Local AI help · Didcot and surrounding areas

Heard about AI but don't know where to start?

I'm Tim. I help local, owner-managed businesses find the one job AI can take off their plate, then build a working tool for it. We start with a free 30-minute chat to build a plan together.

For my first three local businesses: try it first. If the tool doesn't do what we agreed, you don't pay.

One job. One tool. You try it first.

No jargon and no big project. One small tool that solves one real problem.

How it works

Simple, local, and you try it first

1

A free 30-minute chat

We find the one repeat job that costs you the most time or money. Within a week you get a one-page note on what I'd try first.

What takes up most of your week?
Chasing quotes and follow-ups.
Good. Let's start there.
2

I build a first version

One AI solution, agreed together, to make your life easier. Success measures are written down. I use sample data, not your real customer data, at this stage.

Agreed together
Success measures written down
Working first version
3

You test it, then decide

I show you a working demo and you check it against what we agreed. Happy? It's yours. Not happy? You don't pay.

Does it do what we agreed?Your call, not mine.
What a first tool could look like

Built around how you actually work

Examples of the kind of thing I build. Yours will be shaped around how you actually work.

Trades

Never lose a job to a messy inbox

A way of organising emails, quotes and files so enquiries get flagged and followed up.

Boiler quote, Mrs PatelFollow up
Bathroom refit enquiryNew
Leak, Station RdUrgent
Builders

Quote faster, and consistently

A price-modelling tool built on your set project parameters.

Extension, 4 x 5 mStandard spec
Roofing and glazingIncluded
Quote readyIn minutes
Hair and beauty

Bring clients back

A simple automated system with follow-up messages for people who haven't rebooked.

Last visit 8 weeks agoMessage ready
Last visit 6 weeks agoDue soon
A real example

Site-visit notes in. A finished, tailored report out in minutes.

I built a custom audit tool to convert site visit notes into a professional report. It saves hours on every audit, and it avoided over £20,000 in agency design fees.

Your solution will be unique. The objective is the same.

The try-first promise

I'll build a working first version of one tool for your business. If it doesn't do what we agreed, you don't pay.

Offered to my first three local businesses.

Tim, who runs Acorn Ridge AI
About

Hi, I'm Tim

I live in Didcot. In my day job I have used AI to transform our productivity. I have seen how integrated AI systems can help prioritise work, cut admin and build things that make a business run better.

I'm not tied to any one tool. I'll recommend whatever fits your business, and I'll explain it in plain English. I'm happy to meet in person.

Why Acorn Ridge?

Named after my local trail

I'm a Didcot local, a passionate runner, and I love getting up onto the Ridgeway. The line inside our acorn is a trace of that trail, from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon. Acorns start small and grow into something that lasts, which is how I like to build for local businesses.

Questions people ask

Do I need to be technical?

No. If you can describe the job that takes up too much of your time, that's enough.

What does it cost?

The first chat is free. After that you get a fixed quote before any work starts, so there are no surprises.

What about my customers' data?

First builds use sample data, not your real customer data. If we later work with real data, we agree how it's handled based on the scope of the project.

Which AI tools do you use?

Whatever suits your business. I'm tool-neutral, so you get advice on what fits, not what I happen to like.

Tell me the one job that takes up too much of your time

Send me a message and we'll find 30 minutes for a free chat. I'm looking for three local businesses to start with.

Email: acornridgeai@gmail.com

Or call 07990 327563 · Didcot, Oxfordshire