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AI Advisory

Adopt AI with a clear, prioritized, business-first plan — what to use, in what order, and with the guardrails to do it safely.

Strategy and decision frameworks, not configured software. Led by a JD/MBA consultant.

Free 30-minute consultation. No cost, no commitment.

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Our Approach

AI Adoption Without the Hype — or the Risk

AI is reshaping how small businesses operate — but adopting it without a plan creates more risk than reward. We help you cut through the noise with a clear, prioritized approach: what to adopt, in what order, and with what guardrails.

We deliver strategy and decision frameworks, not configured software. Every engagement is scoped to produce tangible, client-owned deliverables — from literacy workshops to written governance policy and workforce reskilling plans.

Sequencing & Prioritization

PMP-grade discipline applied to AI: what to do first, second, and third — not just a tool list.

Governance & Guardrails

Written, business-appropriate policy so you stop adopting AI tools without rules. Our signature differentiator.

Your People First

Help your team navigate change honestly — what shifts, how to reskill, and how to lead through it.

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Five Ways We Help You Adopt AI

Each line is fixed-scope and produces defined, client-owned deliverables. Start with foundations and build from there, or jump straight to the one you need.

AI Foundations

Workshop · Half-day or 90 minutes

A live, facilitated session that builds shared AI literacy and vocabulary across your leadership and staff, frames realistic department-level use cases, and covers the failure modes and red flags to avoid — so your team can make informed decisions about what comes next.

Tailored Literacy Session
What generative AI is and isn't, key terms, and capability/limitation framing

Department Use-Case Walkthrough
Practical examples across marketing, ops, and admin — plus a "what not to do" segment

AI Quick-Start Guide
A plain-language one-page reference: key terms, do's and don'ts, and first steps

AI Implementation Roadmap

Fixed-scope project · 2–3 weeks

A prioritized, sequenced, budget-aware plan for adopting AI — answering "what do we do first, second, third" rather than handing over a tool list. We are the strategist, not the outsourced IT department: you get the plan and the decision framework, not configured software.

Opportunity Audit
Ranked AI use cases scored by effort vs. payoff across your functional areas

Tool Shortlist
Budget- and comfort-matched options, including AI features already in tools you pay for

Phased Rollout Plan
A 30/60/90-style sequence — pilot, measure, expand — with owners assigned

Success Metrics Sheet
Defined measures of what "working" looks like before each pilot starts

AI Governance Sprint

Fixed-scope project · 2–4 weeks

A usable, business-appropriate AI governance document set so your organization is no longer adopting AI tools without written guardrails. This is CBC's signature differentiator, drawing on a JD and workforce background.

Acceptable-Use Policy
Clear rules for permitted and prohibited AI use by staff

Data-Handling & Confidentiality Guidelines
What data may and may not be entered into AI tools

Tool-Vetting Framework
Repeatable criteria for evaluating new AI tools

Approval Workflow
Who approves AI tool adoption and how, with one structured review session

Workforce-Ready

Fixed-scope project · 3–5 weeks

Help a specific team or function navigate AI-driven change — what tasks shift, how to reskill, and how to lead anxious staff through it honestly. This bridges our AI practice directly into our core employer-transition work.

Role-Impact Assessment
Task-level analysis of what AI changes within the target population

Upskilling Roadmap
Suggested reskilling paths and learning recommendations per affected role

Leadership Communication Plan
Transparent transition messaging and a change-coaching approach for displacement anxiety

AI Readiness Retainer

Recurring advisory · Monthly

Continuity after a project engagement — keeping policy current, vetting new tools, training new hires, and serving as a standing advisory line as the AI landscape shifts.

Policy & Governance Iteration
Keep guardrails current as tools and regulations change

New-Tool Vetting & Advisory
A standing "can we use X for Y?" channel with a defined response window

Onboarding & Monthly Summary
Enablement support for new hires plus a monthly activity-and-recommendations memo

A note on scope. CBC's AI Advisory engagements are business consulting services and do not, by themselves, constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. Employment-law, hiring-bias, and regulatory-compliance opinions are a distinct legal service requiring a separate engagement letter and conflict check. Each engagement states which capacity CBC is acting in.

Recommended Path

How AI Advisory Works

Most clients follow a natural progression — though you can start wherever you need.

Build Literacy

AI Foundations opens the door — getting your whole team speaking the same language and seeing realistic use cases.

Plan & Protect

An Implementation Roadmap delivers an obvious early win, while a Governance Sprint puts written guardrails in place.

Sustain & Reskill

Workforce-Ready prepares your people, and the Readiness Retainer keeps everything current as the landscape shifts.

Ready to Adopt AI the Right Way?

Free 30-minute consultation. No cost, no commitment, no pitch. Tell us where your business is with AI — we'll tell you the smartest next step.

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