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This free AI readiness checker is built for UK small businesses, with seven quick questions you answer with a tap in about two minutes. Your result shows on the page straight away, with a clear picture of where you sit with AI and three practical things to do next. You don’t need to give your email to see everything, and your answers are saved anonymously.
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Where your firm sits today, in plain words, from Starting out to Time to scale.
Practical steps based on what you want from AI and where your time goes.
Every answer is a tap. No sign-up and no email needed.
What does AI readiness mean for a small business?
AI readiness mostly comes down to knowing which piece of work you’d hand to it first, and who would look after it. For many small businesses that starts with something ordinary and repeatable, the kind of job that turns up every week and follows roughly the same steps.
The checker asks where your time goes and points you to the page that fits best. A set-up like this can draft a first version of a quote from your notes, a reply to a new customer enquiry, a polite follow-up on a quote that’s gone quiet or the details for routine admin such as orders and web forms. In each case you or someone you trust checks the draft before it is saved or sent.
If a ready-made tool you already pay for does one of these jobs well, and that suits you, use it. As a rule of thumb, the best first job is one you can describe step by step and time today.
How the AI readiness test works
There are seven questions, and each one is a tap from a short list. They cover how big your team is, what kind of business you run, where AI sits in it today, what would make it worth it for you, where your time goes, how clear the first thing to fix is and whether someone would enjoy taking it on. Your result appears on the page as soon as you finish.
Questions about the AI readiness checker
Is the AI readiness checker free?
Yes, it’s free. You don’t need to sign up or give your email. If you’d like to talk your result through, you can, but the advice is yours to use either way.
How long does the AI readiness check take?
About two minutes. There are seven questions and every answer is a tap from a short list, so there’s nothing to type.
Is this AI readiness check for small businesses?
Yes. It’s written for UK small businesses of all kinds, from trades and professional services to retail, hospitality, care, manufacturing and logistics. Larger firms can take it too, though the advice is written with smaller teams in mind.
What do you get from the AI readiness check?
Your result shows on the page straight away. You get a plain description of where your business sits with AI today, a line based on what you said you want and where your time goes, three practical things to do next and a link to the use-case page that fits your answers best. Depending on your result there’s also a free PDF guide or the option to talk it through.
Do I need to give my email?
No. You don’t need to give your email, and your full result shows on the page. Your answers are saved anonymously.
What do the four results mean?
Starting out means AI hasn’t had a proper go yet. Find your why means there’s some interest but no clear first job for it. Ready to start means you can name what to fix. Time to scale means AI is already working somewhere and you know the next job.
Is this the same as an AI readiness assessment?
It’s a short self-check you can do on your own, so think of it as a first step. A fuller assessment looks at how work really moves through your business, which takes a conversation, and the result gives you a way to start one if you’d like to.