Here are three automation builds we've shipped recently for Lansing-area businesses. Each is sized for the SMB operator: weeks to deploy, six-figure-or-less to build, and tied to a specific operational metric your CFO or COO already tracks. Generic "AI transformation" pitches don't survive contact with a 12-person ops team — these are scoped to ship.
Agriculture in Lansing — Compliance documentation for food-safety audits assembled automatically from supply-chain data.
Manufacturing in Lansing — Production-line quality alert routing — sensor data triggers Slack/Teams notifications to the right shift supervisor with zero manual escalation.
Cross-industry use case — Internal knowledge-base AI that answers employee questions about benefits, policies, and procedures so HR isn't the bottleneck for every routine question.
Each of these can be scoped, built, and deployed in 2-4 weeks under our BYOK pricing — one-time build fee, you own the system, and you pay AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) directly at their published rates. No monthly automation subscriptions stacking on top of subscriptions you're already paying for.