services

Five ways to hire us.

Four service lines — AI & automation, internal tools, VoIP, and general IT — plus a fixed-scope audit if you'd rather start with a plan than a project. Every engagement gets a written scope with a price and a ship date before work starts. We don't do retainers we can't justify.

service lines
01 — AI SYSTEMS & AUTOMATIONscoped per engagement · typical: 2–6 weeks

AI Systems & Automation

Practical AI applied to real workflows: automation that removes manual steps, agents that handle repetitive internal tasks, and document pipelines that stop someone re-typing PDFs into a spreadsheet. We use code for the predictable steps, AI for the judgment calls, and a human checkpoint wherever the stakes demand one. Where data can't leave the building, we deploy private AI on hardware you own.

For

Businesses drowning in manual work — re-keying data between systems, processing the same documents every day, answering the same customer questions, or assembling the same reports by hand every week.

Examples
  • Workflow automation across the tools you already use
  • AI agents for internal tasks — intake triage, data entry, follow-ups
  • Document processing and data extraction (invoices, work orders, PDFs)
  • Customer support assistants grounded in your real policies
  • Operations copilots and automated reporting
  • Private, on-premises AI and local voice/transcription where data can't leave the building
You get

Use-case scoping · the automation or agent built and integrated into your stack · human-review checkpoints where needed · written documentation · a support window after deploy.

Outcome

Hours of repetitive work removed every week, faster turnaround on the workflow, and fewer copy-paste errors — measured against the baseline we capture before we build.

02 — INTERNAL TOOLS & OPERATIONS SOFTWAREscoped per engagement · typical: 2–8 weeks

Internal Tools & Operations Software

Custom software for the work your business actually does — dashboards, admin portals, and process-specific tools that replace spreadsheet sprawl and email-thread project management. We also build MVPs and finish stalled ones: if you have a prototype stuck at 90%, we audit it, harden it, and ship it to production.

For

Teams running the operation on spreadsheets, email, paper forms, and disconnected systems — where the real status of anything lives in somebody's head.

Examples
  • Internal dashboards that merge your systems of record into one live view
  • Admin portals and client portals
  • Inventory, order, and work-order tools
  • Field service tools — dispatch, scheduling, job status
  • Reporting systems that assemble themselves
  • MVP and product builds, including production-hardening AI-built prototypes
You get

A written scope with price and ship date · working software deployed to production · integrations with the tools you keep · training for your team · documentation · a support window.

Outcome

One place where the work and its status actually live. Less chasing, fewer dropped handoffs, and an operation a new hire can learn from the tool instead of from tribal knowledge.

03 — VOIP & BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONSscoped per engagement · typical: 1–3 weeks

VoIP & Business Communications

Modern business phone systems, set up properly. Numbers ported without drama, calls routed to the right person the first time, a clean auto-attendant instead of a confusing maze, and a migration off whatever legacy system you're overpaying for. Where it's practical, we wire the phones into your CRM or helpdesk so calls show up next to the customer record.

For

Businesses on aging phone hardware or legacy telecom contracts, missing calls, routing everything through somebody's cell phone, or opening a new location and needing phones that just work.

Examples
  • VoIP setup and migration from legacy phone systems
  • Business phone numbers, porting, and number management
  • Call routing, ring groups, and user extensions
  • IVR / auto-attendant and business-hours rules
  • Voicemail, voicemail-to-email, and call recording where appropriate
  • CRM and helpdesk integration where practical
You get

A review of your current setup and bills · number porting handled end to end · routing, IVR, voicemail, and extensions configured · a staff walkthrough · written documentation of the entire phone setup.

Outcome

Calls reach the right person the first time, the business sounds professional on the phone, and you stop paying legacy telecom prices for features VoIP includes by default.

04 — GENERAL IT SERVICESproject or ongoing · scoped to your stack

General IT Services

Reliable day-to-day IT for businesses that don't have — and don't need — a full internal IT team. Email, devices, accounts, cloud storage, network, backups, and security hygiene, set up correctly and written down, so IT stops being a recurring emergency handled by whoever is least busy.

For

Small and operational businesses where IT grew by accident: nobody knows all the passwords, offboarding means hoping for the best, and the backup plan is 'it hasn't broken yet.'

Examples
  • Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 setup and migration
  • Email and domain setup, user accounts, and permissions
  • Device setup, software troubleshooting, and access management
  • Cloud storage and file organization
  • Network and Wi-Fi support
  • Security hygiene — MFA, password managers, access reviews
  • Backup planning, documentation, SOPs, and vendor/tool selection
You get

An inventory of what you actually have · the fixes and setup work, itemized · sane vendor and tool choices with no kickback incentives · written documentation and SOPs your next hire can follow.

Outcome

Fewer outages and lockouts, onboarding and offboarding that takes minutes instead of days, and an IT setup someone other than 'the one person who knows' can operate.

not sure where to start
05 — AUDIT + ROADMAPfixed scope · 1–2 weeks

Audit + Roadmap

If you know the operation is messy but don't know what to fix first, start here. We map how the business actually runs — workflows, tools, phones, IT, data, and the handoffs nobody has written down — and hand back a written assessment with a prioritized roadmap: what to keep, what to kill, what to automate, and roughly what each fix should cost.

For

Businesses that know their tech stack or operations are messy but don't know where to start — or that want an honest second opinion before signing up for new software.

Examples
  • Workflow and systems audit with the people who do the work
  • IT and communications audit — accounts, devices, phones, vendors
  • Automation opportunity map
  • Cost and risk analysis of the current setup
  • Prioritized implementation roadmap with effort estimates
You get

Discovery sessions with the people who actually do the work · a system map with diagrams and written documentation · a keep/kill/automate matrix · a prioritized roadmap with effort and cost estimates · 30-day follow-up window.

Outcome

A clear, costed plan you can execute with us or with anyone else — instead of guessing which fire to fight first.

how engagements run
01intake

30-min screen, no obligation.

02scope

Written SOW with price and ship date.

03ship

The work. Daily async updates.

04handoff

Receipt and 30-day follow-up window.

stride techworks · philadelphia
Services — AI Automation, Internal Tools, VoIP & IT Support · Stride Techworks