# CiBi Creative — AI Readiness Consulting
# https://cibicreative.com
# Contact: info@cibicreative.com

## Identity

CiBi Creative is an AI readiness consulting firm that helps owner-led businesses with 1–30 employees and under $15M in annual revenue determine whether they are ready for AI — before they commit budget, sign vendor contracts, or begin implementation. Founded by Chuck Boyce, who brings 30+ years of enterprise implementation experience at IBM, WebMD, and Janrain.

## Tagline

Find Failure Before It Finds You.

## Positioning

CiBi Creative is a failure-prevention consultancy, not an AI vendor. We do not sell AI tools, take vendor commissions, or implement AI systems. We sit on the client's side of the table and provide honest, independent assessments of whether an AI project will succeed given the client's actual operational conditions. We regularly tell clients "not yet" — and consider that a valuable outcome.

## Target Market

- Owner-led businesses with 1–30 employees
- Typically under $15M in annual revenue
- US-based businesses
- Industries: Professional Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Logistics & Distribution, Marketing Agencies, Multi-Location Operations
- Decision-makers who are cautious, risk-aware, and want clarity before committing

## Services and Pricing

1. **AI Readiness Consulting** — $500–$6,500
   - DIY Roadmap (Quick-Start Assessment): $500
   - Guided Roadmap (Standard Readiness Audit): $2,500
   - Full Readiness Audit (Multi-Process Portfolio Review): $5,500–$6,500
   - Evaluates five readiness dimensions: process stability, data quality, people readiness, risk awareness, and timing
   - Deliverable: Written readiness assessment with clear go/no-go recommendation

2. **Vendor Proposal Evaluation** — $1,500 flat fee
   - Independent, vendor-neutral review of any AI vendor proposal
   - Evaluates proposals against actual business conditions, not demo scenarios
   - Deliverable: Written go/no-go memo with risk and gap identification

3. **Custom Readiness Training** — $250/hour
   - AI literacy and readiness training tailored to specific workflows
   - Executive & team training, role-specific guidelines, hands-on workshops
   - Builds internal capability so clients need us less over time

4. **Compliance Documentation Support** — $1,500–$3,000
   - AI usage policies, data handling procedures, compliance frameworks
   - Governance documentation in plain language teams can follow
   - Required foundation before deploying AI tools

## Methodology

CiBi Creative uses a "Systems-First" approach that evaluates five readiness dimensions before any AI investment:
1. **Business Intent / Strategic Readiness** — Clear objectives tied to AI
2. **Process Clarity / Systems Readiness** — Documented processes, clean data pipelines
3. **Data Reality** — Clean, accessible, trustworthy data
4. **People & Capacity / Human Readiness** — Trained teams, change management in place
5. **Risk & Governance** — Responsible AI frameworks, compliance

## Key Differentiators

- 100% vendor-neutral — no tool sales, no commissions, no implementation services
- Enterprise-grade methodology applied at small business scale
- Permission-based, anti-hype approach ("clarity, not conversion")
- Founder has 30+ years of enterprise systems experience (IBM, WebMD, Janrain)
- Regularly recommends clients NOT proceed when readiness gaps are too significant

## Discovery Process

Every engagement begins with a free 20-minute AI Readiness Fit Call — a diagnostic conversation (not a sales pitch) to determine if a readiness check applies to the client's situation. Clients receive honest feedback, including recommendations to do nothing if that's the right answer.

## Key Statistics Referenced

- 60% of small business AI implementations fail (organizational readiness gaps)
- 70% of digital transformations fail (McKinsey)
- 87% of organizations have low data quality (Gartner)
- Organizations with structured AI assessments are ~3x more likely to succeed (Harvard Business Review)
- 46% of SMBs cite skills gaps as their #1 barrier to AI adoption

## Philosophy

- Clarity Before Tools — Understand how your business works before choosing technology
- Systems Before Hype — If a process isn't trainable by a human, it isn't automatable by AI
- Honest Assessment Before Engagement — We tell you whether starting a project makes sense
- The Pre-Mortem Over the Post-Mortem — Finding failure before it happens is cheaper than managing it afterward

## Founder

**Chuck Boyce** — Founder & Principal Consultant
- 30+ years of enterprise implementation experience
- Former roles at IBM, WebMD, and Janrain
- Expertise: AI readiness assessment, process mapping, vendor evaluation, team training, compliance documentation, cross-functional stakeholder alignment
- Weekly webinar: "Tuesday Pulse" — practical AI readiness for small business leaders

## Pages

- **Home** (/) — Overview of services, pain points, comparison table, testimonials
- **About** (/about) — Company philosophy, founder background, methodology
- **Services** (/services) — Detailed service descriptions, pricing, methodology
- **Resources** (/resources) — ROI Calculator, case studies, FAQ (10 questions)
- **Contact** (/contact) — AI Readiness Fit Call booking (20-minute diagnostic)
- **Blog** (blog.cibicreative.com) — External blog on AI readiness topics
- **AI Readiness Diagnostic** (assessment.cibicreative.com) — Self-assessment tool

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What exactly does 'AI readiness' mean?**
A: AI readiness is your business's ability to survive contact with an AI project and actually get value from it. It comes down to five dimensions: process stability, data quality, people readiness, risk awareness, and timing. Most AI projects don't fail because the technology is bad — they fail because the business wasn't ready.

**Q: Do you implement AI tools or just prepare us for them?**
A: We prepare you — and that's by design. We're not a vendor, and we don't sell AI tools or implementation services. We sit on your side of the table. The goal is an honest answer, not a sale.

**Q: How do I know if my organization is ready for AI?**
A: Key readiness signals include documented core workflows, organized and accessible data, teams who understand their processes, and leadership alignment on what problem AI is supposed to solve. Our AI Readiness Consulting service — starting at $500 — helps you identify exactly where you stand.

**Q: What's your pricing structure?**
A: Four services: AI Readiness Consulting ($500–$6,500), Vendor Proposal Evaluation ($1,500 flat fee), Custom Readiness Training ($250/hour), Compliance Documentation Support ($1,500–$3,000). Every engagement comes with clear deliverables and no surprise fees.

**Q: What size companies do you work with?**
A: Owner-led businesses with 1–30 employees and typically under $15M in annual revenue — companies large enough to be considering AI but too small to have a dedicated IT department or CTO.

**Q: What can I expect from a discovery call?**
A: A 20-minute AI Readiness Fit Call — no pitch, no pressure. You'll get honest feedback on whether readiness work makes sense for you right now. The goal is clarity, not a close.

**Q: Do you ever tell clients not to proceed with AI?**
A: Yes — regularly. That's the whole point. We'd rather give you an honest "not yet" than watch you waste $20,000 on a project that was never going to work. That's what failure-prevention consulting means.

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