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Operations Consulting & Automation

Automate the work your team shouldn't be doing.

We find what's slowing your team down and automate it — so your people can focus on the work that actually grows the business.

Free 30-min call · No commitment required

40%
Average operations time saved
2 wks
To first live automation
Average ROI at 90 days
$0
In new software required
The Cost of Manual Work

Your best people
are buried in work
a computer should do.

Most businesses share the same four time drains. Left alone, they get worse — and harder to fix. We've seen them all.

Most small businesses spend 15–20 hours a week on tasks that could run automatically. That's half a hire, gone.

01
Data entry between systems

Someone on your team is manually moving data between systems every day. That's not what you hired them for — free them up for the decisions only they can make.

02
The same report, every week

Someone spends hours every week pulling and formatting a report that could build itself.

03
Leads going cold between the cracks

Follow-up depends on memory. Leads go cold while your team is handling everything else.

04
Growth means another hire

Revenue goes up, headcount goes up. That math doesn't have to be fixed — if your operations are built right.

How We Work

Three steps from
problem to automated.

01 Map the real operations

We spend time learning how your business actually runs. Every workflow documented, every bottleneck ranked by cost and effort to fix. Nothing is assumed.

Operations Audit

Every bottleneck mapped and scored by time cost and automation potential.

Custom Build

Automations built into the tools you already use — no new platforms required.

Clear Outcomes

Every engagement ends with a measured before/after — time saved, cost reduced.

Services

Start where it makes
sense right now.

Three engagements. Fixed price. Clear deliverables. Pick the one that matches where you are.

Tier 01
Discovery Sprint
$1,500
1–2 weeks · fixed price

A thorough look at how your business runs. You get a ranked list of what to fix, what it costs you, and what automation would be worth.

  • Operations audit and process map
  • Top 3 automation opportunities
  • ROI projections per item
  • Readiness roadmap
Tier 02 — Most Common
Operations Overhaul
$4,500
4–6 weeks · fixed price

We audit, build, and hand it off. Two or three automations deployed, your team trained, and we stay on until everything runs clean.

  • Everything in Discovery Sprint
  • 2–3 custom automation builds
  • Integration and documentation
  • 2 weeks post-launch support
Tier 03
Full Transformation
$12,000
8–12 weeks · fixed price

Operations rebuilt from the ground up. Every department covered, reporting automated, and a clear plan for the next twelve months.

  • Cross-department automation
  • Custom dashboards and reporting
  • 30-day post-launch optimization
  • 12-month strategy roadmap
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Get Started

Find out what's costing
your business the most.

A free 30-minute call. We'll walk through your operations, identify your top automation opportunities, and give you an honest picture of what's possible — before you spend anything.

Book a Discovery Call

No commitment · 24-hour response

Services & Pricing

Three engagements.
All fixed price.
All measurable.

We don't bill by the hour. Every engagement is fixed-price with a defined scope and outcomes you can hold us to.

Tier 01
Discovery Sprint
For businesses that know something is wrong but aren't sure where to start.
$1,500
1–2 weeks · fixed price

A focused deep-dive into how your business actually operates. We map your workflows, find where time and money are leaking, and deliver a prioritized roadmap of what to automate first and why. You leave with a decision — not another proposal to consider.

Operations audit and process map
Top 3 automation opportunities
AI readiness assessment
ROI projections per opportunity
Tool and vendor recommendations
Results walkthrough call
Tier 02 — Most Common
Operations Overhaul
For businesses ready to stop planning and start fixing.
$4,500
4–6 weeks · fixed price

Audit plus execution. After mapping your operations, we build and deploy 2–3 custom automations directly into your workflow — integrated with the tools you already use. We train your team, write every SOP, and stay on for two weeks post-launch. You leave with working systems, not a roadmap.

Everything in Discovery Sprint
2–3 custom automation builds
Full stack integration
Team training sessions
SOPs and handoff documentation
2 weeks post-launch support
Before/after performance report
Tier 03
Full Transformation
For businesses committed to rebuilding operations from the ground up.
$12,000
8–12 weeks · fixed price

End-to-end. We redesign operations across every major department — automating the high-volume manual work, building custom dashboards, and leaving your team with the tools and knowledge to grow what we built together. You end up with operations that scale without adding headcount.

Everything in Operations Overhaul
Cross-department automation
Custom dashboards and reporting
Executive visibility system
30-day post-launch optimization
12-month operations roadmap
Priority support access
Training
Workshops & Team Training
For teams that want to learn AI tools and automation before committing to a full engagement.
$800
Half-day · $1,500 full-day

Hands-on, tool-specific workshops built around your team's actual workflows. Not slides — your people leave with something working. Half-day covers one focused topic. Full-day goes deeper with multiple automations built live. Custom curriculum, on-site or remote, 2-week follow-up support included.

Custom curriculum for your tools
Hands-on build sessions
AI tools for non-technical teams
Zapier / Make automation basics
CRM optimization deep-dives
2-week follow-up support
Add-On
Monthly Retainer
For businesses that want a long-term partner, not a one-time fix.
Custom
Starting at $1,000/mo

Operations don't stay still. Retainer clients get continuous improvements, new workflows as the business evolves, priority support, and a partner who stays current with what's possible and brings it to you before you need to ask.

Monthly automation review
New builds as needs evolve
Priority support and response
Quarterly strategy sessions
About SmartOps Consulting

Consulting that closes the gap
between what your operations could
do — and what they do.

The tools that could save most small businesses 10–20 hours a week already exist. The gap is knowing which ones to use, how to connect them, and how to make your team actually adopt them.

No account managers, no layers. We come in, learn how your business runs, build automations that fit your workflow, and leave with everything documented so your team owns it.

SmartOps Consulting
Serving businesses across the Southeast

TJ
TJ Ash
Founder · Lead Consultant

TJ graduated from NC A&T with a B.S. in Computer Graphics Technology while competing as a Division I baseball player — where he saw firsthand how important time really is. After college he moved into IT and carried that same mindset with him. That's what SmartOps is built around: saving companies time and money. Greensboro, NC.

TY
Tyler Newsome
Consultant · Charlotte Territory

Background in cybersecurity and software testing. Tyler puts security first in everything he builds — he knows how technology works, how it can fail, and what it takes to protect it. Based in Charlotte, NC.

How We Work

Four things
that don't move.

01
We work inside what you already have

We don't ask you to buy new software to justify the engagement. If your current stack can solve the problem, we build there. If it can't, we say so clearly before you spend anything.

02
Outcomes, not deliverables

We measure every engagement by what actually changes — time saved, cost reduced, errors eliminated. If the automation doesn't produce a measurable result, we haven't done our job.

03
You own everything we build

Every workflow is documented and transferable. When we're done, your team can maintain it, extend it, or hand it to someone else. No dependency on us, by design.

04
Ship fast, then improve

A working automation that covers 80% of the problem delivers more value than a perfect one still in planning. We move quickly, measure the result, and refine until it's right.

Get Started

Book a
Discovery Call.

A free 30-minute conversation. No pitch deck, no pressure. We want to understand your business before either of us commits to anything — and you'll walk away with clarity regardless of what you decide.

01
You walk us through your operations

Tell us your current workflows, your biggest time drains, and what a solved problem looks like for your business.

02
We map the opportunity, live on the call

We'll identify your top 1–2 automation candidates and give you an honest read on effort, timeline, and ROI — on the call, not in a follow-up deck.

03
You decide what makes sense

If it's a fit, you'll have a proposal within 48 hours. If it isn't, you still leave with a clearer picture of where to focus first.

Direct Contact

Email us at tash@smartopsnc.com

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