AI automation & operations for service businesses
We build the systems that run your business without you.
Anco AI rebuilds how your business runs with automation, custom software and your own AI Operating System.
You didn't start the business to spend your week firefighting.
But here you are. Every new client, hire and tool adds another thing only you can hold together. The systems that got you here won't get you to the next level, and you feel it in the hours that disappear into admin nobody chose to do.
- 01Too much manual work. Your team copies data between tools and rebuilds the same report every week.
- 02Tools that don't talk. Six apps, no single source of truth, nothing joined up.
- 03Leads slip through the gaps. Slow follow-up and patchy onboarding cost you revenue you never see.
- 04No visibility. You can't tell how the business is doing without asking three people first.
Build, don't advise
Consultants give you a plan. We give you a system that runs without you.
Most automation shops only do the tech. Most consultants only do the advice, hand you a deck, and disappear. You get both from one partner, because you can't automate chaos, you'll just get faster chaos.
We map how your business actually runs, design the fix, and build it. Then we make sure it keeps running when you step away. That's the whole job.
The flagship
AIOS. An AI Operating System for your whole business.
Not another tool. The layer that sees everything and runs underneath you. Ten or more hours of your week back, and you never wonder how the business is doing. Live in 14 days, or your money back.
Four ways to get the operations off your plate.
AIOS
Flying blind across your own business?
One AI Operating System that sees everything, briefs you every morning and runs 24/7.
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Business Consulting
Done being the bottleneck?
We audit the operation, find what's slowing you down, and build the fix. Not a deck.
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Software Development
Drowning in disconnected tools?
Custom tools and dashboards that replace the tangle with one system you control.
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Automation & AI
Your team buried in busywork?
We automate the repetitive work and build AI assistants that hand back the hours.
Learn more →Six phases. One outcome: an operation that runs itself.
Discover
We learn the business. Goals, team, tools, where the pressure and the money really sit.
Audit
We map every workflow and tool to find the friction, the waste and the fastest wins.
Design
A clear blueprint of what to improve, remove and rebuild. No guesswork, no surprises.
Build
We implement the systems and software. Integrated, tested, ready to scale.
Automate
Recurring tasks scored and removed one by one. Each one is bandwidth handed back.
Support
We guide your team through adoption and keep refining as you grow.
Founders who got their time back.
"He saves me HOURS of time every week, and the ROI makes it a no-brainer. After 5+ years I can't imagine business without him."
Chris, Founder of Unity Transformations
"They helped me implement smart software, automation and AI into my systems, which has saved me at least 10 hours every week and streamlined how I manage clients."
Jesse
"We tried several competitors before Anco AI, and their bespoke service was the perfect fit. No friction, no steep learning curve. We couldn't recommend them higher."
Ross Cuthbert
"Their systems let me do multiple functions in one platform, so it saves me paying for separate apps and subscriptions. Incredible service and top class."
Stephen Bradshaw, Coach · client for 3 years
"Their insight on AI automation, lead generation systems and offer packaging has saved me months of trial and error. No fluff, just high-leverage advice grounded in real-world experience."
Newton, Agency Founder
"I've been working with Dave since 2019, and it's always been a pleasure. Every interaction has led to real, tangible outcomes. If there's a better solution, he'll find it."
Sam Jedrzejewski · client since 2019
An operator who got out of the trap.
I'm Dave. I built and ran agencies, and I got stuck in the exact trap you're in now, every process in my head, every decision through me. So I built my way out with systems, and now I do it for other founders.
I run my own AI Operating System inside Anco every day. I'm not diagramming this stuff in theory, I'm living it. That's why the builds are bespoke, not templates, and why clients stay for years, not projects.
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See the systems being built.
Dave documents real builds on YouTube. The same systems we install for clients, shown running inside a real business, not slideware.
Straight answers, before you book.
Both, which is the point. An AI consultancy tells you what to build; an automation agency builds what it is told. Anco AI does the operations thinking and the technical build in one team, so what gets built is what the business actually needs, and it is run and maintained afterwards. How the consultancy works.
Maps where your team's hours go, decides which of that work a system should do, and specifies it so the build is right first time. At Anco AI the consultant is also the builder: Dave Crawford runs his own business on the systems he installs, so the advice comes with the receipts.
A discovery call is free. The Scaleability Audit is £997 and gives you the map whether or not we build. Most custom builds land between £5,000 and £15,000. AIOS Foundation, the full operating system, is £4,995 then £995 a month. Prices are published on each service page.
One layer over the tools you already use. It knows your business, pulls the live numbers from every system daily, watches meetings and messages, sends a daily brief, and runs the automations that take repeat work off your team. Not another tool; the thing that sees all of them.
Service businesses turning over roughly £250k to £5m: accountancy practices, law firms, marketing and creative agencies, coaches and consultants, and operationally complex bricks-and-mortar businesses. The common thread is a founder who has hit the point where growth means more of their own hours.
No. Anco AI is based in Manchester and works with businesses in Stockport, Cheshire, Chester and across the North West in person, and remotely across the UK, the US, Canada and Europe. Most builds are delivered remotely either way.
Limited onboarding each month
Built to run.
Built to scale.
Book a free discovery call. Or take the Scaleability Score first, five minutes, free, and find out where you're leaking time and money.
No obligation · You keep the systems map · Straight talk, no pitch