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Small Business AI & Scam Readiness Check

Fifteen yes-or-no questions, about ten minutes. You'll see where your business is already in good shape, what to tighten first, and where AI could save your team time. Free, with no call needed.

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Answer 15 questions

Eight on staying safe from scams and fraud, seven on AI.

See your results straight away

A Green, Amber or Red rating for each area, shown on screen.

Get three practical next steps

Plain-English actions you can start on this week.

Part A: Staying safe

  1. 1. Is two-step login (2FA) switched on for your business email and online banking?

  2. 2. Have you tested restoring your backups in the last six months?

  3. 3. Do you have a callback rule for any request to change bank details?

  4. 4. Do your staff know how to report a suspicious email?

  5. 5. Do software and device updates install automatically?

  6. 6. Are admin accounts limited to the people who really need them?

  7. 7. Would your team know what to do if a 'boss' rang urgently asking for money or passwords?

  8. 8. Do you know what Cyber Essentials covers and whether your clients might ask for it?

Part B: Putting AI to work

  1. 1. Do enquiries that arrive after 6pm get a reply before the next morning?

  2. 2. Do quotes and replies usually go out within one working day?

  3. 3. Have you listed the admin tasks your team repeats every week?

  4. 4. Do you have a simple written policy on how staff may use AI tools?

  5. 5. Do you know which AI tools your team already uses?

  6. 6. Do you keep customer data out of free, public AI tools?

  7. 7. Would you know who to ask if an AI tool gave a customer wrong information?

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How we can help, if you'd like it

  • AI that saves time: simple assistants for enquiries, quotes and admin, tested before they go live, with you in control.
  • Staff scam awareness: short, practical sessions on phishing, fake invoices and AI voice scams.
  • Help preparing for Cyber Essentials: a plain-English gap check and fix list. Certification itself is issued by an independent IASME certification body.

AI tools can make mistakes. We test everything we set up, and you decide what it says to customers.