AI consulting services · companies of 5–50 people

    AI consulting for small businesses

    AI consulting for a small business is not a strategy deck. It is one person who finds where your money leaks, picks the one or two processes where an AI agent pays for itself within a quarter, builds it, and keeps it running. I do this solo, from Portugal, for companies of 5 to 50 people that have no IT department and no appetite for a six-month “AI transformation”.

    Most small-business owners I talk to have already tried. “We bought ChatGPT Team for everyone.” Three months later two people use it, for emails. That is not an AI problem. Nobody looked at the process first.

    No pitch. One page with numbers at the end, even if we never speak again.

    What you get in the first 30 days

    1. 1

      A free 40-minute diagnostic

      We go through where leads, hours and money disappear. You leave with a one-page summary with numbers in it — even if we never speak again.

    2. 2

      One agent, not a roadmap

      The process with the fastest payback gets an AI agent in 7–14 days: a sales assistant in WhatsApp or Telegram, a content producer that writes in your voice, a lead-reconciliation check against your CRM.

    3. 3

      I build it myself

      No handoff to a junior, no agency ticket queue. The person you talked to on the diagnostic is the person in the code.

    4. 4

      A measurement after 30 days

      Replies per hour, bookings that reached the CRM, posts published without you. If the number did not move, we both know it, in writing.

    What it costs

    Free diagnostic
    40 minutes, one page with numbers
    €0
    AI search (GEO) express check
    No call: your site through the eyes of three AI assistants
    €150
    One AI agent, built and running
    Sales, content or support agent on your existing tools
    €800 + €600/month
    Fractional AI consultant, retainer
    Four hours a week, one agent under my watch, monthly measurement. From 3 months
    €1,500/month

    For reference, a US fractional AI advisor for a small company starts at $2,000–5,000 a month, and an agency with a project manager on top starts higher. I am cheaper because there is no agency. Not because the work is smaller.

    AI automation consultant, AI implementation consultant, or an agency?

    The titles overlap and the quotes do not. Here is how the three usually differ for a company of 5–50 people.

    AI automation consultantAI implementation consultantAI agency
    What they doConnects tools, builds the agent, runs itPicks the vendor, writes the plan, oversees your teamSells a project, staffs it with their people
    Who writes the codeThey doYour developer or a contractorTheir junior team
    Time to first result1–2 weeks1–3 months2–6 months
    Typical cost€800–3,000 to start$150–350 an hour$10,000+ per project
    Who answers when it breaksThe same personWhoever implemented itA support ticket

    I sit in the first column, with one addition from the second: before building anything I check whether the process should exist at all. About a third of the time the honest answer is “do not automate this, delete it”.

    Three things I built that are in production

    A revenue-leak audit for a private clinic in Dubai

    I reconciled 1,345 CRM leads against the real WhatsApp conversations. The clinic was booking about 1.5× more patients than its system showed, and roughly 740 conversations never reached the CRM at all. Nobody needed a new tool. They needed to see the number.

    Read the case

    A content agent that runs an expert’s Telegram channel

    Two layers on n8n, GPT and Supabase: the planned line and reactions to fresh news, written in the author’s voice. The followers did not notice the author had stopped writing. They kept reading.

    Read the case

    The commercial engine of a €3M education company, rebuilt in 8 weeks

    Raw sales data, a hidden loss on off-site events, a move to subscription. This one was consulting first and AI second, which is the right order more often than the market admits.

    Read the case

    And one honest line: a Telegram bot I shipped and still run myself did not deploy cleanly the first time. I burned tokens and rewrote a chunk. That is what “in production” means in practice, and it is why I charge for running the agent, not only for building it. Read the case

    Where AI consulting for small businesses fails

    I have watched three patterns kill the result, and I now check for them on the diagnostic call.

    There is no data, only opinions

    If the sales history lives in three people’s heads and a WhatsApp group, the agent has nothing to learn from. We start with reconciling the data, not with the model.

    The process is not described

    “The manager just knows.” Then the manager stays, and the agent handles the part that can be written down. Usually that is 60–70% of the volume.

    The goal is to replace people, not routine

    Agents that answer in 15 seconds at 2 a.m. work. Agents that are supposed to be “the sales department” do not, and the owner ends up doing support for the bot. I say no to these projects on the call.

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    Reviews

    Real recommendations from clients and colleagues

    ★★★★★

    "We came to Roman for GEO — our site's visibility in AI search: the catalog was a mess and so were the answers AI engines gave. He ran a full audit and did the GEO work to get the site into AI answers: the score went from 58 to 79. He knows his craft and doesn't push extra services. Recommend."

    Dmitry Bartolomey
    ★★★★★

    "We worked with Roman on digitalizing our sales department. He quickly found the problem both in the digital assistant's spec and on the technical side — after that things moved, and the average cost per AI-assistant request went down. Huge thanks, we'll be back!"

    Andrey Lomakin
    ★★★★★

    "In a two-hour consultation we took my startup's architecture apart piece by piece. Roman found the “hidden money” in the funnel, designed the logic for working with neuro-agents and built a roadmap for rolling out AI agents. If you need someone who understands business at a systems level — that's Roman."

    Sergey Ermakov
    ★★★★★

    "Roman is an excellent organizer and a reliable partner. Consistency and punctuality are his strengths, and he keeps learning from real business cases. I can recommend him as someone who sets a goal and definitely achieves it."

    Mikhail Minin
    ★★★★★

    "I noticed Roman back during his MBA at MIRBIS: high motivation, an unconventional view, real drive. Later he took my professional-development courses more than once, and I recommended him to my clients and brought him in as a partner. I'll gladly keep working with him."

    Andrei Kulinich
    ★★★★★

    "Thanks to Roman for the traffic-channel audit and valuable recommendations specific to my niche. His professionalism and deep experience are beyond doubt, and his feedback on niche relevance was especially valuable."

    Marina Kovalskaya
    ★★★★★

    "My husband and I run our own yoga school. I asked Roman to analyze our Instagram — in three days he gave 20 recommendations for the page and its promotion. We've already applied many, and subscriber growth is up 10% on the previous pace. Recommend!"

    Svetlana Zinova
    ★★★★★

    "Thanks to Roman for the audit of the Unitool website and the measures for the sales team and social-media promotion. I applied some recommendations right away — they had a positive effect on sales. He quickly spotted the weak points and growth opportunities, all with examples in the report."

    Vladimir Krotov
    ★★★★★

    "A great working session on structuring the sales department and growth options. Roman is a true professional in both sales and business processes — he looks at a problem from different angles and finds his own solution."

    Pavel Voinov
    ★★★★★

    "I worked with Roman at PROGNOZ as he moved from marketing to sales. As a sales manager he successfully acquired new clients for PROGNOZ BI Software — a motivated professional, always ready to go beyond his comfort zone."

    Dr. Andrey Shilov
    ★★★★★

    "Roman handled the task perfectly — he consulted me on increasing sales. I was very pleased with the result and recommend everyone reach out to him."

    Andrey Valov
    ★★★★★

    "I worked with Roman for several years. He's a very reliable person and a great professional — his communication and negotiation skills help find a solution in any situation, and he generates new product ideas. I wish him new achievements."

    Alexander Modestov
    ★★★★★

    "I run the sales department for industrial equipment: turnover reached €2.5–3M and stopped growing. With Roman we built a modernization plan — reassigned areas of responsibility, set up manager training and drew up work plans. Three months gave a real result: more calls, more client visits and growing turnover."

    Alexey Zemlin
    ★★★★★

    "We worked with Roman developing the marketing strategy for a B2B legal-tech start-up. He's one of the strongest project managers I've met and a true expert in digital marketing — cross-disciplinary, agile and technically deep. Highly recommend."

    Anastasia Kachalova
    ★★★★★

    "Roman showed me how to promote myself now — some paths I didn't even know about. He gives very thorough answers: it's immediately clear where to go. Now I know several promotion channels, and that solves my problem."

    Lyudmila Kuptsova
    ★★★★★

    "Excellent cooperation with Roman — he's always on top of marketing-consulting trends. We worked on banking and finance projects: his promotion proposals drew the interest of key shareholders. A transparent methodology is his core principle."

    Evgeny Romanov
    ★★★★★

    "I went through Roman's Meaningful Management course for MBA graduates — about building systems and thinking more strategically. He did a great job: ROMI for the project came out at 386%. Thank you, Roman!"

    Ivan Mikheev
    ★★★★★

    "Roman did everything on time, wrote the spec and built a Telegram bot for traffic from Yandex. As a nice bonus he shared several ideas for my sales funnel that I hadn't even thought of."

    Evgeny Sechin
    ★★★★★

    "We came to Roma for a bot for our coaching club, GalaLetas Club — built to our script. Everything turned out great, fast and in a very partner-like format. Roma really knows his craft: a pro and on the client's side."

    Nadezhda Tolstykh
    ★★★★★

    "Two months ago I launched a free Telegram bot, “Psychological First-Aid Kit” — it already has almost 500 people. Roman built it: he grasped the request, delivered in just 4 days and clearly explained how to use it. A rare mix of punctuality and professionalism."

    Anton Mironenko
    ★★★★★

    "Huge thanks to Roman for our Telegram chatbot! Even though our brief was far from perfect, Roman thought everything through and built it himself, barely distracting us. The result exceeded expectations — precise, on time and creative. Recommend!"

    Anastasia Gayduk
    ★★★★★

    "Thanks to Roman and his team for developing our company's website — everything was done quickly and to a high standard. Roman answered all our questions and gave several great tips. I recommend him as a reliable partner!"

    Anna Sharapova
    ★★★★★

    "Roman is an excellent specialist in sales and marketing. An active, ambitious professional of the highest level who thinks several steps ahead."

    Anton Perfilov
    ★★★★★

    "Roman is a great salesperson with a deep understanding of sales and advertising. Strong communication and negotiation skills, builds long-term client relationships, and is technically solid. I always enjoyed partnering with him at PROGNOZ."

    Vladimir Kislyakov
    ★★★★★

    "I'm very grateful to Roman for his work: he helped redesign our community in a modern way and is a great help with content. After a consultation with him, your thoughts line up in the right direction. Recommend!"

    Maria Adamovich
    ★★★★★

    "Roman is well versed in marketing and sales. I saw the result of his work at the two-day training “Strategy of the second part of life”, built with his direct participation — a systematic approach to the material, the promotion and the whole event."

    Valentin Sheroziia
    ★★★★★

    "On behalf of our whole team, I want to thank Roman. I'd especially note his competence, fast turnaround and the detailed handling of each of our requests. Thank you for your work!"

    Artur Patashov
    ★★★★★

    "We worked with Roman on several projects. He's a professional at the intersection of marketing and sales — strategy, tactics, tools — and always up to date on current cases. I still consult with him on digital marketing."

    Alexander Nevrovskiy
    ★★★★★

    "We invited Roman to run a training for field service engineers on verbal and non-verbal communication — very useful skills for technical specialists. The feedback after the training was excellent; we hope to continue."

    Maxim Lomarev
    ★★★★★

    "Roman ran a training for our sales team on B2B cold calling — in a very tough area we reached a good result. I'd note his rare ability to show a situation from different sides and assess it objectively. Recommend."

    Vladimir Avshtolis
    ★★★★★

    "If you're looking for a way to change your life, to understand what to do and why and how best to reach your goals — you need this program. And it's relevant not only for accountants."

    Elena Pavlova
    ★★★★★

    "You just need to take action, and Roman will tell you what to do and point you the right way. If you've hit a dead end, “Reboot” will help you find a way out. The program is for anyone who wants professional growth, not necessarily in accounting."

    Irina Bakastova
    ★★★★★

    "Roman, it's always interesting and easy with you! I recommend the program to everyone who works for themselves: afterwards you'll not only raise your income but also start communicating with clients more confidently."

    Olga Dmitrichenko
    ★★★★★

    "Do everything Roman says. Don't judge at the start whether it will help — just begin. I had doubts too, but in the end I was thrilled with my results."

    Evgenia Lukina
    ★★★★★

    "Just follow the program — and you'll get results. It's an investment in your future that is one hundred percent worth it."

    Irina Samsonova
    ★★★★★

    "Open yourself to new knowledge, trust Roman's professionalism and be ready for change. It's worth it — the result fully justifies the effort you put in."

    Alyona Mezhova
    Free diagnostic · 40 minutes

    Start with the diagnostic

    Forty minutes, no pitch, one page with numbers at the end. If an agent makes sense, I will tell you which one and what it costs. If it does not, I will tell you that too.

    First diagnostic session is free. We'll identify your systemic growth points and understand how I can help.

    Roman Denisov — Fractional AI consultant. Coimbra, Portugal. 17 years in B2B marketing and sales, MBA (MIRBIS). About · Fact sheet