Matt Murphy

For owners who keep hearing they should use AI

AI consulting for small businesses in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City

I look at how your work gets done, then tell you where AI would save time, which tool to use and what it costs.

AI opportunity review One week

Book a 20-minute callWhere we start

The list you get: where AI would help, ranked, with a tool and a monthly cost beside each. An example, not a client’s.

What you get

  • A look at how the work gets done today
  • Three to five uses, ranked by hours saved
  • A tool and a monthly cost for each
  • What to leave alone, and why
  • A one-page AI use policy for your business

Advice you can act on with or without me. I don’t sell any of the tools.

How it works

  1. Show me

    An hour on how the work gets done today.

  2. I look

    Your tools, your documents, the repeated tasks.

  3. The list

    Three to five uses, ranked, with tools and costs.

  4. You decide

    Do it yourself, or have me build the first one.

Proof

  • In regular use

    Corridor Listing Pipeline

    I take the card photos and drop them in a folder. Code and AI turn them into checked, priced eBay drafts, then stop. I review and publish every listing.

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  • Operating business

    Corridor Cards

    My trading-card business in Coralville, Iowa. I run card vending machines, an eBay store and a web shop, selling sealed product and singles to sports and Pokémon collectors.

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Where we start

AI opportunity review

Timeline One week

Included

  • A one-hour look at how the work gets done
  • Three to five uses for AI, ranked by hours saved
  • A recommended tool and monthly cost for each
  • A one-page AI use policy for your business
  • A walkthrough of the list

Not included

  • Building anything (each item can be quoted)
  • Staff training
  • Selling you software
Book a 20-minute callOr send a note and I’ll reply with a time.

Where

In person across the Cedar Rapids–Iowa City corridor; remotely anywhere in Iowa.

Questions people ask

Do I need AI at all?

Maybe not. If the list comes back short, I’ll say so. Some businesses need one small automation and nothing else.

Which AI tools do you recommend?

Usually the ones inside software you already pay for, then ChatGPT or Claude on a business plan. I don’t sell or resell any of them.

Is my data safe with AI?

It depends on the plan and the settings. The review names which plans keep your data out of training, and what should never go in.

What does AI cost a small business?

Often a few business-plan seats a month. The list puts a monthly cost beside every recommendation, so you can see it before you spend.

Can you build what you recommend?

Yes. Each item on the list can become a fixed-scope build, starting with one task automated end to end.

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