to own it.
Question 5 — Clarity of your goal
How specific is the problem you'd want AI to solve?
Not sure yet — I just know we should probably be using AI.
I have a general area in mind, like marketing or admin work.
I can name the exact task and describe what success would look like.
Question 6 — How often the task happens
The task you'd most want to hand off — how often does it happen?
It's occasional, or it varies a lot from time to time.
Roughly weekly — a steady, recurring chunk of work.
Every day, often several times a day.
Question 7 — Budget
Where are you on budget for tools or automation?
No budget set aside, and I'm not sure it's worth it yet.
Open to spending if the payback is clear.
Yes — we have budget allocated to make this happen.
Question 8 — Track record with change
When your team has adopted new tools or processes before, how did it go?
We've struggled — new tools tend to get abandoned.
Mixed — some changes stuck, others didn't.
We adopt new tools well when there's a clear reason to.
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Your result
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Readiness score: 0/16

Your biggest gap to close first
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How the score works
01 — Five factors
Foundation, not hype
The 8 questions map to what actually predicts success: process consistency, your data, current tool use, ownership, goal clarity, task frequency, budget, and change track record.
02 — Instant tier
Where you stand today
You land in one of three tiers — Not Yet Ready, Getting There, or Ready to Automate — with a plain-English explanation of what that means for you.
03 — Next steps
What to do about it
Every result comes with 2–3 concrete next steps and your single biggest gap to close first — so you leave with a plan, not just a number.
Common questions
What is an AI readiness assessment?
It's a quick diagnostic that tells you whether your business is set up to get real value from AI automation — looking at practical factors like process consistency, your data, ownership, goal clarity, and budget, then giving you a score and specific next steps. This free version takes about two minutes and shows an instant on-page result.
Do I need to know anything technical to take it?
No. Every question is written in plain English for business owners. You don't need to know what an API, an integration, or a large language model is — the questions are about how your business actually runs day to day.
Is the result gated behind an email signup?
No. Your score, tier, and next steps appear instantly on the page — nothing is hidden behind a form. After you see your result, you can optionally have the assessment and a personalized action plan emailed to you.
What happens after I get my score?
You get a readiness tier with a short explanation and two to three concrete next steps. From there you can read the full AI readiness guide, estimate savings with the AI Automation ROI Calculator, or book a call for a hands-on plan.

Want a plan tailored to your business?

The quiz gives you a readiness signal. A conversation gives you a specific plan — which processes to tighten, what to automate first, and realistic timelines and costs for your stack.

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