Vol. 01Practical AI for small businessGolden, Colorado

Practical AI for small business

The approach

AI that your team actually uses, and that pays for itself.

Most businesses don't fail at AI because it's hard. They fail because nobody showed them where it fits. I find where AI genuinely helps, set it up with the right skills and prompts, and train your team, without burning money on tokens or building tools that never get opened.

Amanda Cunningham, founder of Amanda Camp and Co
Amanda Cunningham
Founder · Golden, Colorado
Tools people actually open.
13,431LinkedIn impressions in a month, from under 100, no ad spend
100+new hires onboarded, 53 offer letters in one week
96%of 338 card charges cleared with no human chase
13disconnected tools mapped in one AP audit

Results from AI systems I built and run in-house at a Colorado manufacturer. Client results will replace these as projects finish.

01 /The problem

Why most AI spending doesn't pay off.

No. 1

Tokens add up quietly

The biggest model gets used for small jobs, prompts are bloated and nobody sets limits. The bill grows and the results don't.

No. 2

Tools nobody opens

Someone builds something impressive that doesn't fit how the team works. A month later it sits unused.

No. 3

Prompts that don't work twice

Everyone types their own. Results vary, nothing is reusable, and no one knows what a good answer looks like.

I fix all three, and I'll tell you when AI isn't the answer.

02 /How I help
One

Find where AI fits

I map how your week really runs, then mark what AI should do, what people should, and what to stop paying for.

The AI audit
Two

Set up the right skills & prompts

Reusable Claude skills and prompt libraries written for your business, so anyone on your team gets the same good result.

Skills & prompts
Three

Build only what earns its place

A simple tool or automation, only if the audit says it's worth it. Right-sized models and cost limits built in.

Tools & automation
Four

Train your team, then check

A walkthrough, a one-page guide, and a 30-day review of what's used and what it costs.

Adoption & cost
From the studio

I run on this every day.

I built an AI marketing team for a company with no marketing department. Ten AI agents find ideas, write copy, make graphics and research grants. A person reviews everything before it goes out. LinkedIn went from under 100 impressions a month to over 13,000.

Fig. 1The real tool answering a question from live data. Some details are blurred.
First

It finds

Ideas, news, competitors and grants worth pursuing.

Second

It drafts

Copy and on-brand graphics, ready for review.

Third

A person approves

Nothing ships unreviewed. AI does the legwork, people make the calls.

Editor's note

This website is proof too. I briefed, directed and shipped it end to end with Claude: the positioning, the design, the animations, the contact form and the domain setup. You are looking at the work.

03 /Selected work

More things I've built that got used.

13-week cash forecast with balance line and weekly grid, sample data
Case study

Know when cash runs short

The problem
Bills, payroll and customer payments lived in different places.
What changed
A 13-week forecast where dragging a bill to another week updates the balance. The CEO used it to decide what to pay and when.
Company card controls showing flagged charges, sample data
Case study

Catch overspending in minutes

The problem
Card charges showed up with no receipt, no reason and no owner.
What changed
96% of 338 charges cleared automatically. Over-limit ones get a question in Slack, and receipts are matched for me.
  1. 1Hire details in one form
  2. 2Claude fills the offer letter
  3. 3Welcome email, English & Spanish
  4. 4Payroll setup prepared
  5. 5Reminders sent automatically
Case study

Onboard 100+ hires without chasing

The problem
A fast-hiring factory doing every offer letter by hand.
What changed
53 offer letters in one week, each person emailed in their own language.
04 /About

Hi, I'm Amanda. I help people use AI on purpose.

For six years I've been the person who makes a small, fast-moving company run: finance, hiring, vendors, marketing and the inbox. Most recently I built the finance, marketing and HR systems for a Colorado modular home manufacturer, working directly with the CEO.

I've learned what makes AI worth paying for, and what doesn't. Amanda Camp & Co is how I do that for other businesses: I find the real use, build it, teach your team, and check that it worked.

  • 6+ years in operations
  • MBA candidate, MSU Denver
  • English & Portuguese
  • Claude · Supabase · Vercel · QuickBooks
05 /How a project runs
01

Listen

Where does time and money leak? We pick one thing to fix first.

02

Audit

I map how the work really happens and where AI would genuinely help.

03

Build

Skills, prompts or a tool, in software you already pay for when possible.

04

Train

Your team gets a walkthrough and a one-page guide. No mystery boxes.

05

Measure

After 30 days we check use and cost, and fix what isn't working.

A good fit if you…

  • Run a 5 to 100 person company with no ops or IT team
  • Are paying for AI tools and not sure they're helping
  • Want something built and handed over, not a retainer forever

Probably not if you…

  • Want AI added everywhere for its own sake
  • Need custom enterprise software or a large dev team
  • Aren't ready to change how the work gets done
06 /Get in touch

Let's find where AI really helps.

Tell me what's eating your week, or what you're paying for that isn't working. I'll reply within two business days with whether I can help, and we'll find a time for a free intro call.

Prefer email? amandacampco@gmail.com

I read every message myself and never share your details.

Thank you, got it.

I'll reply within two business days with whether I can help and what the next step looks like.