We’re launching SlateAI with a straightforward goal: make AI accessible to the businesses that need it the most.

Being based in Metro Detroit, we have found a lot of value in ideas of growth, loyalty, and quality. These aren’t just words for us, they’re how we want to build relationships with our clients while helping them achieve the same in their own business.

Why Now?

Small and medium-sized businesses are struggling with this new technological age. AI is everywhere, but actually implementing it? That's a different story. The cost is prohibitive. The complexity is overwhelming. The uncertainty makes it hard to know where to even start.

If you run a business with 1-100 employees, you're caught in an awkward gap. Enterprise AI solutions cost $50K+ and require dedicated teams to implement. DIY tools promise easy automation but leave you figuring out the technical details yourself. Meanwhile, you're spending hours each week on data entry, scheduling, invoice processing, and other tasks that could be automated.

We want to help provide everyone with an opportunity to achieve the most possible by leveraging AI, without getting caught up in the "hows". Within the AI industry, there's a large gap between practicality and affordability. To solve this, we create only the solutions you need for a cost that is a fraction of what larger, non-local companies offer.

What SlateAI Does

We take two approaches to helping businesses automate and optimize, custom services, and ready to use tools.

Custom Services

Process automation for repetitive tasks that drain your time. If you’re doing it more than once a week and it follows a pattern, it can probably be automated.

Custom AI tools built for your specific workflows. Not generic chatbots, but actual solutions that integrate with your existing systems and solve your specific problems.

Workflow optimization that identifies bottlenecks and implements fixes. We audit how your business operates, find what’s slowing you down, and build systems that give you time back.

Ready-to-Use Tools

Beyond custom work, we're building specialized tools that solve common business problems. These aren't one-size-fits-all solutions, they're focused on specific challenges we see businesses facing repeatedly. Some are AI agents that handle complex decision-making. Others are automation tools that streamline specific workflows.

Our first public tool, a lead scoring agent, launches early 2026. It's designed to help sales teams prioritize their pipeline without manual scoring or guesswork. More tools are in development, and we'll be sharing details as they're ready.

Whether you need custom implementation or a ready-made tool, we work with what you already have. No ripping out your current systems. No forcing you onto new platforms. Just practical improvements that deliver ROI within months, not years.

What’s Next

Right now, we're working with our first partners, local Metro Detroit businesses testing our approach and helping us refine our methods. We're building in public, learning as we go, and focusing on delivering results that justify the investment.

This blog will document that journey. You'll find case studies showing real implementations and real cost savings. Guides on what automation actually looks like for different business types. Education on AI without the hype—what works, what doesn't, and what's worth your time.

We believe AI should help businesses grow, not add complexity. If you’re spending more time on busywork than building your business, we should talk.

You can reach us here, or follow us along as we build SlateAI further.