The quote you can't evaluate.
A vendor sends over a proposal. Is $22,000 reasonable? Is half of it unnecessary? There's no one to ask who doesn't have a stake in the answer.
Independent technology advice · Jackson County, Michigan
Someone in your corner when it's time to spend money on technology.
I don't sell software. I don't take vendor commissions. I help Jackson-area business owners figure out what's actually worth fixing, what it should cost, and who should do the work — so you're not deciding based on whoever called you last.
Based in Jackson County
No software to sell
No obligation
You've been sold to. You've never been advised.
Every business owner making technology decisions is doing it with one hand tied behind their back.
The system nobody wants to touch.
It works, mostly. The person who set it up is gone. Replacing it feels enormous, so it stays — quietly costing you every week.
The pitch that sounds good.
Someone tells you AI will transform your business. Maybe. But which part, and is it worth doing this year? Nobody selling it will tell you when the answer is no.
Straight answers about your technology, from someone who isn't selling any.
Technology assessment
A few weeks, a fixed fee, and a written plan. I look at how work actually gets done, what you're paying for, and where time and money are leaking — then hand you a ranked list of what's worth fixing and roughly what each should cost.
Deciding what to buy
New system, new software, big upgrade. I help you define what you actually need before you start shopping, so you're comparing real options instead of sales pitches.
Vendor selection
I'll help you find candidates, ask the questions you wouldn't think to ask, and read the quotes with you. My only interest is that you pick the right one.
Keeping projects honest
You've hired someone. I stay involved — checking progress, flagging problems early, and making sure what gets delivered is what you paid for.
Automation and AI, realistically
Some of the repetitive work in your business can be automated well right now. Some can't. I'll tell you which is which, without the hype.
An ongoing sounding board
Some owners just want someone to call before a decision, not after. A standing monthly conversation, no long contract.
Small first step. Clear deliverable. No long contracts.
1
A free conversation
Twenty minutes. You describe what's frustrating you. I tell you honestly whether I can help — and if I can't, I'll say so.
2
A focused assessment
If it makes sense to go further, I spend a few weeks looking at how your business actually runs. Fixed price, agreed up front, no surprises.
3
A written plan you own
You get a real document: what's costing you, what to do about it, in what order, and what it should cost. It's yours whether or not we work together again.
4
Help getting it done — if you want it
Some owners take the plan and run with it. Others want me involved while it gets built. Either is fine.
The only person in the room who doesn't make money on your decision.
I've spent my career building and running software teams, and I've watched a lot of good businesses spend money on the wrong technology — usually because the only people advising them were the people selling to them.
That's the whole idea here. I don't resell software. I don't take referral fees or vendor commissions. If the right answer is "don't do this yet," or "the tool you already own does this," that's what you'll hear.
I work with a small number of Jackson-area businesses at a time, one project at a time. No long contracts, no jargon, and a straight answer about what technology can and can't do for your business.
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Independent technology advice · Jackson & Jackson County, Michigan
You'll know the price before you commit to anything.
Most assessments
$1,500–$3,000
depending on the size of the business
The first conversation is free. Project and advisory work is quoted as a fixed price up front — never hourly, never open-ended.
If your situation doesn't warrant paying me, I'll tell you that on the first call.
Free 20-minute call
Not sure whether it's worth fixing? That's the conversation.
Tell me what's frustrating you. I'll get back to you within one business day, and we'll spend twenty minutes on it — no obligation, and no pitch.
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I reply within one business day. No spam, no resale, no obligation.
Tell me what's frustrating you.
Four questions, and you'll hear back from me within one business day. No obligation, and no pitch.
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