AI consulting for Sydney businesses

AI consulting, advisory and delivery for Sydney businesses.

Enterprise experience. Personal commitment.

Big-organisation
experience.
Real-world impact.

Our consultants have delivered enterprise transformation projects for some of Australia’s largest organisations, helping them save millions of dollars.

We bring that experience to every engagement: a clear view of the opportunity, disciplined delivery and a focus on the business outcome.

See what we’ve built
Enterprise transformationTechnology deliveryBusiness outcomes

Organisations our consultants have worked with

  • ING
  • MLC
  • NAB
  • ANZ
  • Mercer
  • Qantas
  • Commonwealth Bank (CBA)
  • Macquarie Bank

Experience gained by our consultants in previous roles and engagements. Logos identify those organisations and do not imply endorsement of L&V Consulting Group.

Our services

AI consulting and implementation services

Explore practical AI services for Sydney businesses, from choosing a first use case to building workflows and supporting your team.

We find where AI could make a real difference in your business, size the opportunity and give you a prioritised, costed plan for what to build first.

  • AI use-case discovery & opportunity mapping
  • Data-readiness & tooling assessment
  • A prioritised, costed AI roadmap
Explore AI strategy consulting →

We automate the repetitive steps in your operations, using the tools you already have where possible, with people reviewing the results so your team has more time for the work that matters.

  • Process mapping & automation opportunities
  • Workflow & back-office automation
  • Human-in-the-loop guardrails & QA
Explore AI automation →

We build AI tools for everyday work: assistants using your approved information, dashboards and copilots, with data access and deployment arrangements agreed for your business.

  • Assistants using approved business information
  • Dashboards, copilots & integrations
  • Agreed access and deployment controls
Explore custom AI assistants →

Help your team use AI well. We advise on the right tools, educate owners and managers, and train staff hands-on, so AI becomes an assistant across your business.

  • Advice on tools & uses
  • Education for owners & managers
  • Hands-on training for your team
Explore AI advisory, education and training →
How we work

A practical path from opportunity to business as usual

  1. Identify the opportunity

    We look at what takes up your time and where AI could help your business. Start with one useful opportunity, such as cutting admin or responding to customers.

  2. Plan the solution

    Together we agree which opportunity to start with, then plan what to do, what it will cost and how long it should take. The plan fits your budget, the tools you already use and the way your team works.

  3. Build and test

    We build the solution and try it out on everyday tasks. Your team checks the results so we can make adjustments before you start using it.

  4. Hand over and support adoption

    We show your team how to use it, leave clear instructions and agree what ongoing help you need. You know who to contact if something needs fixing.

Selected delivery

Real projects.
Practical delivery.

A selection of the platforms, applications and digital experiences we’ve delivered. Project identities are kept private.

Project designs and artwork from our work, presented with identifying names removed.

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Your business

AI Savings and ROI

Choose your type of business and enter the hours each person spends on the simple tasks. It uses the same evidence and costs as the examples on our blog.

Typical work AI can help with

Simple tasks

  • Reading invoices, orders and forms, and entering the data
  • Answering customer and client emails
  • Following up, reminders and scheduling

Complex tasks

  • Preparing customs entry data from invoices and packing lists, for checking
  • Tracking consignments across carrier portals and alerting customers to delays
  • Building quotes from rate sheets and surcharges for routine lanes
  • Analysing on-time, cost and volume data by lane and customer, and reporting on trends
  • Researching rates, routes and competitors, and writing market reports

Not in this estimate: we scope these with you.

A rough total is fine.

Wage plus on-costs like super and leave, often 20–30% more. Time saved is valued at this rate.

Time on this work

AI could free

Value of the time freed, before costs a year

AI automationBuilt-in or office AI, or a connected workflow
Set-up cost
Running cost
Pays for itself in
Value of time saved each year after that
AI agentChatGPT dots ·
Set-up cost
Running cost
Pays for itself in
Value of time saved each year after that

A best-guess estimate, not a quote, excluding GST. A paid assessment confirms the figures before we recommend a project.

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Before you start

Questions businesses ask about AI consulting

Can AI help a smaller business compete with larger companies?

It can, when it is applied to the right work. AI can take on much of the routine drafting, sorting and checking that larger companies use extra staff and enterprise systems for, often inside tools you already use. Our guide explains how AI helps small and medium businesses compete with larger companies.

What does an AI consultant do?

An AI consultant helps identify useful opportunities, assess data and systems, and plan or implement a solution. Our services cover strategy, automation, custom assistants and advisory and training.

Do you work with small businesses in Sydney?

Yes. We work with small and medium businesses, with Sydney as our primary service market. We also support businesses across Australia.

How do we choose an AI consulting company?

Look for a clear scope, relevant evidence, agreed data handling and a practical way to measure the result. Our guide to choosing an AI consultant explains questions to ask.

Where should we start if we have several ideas?

Start by comparing the business value, data readiness, implementation effort and risk of each idea. An AI strategy assessment can help prioritise the options.

Practical AI for small and medium businesses

More capability. Less overhead.

AI can help small and medium businesses access capabilities once associated with much larger teams—without taking on equivalent staffing costs.

01 / Engineering consultancies

First drafts from your own project files.

  • Works from the verified notes and records in the project’s SharePoint folder.
  • Drafts the update in your Word template from those files.
  • Uses only files staff can already see; an engineer checks every number.
See the workflow and costs
Total setup budget$17,000L&V set-up + team training
Estimated payback~4 monthsFrom project kickoff
Annual net savings afterwards~$115,000Staff time saved a year, valued at the hourly cost, after running costs

Running costs: $635/month from kickoff.
Modelled estimates · AUD ex GST

02 / Bookkeeping practices

Bills captured and coded for review, not retyped.

  • Reads each bill your clients email, upload or photograph.
  • Pulls out the supplier, date, amount, GST and invoice number, and checks the ABN.
  • Codes it with your supplier rules; new or unusual bills wait for review.
See the workflow and costs
Total setup budget$13,500L&V set-up + team training
Estimated payback~5 monthsFrom project kickoff
Annual net savings afterwards~$98,000Staff time saved a year, valued at the hourly cost, after running costs

Running costs: $1,425/month from kickoff.
Modelled estimates · AUD ex GST

03 / Freight operators / forwarders

Delivery paperwork sorted, customers updated faster.

  • Reads delivery paperwork and status emails from the shared inbox.
  • Pulls out the consignment, date, receiver, signature and any exceptions, flagging gaps.
  • Saves a checked record and drafts the customer update.
See the workflow and costs
Total setup budget$25,000L&V set-up + team training
Estimated payback~6 monthsFrom project kickoff
Annual net savings afterwards~$96,000Staff time saved a year, valued at the hourly cost, after running costs

Running costs: $1,450/month from kickoff.
Modelled estimates · AUD ex GST

Read all 11 examples on the blog

Let's talk

Discuss your next AI project.

Tell us what you want to improve, the systems you use and where your team needs help. We will use your enquiry to discuss a suitable next step.

  • AI strategy and opportunity assessment
  • Workflow automation and custom assistants
  • Serving Sydney and businesses across Australia

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