The short answer
Tamboer AI builds AI workflows for small and medium businesses: work that comes back every week is prepared for you, so your company can handle more without hiring more. AI automation for SMEs means one process built in ten working days for €1,500 excluding VAT, or your whole business on AI in three weeks for €4,500, with an employee approving every outcome before anything is sent or booked. You start with a free AI plan. If the process does not fit, you hear that before anything is built. Which tools to introduce in which order sits in the selection for SMEs. The route itself, from choice to daily use, sits on AI implementation.
What AI automation means here
No loose chatbot and no AI that acts towards customers on its own. It is about a fixed workflow: input arrives, the workflow reads and checks, a draft is prepared and an employee approves it. An AI agent can plan its own intermediate steps within agreed limits. The decision boundary stays the same.
Four processes that are often suitable
Inbox and requests
Sort, collect data, flag missing information and prepare a draft.
See the demonstrationDocument checks
Read out fixed fields, check completeness and make differences visible.
See the process patternCase-file preparation
Gather documents, keep source references and prepare a checklist.
See case-file preparationDraft replies
Formulate a proposal within fixed rules, without committing to anything on its own.
See draft repliesCompare three practical starting points
| Process and input | Prepared output | Software and recurring costs |
|---|---|---|
| Order intake: email or PDF | Order draft with matched articles and flagged gaps | Mailbox and ERP, such as Exact. Possible connector and model usage costs. |
| Document review: PDF and file data | Extracted fields, differences and source references | AFAS and the document source. Check Jonas first; any connection and usage costs follow from the chosen route. |
| Quote preparation: enquiry and price list | Draft quote with open questions | Mailbox and quoting software. Possible automation subscription and model usage costs. |
The build for one process costs 1,500 euro; the AI Operating System costs 4,500 euro, excluding VAT. Recurring software and usage costs depend on your systems and volume and are agreed separately. Use the calculator to compare time saved with those costs and the review time that remains.
Three processes with their own page
For three common routes the approach is already worked out in detail. If you recognise one, start there. Otherwise the selection below or the free process check is enough.
- Service requests at installation companies, from email to draft work order.
- Order processing in technical wholesale, from email or PDF to a draft in the ERP.
Which administrative process is best to automate?
Choose a process that comes back often, starts digitally and currently follows recognisable steps. These six questions make a first selection:
| Question | A usable first answer |
|---|---|
| Does the work come back often? | The team handles the same kind of request or check every week. |
| Does the input arrive digitally? | The source is for example email, PDF, Excel, a form or a system export. |
| Can the steps be explained? | An employee can demonstrate which checks and decision rules keep coming back. |
| Are exceptions recognisable? | The team knows when the workflow must stop and an employee must take over. |
| Does someone own it? | One process owner can provide test cases and approve the outcome. |
| Can you measure before and after? | Volume, time per case, lead time and corrections can be counted. |
If you can answer these questions concretely, the process is worth investigating. The free process check helps you record the blockers and the next step.
When you should not build
- The work only occurs a few times a month.
- The input is mostly on paper and has no fixed entry point.
- Nobody can explain when the outcome is good enough.
- There is no process owner who can test and approve.
- Your current software already has a good standard feature for the same step.
- The goal is for AI to email, book or decide on its own.
Price and delivery in three steps
You start with the free AI plan: an AI plan for your whole business, three tailored examples and a demonstration, within a week of our call. If you want to go further, One process with AI gets that process reviewed and built so it works, in ten working days for €1,500 excluding VAT, credited in full against the AI Operating System. The AI Operating System for your whole business costs €4,500 excluding VAT and is in place in three weeks. You pay half at the start and half at delivery. Stopping after week one of the AI Operating System costs €1,500 excluding VAT; the rest lapses. If it does not work as agreed, I fix it or you get your money back. The choice is yours. See the full scope and exclusions or see the three options and prices. See what you get for free.
Experience behind the approach
I know how to use AI for better work and more profit. From the right tool and a strong prompt to a workflow your team uses every day.
That banking experience is not a prediction for your process. That is why an implementation starts with a baseline measurement and ends with the same count.
If you work in or around Utrecht, you can see the same approach on the page about AI automation in Utrecht and the surrounding region. It has a section per place, with the travel time from Utrecht: Amersfoort, Nieuwegein, Zeist, Woerden, Hilversum and Amsterdam.
Frequently asked questions
What does AI automation cost for an SME?
At Tamboer AI you start with a free AI plan: an AI plan for your whole business, three tailored examples and a demonstration. One process with AI, which includes the AI Workflow Audit, costs €1,500 excluding VAT and is fully credited if you move on to the AI Operating System within 30 days. The AI Operating System for your whole business costs €4,500 excluding VAT. You pay half at the start and half at delivery. Stopping after week one of the AI Operating System costs €1,500 excluding VAT; the rest lapses.
Does AI have to take over the process completely?
No. The workflow or AI agent prepares the work. An employee checks, adjusts or rejects and decides before anything is sent, booked or committed to.
When is custom work not needed?
If your current software already performs the step well, you use that feature. Custom work only makes sense when a recurring process keeps falling between email, documents, people and systems.
