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We help businesses
in Cincinnati build tools that pay for themselves, guaranteed or they’re free.

Business process automation, custom software integrations, and custom apps for Cincinnati businesses and nonprofits.

Build the tools you wish your business had.

Spend less time on manual work. Keep more money in your business. We build custom tools around the way you work.

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START WITH A RESULT

Spend less time chasing invoices.

Keep payment status and follow-up in step. Put the accounts that need a person in one review list.

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Automate the work your team already does

Examples of business processes we can automate around your software and review steps:

Invoice follow-up

Connect invoice and payment status, prepare approved reminders, and put paid, disputed, or unclear accounts into the right review steps.

Automating financial reporting

Turn approved exports and spreadsheets into a recurring financial report, with totals and exceptions ready for your review.

Payroll journal entries

Turn payroll exports into journal entries in your accounting format, ready for review before posting.

CRM data maintenance

Find duplicates, missing fields, and outdated records, then prepare updates for your team to approve.

Custom integrations between software. Connect your CRM, accounting, payroll, spreadsheets, and other business systems so information moves between them without repeated manual data entry. We scope each integration around the access your systems provide and the updates your team approves.

What we do

Business Process Automation

We build automations for existing business processes: manual data entry, invoice follow-up, financial reporting, payroll journal entries, CRM data maintenance, and recurring admin work.

Your process · automated

Custom Software Integrations

We build custom integrations that move information between your business systems, so your team can stop copying the same details from one tool to another.

Your software · connected

Custom Apps & Tools

We build a custom app or tool for your specific problem, from coordinating schedules and requests to making a new business idea possible.

Your idea · a working tool

Custom Dashboards

Bring data from your drives, workflows, emails, and texts into one dashboard, so you can see what is happening without digging through everything.

Your data · one clear view

Custom AI Sidekicks

An AI sidekick built around your business to help you find answers, draft replies, keep track of tasks, and move work forward.

Your work · a helpful sidekick

Selected work

Why Cincinnati teams choose us

We’re actually local to Cincinnati. Bring the process you want to automate or the systems you need to connect. We agree on the result, build the tool, and test it with your team before handoff.

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Starting your automation or integration project

Do I need a scan before you build my automation?

No. If you already know what is wasting your team's time, email mark@startaicincy.com or book a free 30-minute initial assessment. The free business scan is for people who want to discover opportunities they may be missing.

What processes and integrations can you build?

We build business process automation and custom software integrations for tasks such as manual data entry, invoice follow-up, financial reporting, payroll journal entries, CRM data maintenance, and moving information between software systems. We also build custom dashboards and AI sidekicks around approved business information. The exact deliverable and software access are agreed before the build.

Is the initial assessment free?

Yes. The initial assessment is 30 minutes and costs $0. We discuss your process, software, and desired result. Any automation, integration, or custom app is quoted separately before work begins.

Free 30-minute initial assessment

Already know what is wasting your team's time? Bring the process to a free 30-minute initial assessment. We discuss your existing software, the work to automate, and the result you need before quoting the build.

Email Mark directly at mark@startaicincy.com, or choose a time below.

An AI and automation agency serving Cincinnati and the greater tri-state area.

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