# AI Consultants for Irish SMEs | AI Advisory > AppAdvisor's AI Advisory for any Irish business: a free AI readiness assessment, then the AI Strategy and Solutions Report, then optional guided implementation. Canonical: https://appadvisor.ie/ai-advisory/ Last updated: 2026-06-15 AI Advisory ## AppAdvisor helps SMEs cut through the noise and adopt AI with confidence. No jargon, no hard sell, just clear advice tailored to how your business actually works. [Start with the free assessment](https://appadvisor.ie/ai-readiness-assessment/) [Or book a free consultation →](https://appadvisor.ie/book-a-consultation/) ### AI Advisory for SMEs Many owner-managers start with our free AI Readiness Assessment to see where they sit. From there you have two ways to work with us. The AI Audit is an optional once-off: a focused half-day look at your quickest wins. Or go straight to the AI Strategy & Solutions Report, our in-depth, business-wide engagement that covers everything the Audit does and goes much further, working with your key people across the whole operation. If your business qualifies for Digital for Business, the Strategy Report is fully funded. ### Sound Familiar? You're hearing about AI everywhere. But when you sit down to work out what it means for your business, you hit the same wall. ### You don't know where to start with AI ### You've tried ChatGPT but couldn't get consistent results ### Hours lost to admin, invoicing, and reporting that should be faster ### You're paying for software you're not using properly ### Competitors are using AI and you're falling behind ### Your team knows where time is lost but nobody has fixed it ### That's where we come in. ## Our Services ### How We Help From quick wins to full transformation ## Optional Once-Off ### AI Audit (optional) A paid half-day look at your quickest wins, for businesses working with us privately. Not needed if you qualify for Digital for Business. ## **€495** / Half-day engagement ## The Full Engagement ### AI Strategy & Solutions Report Our in-depth, business-wide engagement. We work closely with your key people across the whole operation, covering everything the AI Audit does and going much deeper into digitalisation and AI improvements right across the business. Reports are delivered after the consultations, with a clear plan to act on. **Fully funded if you qualify for Digital for Business** ## Implementation ### Guided Implementation 4 to 6 weeks of project management to help you act on the Strategy Report. We coordinate vendors, keep the project on track, and work with your team through setup. Implementation without the internal overhead. ## The Process ### How It Works ### Free Assessment 3-minute readiness check. Personalised PDF. ### Check Eligibility We check if you qualify for the Digital for Business grant. If you do, your Strategy Report is fully funded. ### Strategy Report The in-depth, business-wide engagement. Funded if eligible for DFB. ### Act & Implement Take the report and run with it, or bring us along for a 4 to 6 week guided rollout. ## Digital for Business ### Eligible for Digital for Business? Your Strategy Report is fully funded. If your business qualifies for the LEO Digital for Business programme, we deliver the AI Strategy & Solutions Report at no cost to you. On top of that, you can claim up to €5,000 in grant funding toward software and digital tools, a 50% match on eligible spend up to €10,000. AppAdvisor is approved across the Local Enterprise Office network. We handle the application. AppAdvisor is approved across the Local Enterprise Office network. We handle the application. [Check My Eligibility →](https://appadvisor.ie/ai-readiness-assessment/) ### €0 Consultancy cost if eligible ### **+** Up to €5k grant on software ## Inside The Work ### A closer look at the two core engagements Exactly what's involved, what gets delivered, and what to expect. ### 01 ## Deep Dive ### Typical Shape An in-depth project, delivered over the engagement The full, business-wide picture. ### Who it's for Owners and managing directors who want the whole picture, not just a quick look. This is our most in-depth engagement. We work closely with your key people right across the operation, cover everything the AI Audit does and go much deeper, and look at digitalisation and AI improvements business-wide. Reports are delivered after the consultations, so you finish with a structured, honest plan to act on. ## How it runs ### 01 - Digital snapshot, before we meet We send out a short digital snapshot to get a feel for the software you already use, so we come to the review prepared rather than asking the obvious. ### 02 - AI discovery with your key members A discovery session with you and a few key members, usually over a video call. We can involve the wider team through the AI discovery to capture pain points from the people doing the work, so quick wins and automation opportunities surface from right across the business. ### 03 - Full software audit We map your current tools across every part of the business, from accounting and admin to operations and security, and identify where AI and better-fit tools can improve how you work, matched to the pain points you've told us about. ### 04 - Reports after the consultations, then handover After the consultations, we deliver your reports, then run follow-up video calls for clarification and walkthroughs, right through to a full handover. Everything is yours to keep at the end. ## What you receive - A written report setting out what to automate and how it can be done - AI quick wins identified across your full team - Automation opportunities mapped across the business - Tool recommendations across accounting, admin, operations and security, all with an AI focus - Follow-up video calls for clarification and walkthroughs - All supporting documents handed over at the end of the engagement ### Good To Know Fully funded if you qualify for Digital for Business. Hands-on rollout and software licences sit under Guided Implementation below. [Book a consultation](https://appadvisor.ie/book-a-consultation/) ### 02 ### Typical Timeline 4 to 6 weeks When the plan needs someone to drive it through. Businesses that have the recommendations from a Strategy Report and want to make sure they actually happen. We take ownership of that first step alongside you, acting as your digital champion so the recommendations get put into action and don't stall after the report lands. ### 01 - Turn the report into a plan We take the recommendations from your Strategy Report and sequence them into a clear plan of action, with owners and a realistic order of play. ### 02 - Drive the rollout as your digital champion We project manage the rollout, coordinate with the software vendors, and keep buy-in strong across the team so the work keeps moving and nothing gets dropped. ### 03 - Support you through go-live We make sure vendor training is scheduled and carried out, tools get switched on properly, and we stay alongside you until the recommendations are genuinely up and running. - A sequenced implementation plan based on your Strategy Report - A dedicated digital champion managing the rollout - Coordination with your software vendors on your behalf - Help securing buy-in and ownership across your team - Oversight that vendor training is booked and carried out - Support right through to go-live, so recommendations actually get actioned ### Not Included We don't deliver the vendor training ourselves, that comes from the tool provider, and we're not a long-term managed service. Our job is to get the initial rollout done and embedded. ## Compliance ### The rules already changed. Most owners haven't realised. The EU AI Act started rolling out in February 2025. AI literacy obligations already apply to every business using AI tools, including ChatGPT, Copilot or any embedded automation. Other deadlines were deferred under the May 2026 Digital Omnibus agreement. The picture of what applies, when, and to whom is genuinely confusing right now. We can help you make sense of where you stand. ## In Force Now ### Feb 2025 AI literacy obligations apply to every business using AI tools. Article 5 prohibitions in effect across the EU. ## Up Next ### Dec 2026 Transparency obligations for AI-generated and synthetic content. New prohibitions covering non-consensual AI-generated intimate content. ## Deferred ### Dec 2027 / Aug 2028 High-risk system rules. Standalone systems by Dec 2027. Systems embedded in regulated products by Aug 2028. ### Ready to See Where AI Fits in Your Business? Start with an AI Audit. We'll understand your business, identify quick wins, and show you exactly what to do next. ## No obligation. No jargon. Just a clear next step. Read next ## Plain answers and next steps - [AI training for your team: one-to-one mentoring and tailored sessions](https://appadvisor.ie/ai-training/) - [AI for small businesses in Ireland: where to start](https://appadvisor.ie/guides/ai-for-small-business/) - [The EU AI Act for Irish small businesses](https://appadvisor.ie/guides/eu-ai-act-for-smes/) - [Grow Digital Voucher: AI and software, up to €5,000](https://appadvisor.ie/guides/grow-digital-voucher/) ## Related - [Book a free consultation](https://appadvisor.ie/book-a-consultation/) - [Our work by county](https://appadvisor.ie/our-work/) - [Guides](https://appadvisor.ie/guides/)