AI Readiness Assessment for Small Business

An AI Readiness Assessment is a structured evaluation of where AI can actually produce ROI in your business. Archer’s version scores five dimensions — technology stack, operational bottlenecks, data quality, team readiness, and ROI potential by function — and delivers a prioritized 30/60/90-day roadmap. It starts at $750.

What gets assessed

Dimension	What we look at	What you learn
Technology stack	Current tools, integration points, duplication	What to keep, connect, or cancel
Operational bottlenecks	Where owner and staff hours actually go	The two or three processes AI can shorten first
Data quality	CRM hygiene, document organization, reporting	Whether AI tools will have anything reliable to work with
Team readiness	Skills, appetite, change capacity	Training needs and likely resistance points
ROI by function	Sales, marketing, admin, delivery, finance	A ranked list of opportunities with effort estimates

What you walk away with

A written roadmap with prioritized actions, owners, and 30/60/90-day milestones. It is yours whether or not you hire us for implementation. Many owners use it to brief their own team; some hand it to another vendor. Both are fine outcomes.

Who it is for

Owners who feel the pressure to “do something with AI” but do not want to buy tools at random, and businesses that tried AI tools and found them underwhelming. If you already have a clear AI plan in motion, you do not need this; go straight to a scoped project.

Frequently asked questions

How long does the assessment take?

Typically one to two weeks end to end: a deep-dive session, follow-up review of your tools and processes, then delivery of the written roadmap.

Is the $750 credited toward a larger engagement?

Ask us on the discovery call; scoping depends on what the assessment finds. Either way the roadmap is a standalone deliverable you keep.

Do you sell software as part of the assessment?

No. We recommend tools only where they fit, we earn nothing from tool vendors, and cancellation candidates appear in the roadmap as often as new purchases.