Services15 ways to help

Practical help across your business.

Start with the problem in front of you. I provide senior advice and hands-on delivery across AI answering, automation, connected systems, websites, marketing and reporting. Bring me in for a defined project or an ongoing technology and growth partnership.

Get more customers

Start with the tools you already run. We agree which systems can connect before paid work starts.

01A website customers can act onA site that explains your offer and gives customers a way to enquire, book or pay, as agreed in scope.$4,000 to $8,000 02Lead generation, run for youI source the leads, build the pages, run the campaigns. Leads land in your CRM.$2,500 setup, from $995 a month 03Follow up on missed callsA text-back follows a missed call and helps capture the enquiry.$400 flat setup, from $149 a month 04AI phone answeringAI answers live, uses agreed booking rules and passes enquiries to a person when needed.$1,500 setup, from $499 a month 05Google review requestsAsk customers for honest feedback after a completed job or appointment.Quoted to scope

A closer look

Start with the outcome you need.

A connected business rarely fits inside one software category.

Bring in business
Website, lead generation, review requests and phone follow-up.
Run better
Connected books, payments, apps, infrastructure and useful reporting.
Plan the next stage
Senior technology leadership, clear priorities and delivery with your team.

Use the service groups below to explore the work and the starting costs.

Run the back office

01Make your CRM and QuickBooks talkConnect quotes, invoices and payments where your systems support it.$3,000 to $8,000 02Connect payments with Stripe or HelcimCollect payments through Stripe or Helcim, with invoice matching and connections agreed during setup.From $1,500 03Accounting software adviceQuickBooks or Xero. I've kept the books, and I don't sell either one.Free to start 04Dashboards instead of hand-built reportsBring your monthly figures together in one report.$2,000 to $5,000 05Connect the work between your systemsAutomate an agreed step between your quoting, invoicing or accounting tools. We set the checks, exceptions and any ongoing support before work starts.From $1,500 per workflow 06Web apps, portals and mobile appsCustomer experiences and staff tools built around your workflow.$8,000 to $25,000+

Keep it running

01Infrastructure projects, senior-ledCloud moves, server decisions and backup reviews. Senior-led, with specialist support agreed for the project.$2,500 to $15,000 02IT support, sourced and managedI source and manage the MSP for you. Right provider, right contract.Quoted after scope is agreed

Start here, or go deeper

01The free discovery hourOne free hour to discuss your pain points, fit and a possible way forward.Free 02A senior technology partner, fractionallyCIO-grade judgment, a few days a month.$3,000 / $5,000 / $8,000 a month

Built for your industry

Trades and home services

Follow up on missed enquiries while you are on a job.

Auto and equipment

Help customers enquire about service and request bay time.

Salons, spas and studios

Follow up on booking enquiries and send reminders for existing appointments.

Clinics

Follow up missed after-hours enquiries with messaging rules your team agrees first.

Real estate

Set reply rules for property enquiries and decide when you take over.

Restaurants and resorts

Text-back for missed reservation calls and web enquiries.

Professional firms

Capture missed-call enquiries for your team to follow up.

One senior partner behind all of it.

I'm Chris Patten: eighteen years leading technology, a finance and accounting background, and experience building and selling my own company. You work directly with me. When the scope needs specialist help, we agree who is involved and what it costs.

18 years: leading technology as VP, IT and CIO
Built and sold: my own company, 2023
Simcoe County: based, working across Simcoe & Grey Counties