https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-buyers-guidebook/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-buyers-guidebook.jpg?v=f8cb466535The AI buyer's guidebookYour workplace wants to explore AI, and you'll need outside help. You likely want a plan that takes a rough idea to a working system you keep control of. AI Consultancy Finder offers a free guidebook: one Word file to print, pass round and tick off.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-buyers-guidebook.mp4?v=f8cb4665351042026-11-15T11:12:02.952Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-consultant-for-startups/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-consultant-for-startups.jpg?v=9d42bf88e9Choosing an AI consultant for a startupHow should a startup pick an AI consultant? Your software and data may be your biggest asset, cash is tight, and investors will inspect it later. If AI sits inside your product, it drives your company's value, so ownership and security outrank speed.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-consultant-for-startups.mp4?v=9d42bf88e91052026-11-15T11:49:11.848Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-consultant-vs-agency-vs-freelancer/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-consultant-vs-agency-vs-freelancer.jpg?v=866f1be6ddAI consultant, agency or freelancer?Outside help with AI comes in three kinds: consultants, agencies and freelancers. Their pitches sound much alike, so it is hard to tell which kind your project needs. Usually, a consultant helps you plan, an agency's team builds and runs things, and a freelancer is one specialist on one defined job.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-consultant-vs-agency-vs-freelancer.mp4?v=866f1be6dd1032026-11-15T10:12:58.853Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-consultants-guidebook/2026-11-14https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-consultants-guidebook.jpg?v=92560cc3eeThe AI consultant's guidebookThe AI Consultancy Finder directory says AI consultants keep facing the same questions: how to define half-understood work, how to set a fair price, and how to present results a buyer will trust.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-consultants-guidebook.mp4?v=92560cc3ee1122026-11-14T23:55:22.547Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-for-businesses-with-10-to-49-staff/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-businesses-with-10-to-49-staff.jpg?v=350ded5420AI for small businesses with 10 to 49 staffIn a firm of ten to forty-nine people, several staff may each try AI tools, with nobody in charge. A government survey put AI use at thirty-four per cent of such firms in twenty twenty-six. The goal is one project that pays its way.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-businesses-with-10-to-49-staff.mp4?v=350ded54201112026-11-15T10:41:30.217Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-for-large-organisations/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-large-organisations.jpg?v=30b891e883AI for large organisations and public bodiesOrganisations of two hundred and fifty staff or more, and public bodies, probably use AI already, sanctioned or not. The challenge is scale and control: proper buying routes, thorough supplier checks and real board oversight.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-large-organisations.mp4?v=30b891e8831052026-11-15T10:26:54.327Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-for-medium-sized-businesses/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-medium-sized-businesses.jpg?v=76eb7a6809AI for medium-sized businessesA firm of fifty to two hundred and forty-nine staff can do real good with AI, or badly mishandle it. Nearly half of firms this size used AI in twenty twenty-six, so the usual question is how to use it well, not whether. The trap is lots of pilots, or trial projects, that never reach everyday use.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-medium-sized-businesses.mp4?v=76eb7a68091102026-11-15T11:41:29.789Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-for-micro-businesses/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-micro-businesses.jpg?v=d2cede2f76AI for micro businesses and sole tradersCan AI pay its way for someone working alone, or a firm of under ten? And where do you start? Small firms will mostly use AI already built into software or free apps.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-micro-businesses.mp4?v=d2cede2f761012026-11-15T10:19:21.909Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-for-small-business/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-small-business.jpg?v=9bb2af21aeAI for small business, in plain EnglishRunning a small firm, you have likely heard AI might be useful. So what can it do for a firm like yours, and where should you begin? AI usually suits routine, patterned work, like first-draft replies or call summaries.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-for-small-business.mp4?v=9bb2af21ae1042026-11-15T10:37:09.692Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-grants-and-funding-uk/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-grants-and-funding-uk.jpg?v=6b66085c21AI grants and funding in the UKPicture a small UK firm hoping a grant could fund part of an AI plan. Such grants are real, but firms compete for them. Each backs one project on set dates, and few meet the full cost.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-grants-and-funding-uk.mp4?v=6b66085c211052026-11-15T10:56:44.365Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-non-executive-director/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-non-executive-director.jpg?v=da2c4b7877What an AI non-executive director doesYou may wonder if your board needs someone who knows AI, perhaps because customers or investors ask how your firm governs AI. A non-executive director, or NED, is a board member outside daily operations who offers independent judgement.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-non-executive-director.mp4?v=da2c4b78771062026-11-15T11:18:27.608Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/ai-security-for-small-businesses/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-security-for-small-businesses.jpg?v=eebb96b7b8AI security for small businessesYour team may well use AI tools already, some you never picked. The task is to gain from them without giving away private information or opening a door to attackers. Familiar security habits cover most of it.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/ai-security-for-small-businesses.mp4?v=eebb96b7b81042026-11-15T11:33:50.358Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/for-consultants/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/for-consultants.jpg?v=8db8619de4Listing your AI consultancyA new directory of AI consultancies for UK businesses so far lists only its operator's practice, interest declared. Buyers will search by service and area and contract with you directly, commission-free. Ranking is never for sale.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/for-consultants.mp4?v=8db8619de4572026-11-15T09:37:33.096Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/fractional-chief-ai-officer/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/fractional-chief-ai-officer.jpg?v=3fc25fd1e9What a fractional chief AI officer doesYou want senior leadership for your AI work, but a full-time executive is hard to justify. A fractional chief AI officer is an experienced leader who works for you part-time, perhaps a few days a month.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/fractional-chief-ai-officer.mp4?v=3fc25fd1e91032026-11-15T11:04:25.170Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/fractional-cto-cio-or-caio/2026-11-14https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/fractional-cto-cio-or-caio.jpg?v=2044943b57Fractional CTO, CIO or chief AI officer?Your business wants an experienced tech leader, but only for part of each month. The titles sound alike: a fractional CTO, a CIO, or a chief AI officer. Which one fits? Fractional means part-time, over months rather than once.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/fractional-cto-cio-or-caio.mp4?v=2044943b571102026-11-14T23:36:03.749Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/home/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/home.jpg?v=63e169d0f9Independent advice on choosing and using AIRunning a small UK business, you might ask whether to bring in AI help, and how to pick it. AI Consultancy Finder offers independent, plain-English guides to picking an AI consultant, agency or freelancer, and briefing one. Named staff write them, and nobody pays for a recommendation.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/home.mp4?v=63e169d0f9612026-11-15T14:41:55.022Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/how-much-does-an-ai-consultant-cost/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-much-does-an-ai-consultant-cost.jpg?v=387943cd17How much does an AI consultant costA rough price is worth knowing before you hire an AI consultant in the UK, since a quote means little with nothing to measure it against.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-much-does-an-ai-consultant-cost.mp4?v=387943cd171112026-11-15T09:51:30.868Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/how-to-check-an-ai-consultants-credentials/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-check-an-ai-consultants-credentials.jpg?v=a2f327822cHow to check an AI consultant's credentialsSay you've warmed to a consultant and the contract's nearly ready. First test the claim your choice hangs on: usually, that they've done a job like yours, and it's still running. A consultant's own write-up is a sales tool. It may be true, but it seldom admits problems.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-check-an-ai-consultants-credentials.mp4?v=a2f327822c1012026-11-15T10:04:14.395Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/how-to-choose-an-ai-consultant/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-choose-an-ai-consultant.jpg?v=21f91abbacHow to choose an AI consultantRunning a small UK business, you hear AI could save hours or cut costs. The question is finding an adviser who helps rather than sells. You may not need outside help yet, since tools you already pay for may include AI.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-choose-an-ai-consultant.mp4?v=21f91abbac1032026-11-15T09:17:31.667Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/how-to-use-ai-to-grow-your-business/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-use-ai-to-grow-your-business.jpg?v=e60d369f52Using AI to grow a business: a 90-day planAI could help your business grow. The hard part is knowing where to start, and how to tell whether it worked. First, decide what matters most: more revenue, lower costs, or more capacity without hiring. Picking one stops you paying for the wrong fix.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-use-ai-to-grow-your-business.mp4?v=e60d369f521102026-11-15T11:55:48.882Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/how-to-write-an-ai-project-brief/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-write-an-ai-project-brief.jpg?v=b4a50161bfHow to write an AI project briefThe question is what a small business should write before first speaking to an AI consultant. Put your problem differently on each call, and the proposals may end up describing different projects. So send every consultant one identical short brief, and judge replies against it alone.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/how-to-write-an-ai-project-brief.mp4?v=b4a50161bf992026-11-15T09:59:07.068Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/practice-digital-tactics/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/practice-digital-tactics.jpg?v=ad0b784a8dDigital Tactics on AI Consultancy FinderDigital Tactics, a Hove AI transformation, software engineering and innovation consultancy, runs AI Consultancy Finder. Founded in two thousand and eleven, Digital Tactics lists itself in its own directory and has worked on more than two hundred client projects.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/practice-digital-tactics.mp4?v=ad0b784a8d562026-11-15T09:23:46.679Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/questions-to-ask-an-ai-consultant/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/questions-to-ask-an-ai-consultant.jpg?v=3d62b7223bQuestions to ask an AI consultantAn AI consultant is coming to talk about your business. Will you spot real grasp of your problem, or just polished selling? Use the first call to check the consultant sees your real problem and has done comparable work.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/questions-to-ask-an-ai-consultant.mp4?v=3d62b7223b1052026-11-15T09:43:56.638Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/red-flags-when-hiring-an-ai-consultant/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/red-flags-when-hiring-an-ai-consultant.jpg?v=f262ff61ceRed flags when hiring an AI consultantYou have shortlisted AI consultants, and a wrong choice can be costly. The question is which warning signs mean a small business should pause, dig deeper, or leave. Be most wary of a tool offered before anyone asks how your work runs now, because the solution was chosen in advance.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/red-flags-when-hiring-an-ai-consultant.mp4?v=f262ff61ce1062026-11-15T09:31:18.644Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/uk-government-support-for-ai-in-small-businesses/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/uk-government-support-for-ai-in-small-businesses.jpg?v=f69b553bf3UK government support for AI in small businessesAI might help your business, but you don't know how to begin, and paying for advice up front feels risky. Free and low-cost help exists across the UK.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/uk-government-support-for-ai-in-small-businesses.mp4?v=f69b553bf31052026-11-15T10:50:28.504Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-01-start-with-the-problem/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-01-start-with-the-problem.jpg?v=a418058d64The buyer's guide, chapter 1: Start with the problemBefore any AI project, ask what problem it should solve. Projects most often disappoint because they began with a tool: someone saw a demonstration, bought a licence, then hunted for a use.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-01-start-with-the-problem.mp4?v=a418058d641012026-11-15T12:03:19.519Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-02-check-you-are-ready/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-02-check-you-are-ready.jpg?v=cdd9e76351The buyer's guide, chapter 2: Check you are readyBefore starting with AI, a business can check that it is ready. It need not be perfect, but four things should be good enough: information, people, process, and someone in charge. First, information. Find where it is kept: in one place, or spread over email inboxes, shared folders and memories.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-02-check-you-are-ready.mp4?v=cdd9e763511092026-11-15T00:10:01.086Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-03-decide-what-kind-of-help-you-need/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-03-decide-what-kind-of-help-you-need.jpg?v=3b07536d7eThe buyer's guide, chapter 3: Decide what kind of help you needHelp with AI can mean quite different jobs, and none is best for everyone. Which kind suits you depends on your goal. Advice helps you spot uses for AI and what to tackle first. Discovery is a brief, paid study of one task, ending in a recommendation you can use with any supplier.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-03-decide-what-kind-of-help-you-need.mp4?v=3b07536d7e1092026-11-15T12:14:54.837Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-04-write-a-brief/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-04-write-a-brief.jpg?v=ce80bb441fThe buyer's guide, chapter 4: Write a briefWhen you approach AI suppliers, tell each of them the same thing. Put it in a brief: a short account of what's going wrong and what you hope for.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-04-write-a-brief.mp4?v=ce80bb441f1042026-11-15T09:09:59.149Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-05-shortlist-and-evaluate-on-your-own-work/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-05-shortlist-and-evaluate-on-your-own-work.jpg?v=7ee9e28973The buyer's guide, chapter 5: Shortlist and evaluate on your own workBefore hiring AI help for your business, check that a supplier can really help. The best test is how it handles your own problem, not its polish. Seek suppliers used to businesses your size, ideally in your sector or a similar one.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-05-shortlist-and-evaluate-on-your-own-work.mp4?v=7ee9e289731052026-11-15T12:30:08.892Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-06-contract-for-ownership-handover-and-exit/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-06-contract-for-ownership-handover-and-exit.jpg?v=672ef6b58eThe buyer's guide, chapter 6: Contract for ownership, handover and exitSmooth projects make three things easy to forget: ownership, getting your work back, and leaving. Settle them in the contract. Pin down the scope: deliverables, deadlines and exclusions. Unclear scope is the biggest source of disputes. Agree the price, and what happens if work overruns.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-06-contract-for-ownership-handover-and-exit.mp4?v=672ef6b58e1082026-11-15T13:41:32.756Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/buyers-guide-08-measure-the-results/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-08-measure-the-results.jpg?v=cf91786e0eThe buyer's guide, chapter 8: Measure the resultsOnce an AI tool is up and running, it's time to check whether it actually made things better. To find out, go back to the baseline you measured before you started, and put it to use. Measure the same thing, using the same method, over a similar length of time.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/buyers-guide-08-measure-the-results.mp4?v=cf91786e0e992026-11-15T13:51:51.163Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/consultants-guide-01-understand-the-buyer/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-01-understand-the-buyer.jpg?v=ba031734afThe AI consultant's guide, chapter 1: Understand the buyerMost owners who approach an AI consultant arrive with a problem rather than a brief. They are busy, have heard AI might help, and many are unsure it is for them. Some owners have been stung before, by software their staff ignored or a project that overran its budget and underdelivered.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-01-understand-the-buyer.mp4?v=ba031734af1052026-11-15T14:21:10.543Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/consultants-guide-02-scope-the-work/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-02-scope-the-work.jpg?v=c28125dac5The AI consultant's guide, chapter 2: Scope the workScoping means agreeing with the buyer which work you'll take on, which you won't, and how you'll both know it's finished. Weak scoping is the leading cause of disputes, overruns and dissatisfied clients.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-02-scope-the-work.mp4?v=c28125dac51022026-11-15T14:32:46.518Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/consultants-guide-03-price-the-work/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-03-price-the-work.jpg?v=428dc5f07aThe AI consultant's guide, chapter 3: Price the workAI work has no one correct price model: each splits risk with the buyer differently. No reliable UK rates are published, so price from your costs, experience and the work's value. A day rate bills by day or hour, for open-ended advice or unknown-scope discovery; the buyer carries the risk.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-03-price-the-work.mp4?v=428dc5f07a1072026-11-15T14:53:31.626Z https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/videos/consultants-guide-04-write-a-proposal-a-buyer-can-understand/2026-11-15https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-04-write-a-proposal-a-buyer-can-understand.jpg?v=6954e5fe58The AI consultant's guide, chapter 4: Write a proposal a buyer can understandA proposal is a sales document, yet the best ones explain plainly what lies ahead. Most buyers lack technical training, and cannot approve what they cannot follow. Most work suits a short structure. Restate what needs solving and how success is judged, in the buyer's phrasing, to show you listened.https://aiconsultancyfinder.com/video/consultants-guide-04-write-a-proposal-a-buyer-can-understand.mp4?v=6954e5fe581052026-11-15T15:24:13.835Z