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AI employees for small business: what they do and how to hire them
AI employees for small business are software workers that do real jobs: answering new leads, following up until people reply, booking appointments, keeping the books, and sending you plain reports. They are not another app you have to learn. When you hire AI employees for small business, they run on your own accounts and get set up for you, so you get the work without adding headcount. Each one keeps a memory, learns from what actually happens, and coordinates with the others, so a small team of them works as one digital workforce instead of seven separate tools. A person still approves anything that matters, and you own all of it. This page covers what an AI employee actually does, the jobs to staff first, how the done-for-you setup works, what it costs, and how to start.
The short answer on AI employees for small business
AI employees for small business are done-for-you software workers, powered by Anthropic's Claude, that handle repeatable office jobs a person would otherwise do by hand. You describe the work, and each AI employee picks it up: replying to leads, chasing follow-ups, setting appointments, tracking money, and reporting back. They run quietly in the background and hand the important calls back to you.
The point is leverage without more payroll. A small business can hire AI employees and cover more of the day-to-day work without adding headcount, while a person keeps final say. You own the accounts and the work, so nothing is locked away inside someone else's platform.
What an AI employee actually does
An AI employee is built to own a job, not just answer a single question. It reads context, takes the next step, and remembers what happened so it gets sharper over time. A revenue specialist can comb through records and surface money you are owed. A communications coordinator can watch the inbox and reply in your voice. Each one keeps a memory of your business, so you are not re-explaining the basics every week.
They also work together instead of in silos. The AI employees share context and know what the others are doing, so the digital workforce acts like one team. When a lead comes in, the coordinator can hand it to the appointment setter, who can update the bookkeeper, without you stitching the tools together by hand.
The jobs you can staff first for a small business
Start where the busywork hurts most. The communications coordinator answers leads and messages fast so nobody waits. The revenue specialist looks for money you can still collect and revenue you are leaving on the table. The appointment setter books and confirms jobs on your calendar. The bookkeeper and accountant keep the numbers current, and the reports analyst turns all of it into a plain-English summary you can actually read.
There is also a training coach that helps your people work alongside the digital workforce. You do not have to hire the whole roster at once. Most small businesses staff one or two AI employees first, prove the value, then add the next role as they see it working.
How you hire AI employees, done-for-you
Hiring AI employees for small business is done-for-you, so you are not the one wiring up software. Altaway sets each employee up on your own accounts, connects them to the tools you already use, and tunes them to how your business actually runs. You describe the jobs, and the digital workforce is installed around them.
A person approves anything that matters before it goes out, so an AI employee never sends money, signs anything, or makes a big call on its own without a human check. You own everything that gets built, with no lock-in. If you ever want to walk away, the accounts and the work stay yours.
What it costs and how to start
Pricing on the digital workforce page is straightforward: a $1,000 consult and a $2,000 plan, and both credit in full toward your install. The install itself is scoped with Dallin directly, because some businesses are small and some are large, so the work is sized to what you actually need rather than a one-size price.
The results depend on the business, but the direction is real. In one Utah roofing company Dallin worked with, the revenue specialist found more than $63,000 in underpaid insurance money the company can still collect across 34 claims, and the same business cut a $1,500 a month website bill to $20, about $17,760 saved a year. To start, you book a free discovery call and talk through where the work is.
How Altaway sets it up
Altaway installs a done-for-you digital workforce of AI employees powered by Anthropic's Claude, set up on your own accounts and tuned to your business. Rather than handing you tools to figure out, Altaway does the setup, keeps a human in the loop for anything that matters, and makes sure the employees coordinate as one team.
This page is a starting point. For the full roster, how the AI employees coordinate, and the pricing detail, the main digital workforce page is the hub. If a small business wants to hire AI employees without adding headcount, the free discovery call is the first step.
Common questions
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Can a small business really hire AI employees?
Yes, a small business can hire AI employees today, done-for-you. They are software workers that handle real jobs like answering leads, following up, booking appointments, and bookkeeping. Altaway sets them up on your own accounts so you get the work without adding headcount, and a person still approves anything that matters.
What jobs can AI employees do for a small business?
AI employees can answer new leads, follow up until people reply, book and confirm appointments, keep the books, and send plain-English reports. The roster includes a communications coordinator, revenue specialist, appointment setter, bookkeeper, accountant, reports analyst, and training coach. You can staff one role first and add more as you see them working.
Will AI employees replace my staff?
No, AI employees are built to take the repeatable busywork off your team, not replace the people. They handle the follow-ups, booking, and bookkeeping so your staff can focus on the work that needs a human. A person still approves anything that matters, and there is a training coach to help your people work alongside the digital workforce.
How much do AI employees cost for a small business?
On the digital workforce page, there is a $1,000 consult and a $2,000 plan, and both credit in full toward your install. The install itself is scoped with Dallin directly, because some businesses are small and some are large. You start with a free discovery call, so there is no cost to find out if it fits.
Do the AI employees work together?
Yes, the AI employees coordinate as one team. They share context and know what the others are doing, so the digital workforce acts like one connected team instead of seven separate tools. A lead can move from the communications coordinator to the appointment setter to the bookkeeper without you stitching the steps together by hand.
How do I get started hiring AI employees?
You start with a free discovery call. On the call, you talk through where the work is and which jobs to staff first. From there, Altaway installs a done-for-you digital workforce on your own accounts, tuned to your business, with a person approving anything that matters. You own everything that gets built, with no lock-in.
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