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AI implementation for small & mid-size business

The machine belongs to Main Street.

Other AI firms hand you a deck. We build the working systems that run inside your business, at a fixed price.

Seven minutes. Free. A straight answer.

Spec Sheetv.2026
Audits from$3,500
ApproachHuman-centric
BuildsAgents · Automations · Integrations
HubsDenver & Phoenix
01 / The problem with most AI work

Most AI projects fail. The ones that “work” can cost you something worse.

Most companies that spend on AI see almost nothing change. We exist to fix that.

78%

spent the money. Nothing moved.

22%

turn AI spending into measurable results.

We exist for the 22%.

Source: Boston Consulting Group, Where’s the Value in AI?, 2024.

There is a second failure nobody mentions: AI that technically works but buries why decisions get made and turns your best people into ticket-closers.

We build the other kind. Every system we ship can be explained, questioned, and overruled by a person who owns it.

The machine is never the answer to “why did this happen.” A person is. How we work →

02 / What we actually do

We implement. That is the whole difference.

Plenty of AI experts have a framework and a workshop. We go into your business, find the three workflows costing you the most, and build the fix. Fixed price before we start.

A: Custom agents

Software that drafts the repetitive decisions.

It clears the routine work and drafts the hard calls, then routes the final judgment to a person who owns it.

B: Automations & workflow

Work moves between your tools on its own.

It connects the systems you already use, so nothing waits on a person to copy and paste it.

C: Integrations & data

One source of truth you can trust.

We make your data do something instead of sitting in five systems that do not talk to each other.

Example builds See example builds →

One we can name: MARCUS runs 14 AI agents across 7 departments for B:Side Capital, a regulated SBA & CDFI lender. It runs entirely in-house, with no borrower file leaving the building. Read the build →

03 / How to work with us

Three ways in. Priced in plain numbers.

You will not have to sit through three discovery calls to learn what something costs. Here is the short version. The price list has every line item.

01
Timeline
2 to 4 weeks
Fixed price
$3,500–$8,500

AI Readiness Audit

Most businesses start here.

We map your workflows, find where AI actually pays, and hand you a plan you own, whether or not you build it with us.

02
Timeline
4 to 12 weeks
Fixed quote after scoping
$12,000–$45,000

Exact price quoted in writing before work begins. It does not move after we start.

AI Implementation Sprint

We build the working systems.

Agents, automations, and integrations, all tested inside your real operation, with your team trained to run them.

03
Timeline
Ongoing
Retainer
Monthly

Managed Services

Optional, never required.

We keep what we built healthy, watch what changes, and evolve the systems as your business does.

Every path here starts with the same free 30-minute assessment.

The same numbers, pointed at your business

What would this cost for us?

Two inputs. A real range, built from the same price list published on this site, not a teaser that ends in “call us.”

Estimate.v1 A model, not a promise

Law, accounting, insurance, consulting, financial advisory.

25
550100
Projected ROI / Year 1 For 25 people
+$132,000
  • Total opportunity$150,000
  • Sprint investment-$18,000

A model, not a promise. We run your real numbers in the free assessment.

04 / Who builds this

Christopher Myers.

A professor, an entrepreneur, and an operator: 26 years in service of Main Street.

Engraved portrait of Christopher Myers, founder of Main & Machine
Christopher Myers CEO, B:Side Capital + Fund · Founder & Chairman, Main & Machine · Professor, ASU W.P. Carey · Author

He’s CEO of B:Side Capital and Fund, a professor at ASU’s W.P. Carey School, and an author with 26 years backing Main Street. He pairs that judgment with a team of AI-native builders who never had to unlearn the old way. One name owns every build.

Who builds this, and why the name matters →

Our founder’s work has been covered in: ForbesThe Wall Street JournalThe New York TimesInc.TechCrunchMSNBCFox Business
05 / Where are you?

Pick the door that fits you today.

Three doors. No wrong answer.

01 / Ready

I want to see where AI pays in my business.

Book the free 30-minute assessment. A senior advisor walks your workflows and tells you what is worth automating, and what is not. No obligation, no pitch.

Book a free assessment →
02 / Decided

I already know what I want built.

Skip the audit. Book a scoping call and we will quote a fixed-price Implementation Sprint in writing.

Scope a sprint →
03 / Curious

I’d rather see where I stand first.

Take the AI-Ready Score. Fourteen questions, seven minutes, and a straight answer about whether your company is ready — before you talk to anyone.

Get your score →