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Where do the hours go?
The repetitive tasks by team, with measured time per week and the cost of that time.
AI consulting in Dubai that ends with a list, not a slide deck.
In one to two weeks we look at how your business actually runs, find the three to five tasks where AI or automation would save real hours, and give you a costed plan. Sometimes the answer is a subscription you already pay for.
Opportunity auditAED 1,750
Team workshopAED 1,450
Time1 to 2 weeks
Fee creditedTo a build in 60 days
AI consulting for a small or mid-sized business should identify specific tasks worth automating, the tools to use, the cost and the expected time saved. Our AI opportunity audit costs AED 1,750, takes 1 to 2 weeks, and the fee is credited to any build within 60 days. A half-day team workshop costs AED 1,450, excluding 5% VAT.
Updated · Prices in AED, excluding 5% VAT
- Fixed price in writingScope and AED price agreed before work starts
- You own everythingStore, domain, code and accounts in your name
- 30-day fix windowBugs after launch are fixed at no charge
- Reply in one working dayFrom a senior person, not a form robot
Why most AI advice is not useful
You do not need an AI strategy. You need to know where the hours go.
Owners in Dubai tell us the same thing: everyone says they should be using AI, every vendor has a demo, and nobody has looked at their actual business. AI strategy documents tend to talk about transformation and data maturity. What a 20-person trading company or clinic needs is shorter: which tasks eat the most staff time, which of those a machine can now do reliably, what it costs, and what to do first. Our audit answers those four questions. We interview the people doing the work, look at the tools and files they use, time the repetitive tasks, and come back with a ranked list. Each item has a cost, an expected saving, a risk note and a recommendation, which might be one of our builds, an off-the-shelf tool, a setting in software you already have, or leave it alone.
- Interviews with the people who do the work
- Time measured on real tasks, not estimated
- Ranked list with cost, saving and risk per item
- Recommendations include tools we do not sell
The audit
What happens in the one to two weeks
- Day 1
Kick-off with the owner
One hour on the goals, the teams, the systems and what has been tried. We agree which teams to look at.
- Days 2 to 5
Interviews and shadowing
Thirty to forty-five minutes with each key person. We watch the repetitive tasks and note the time, the tools and the errors.
- Days 5 to 7
Options and costing
For each task we test whether AI or simple automation can do it, price the options, and check data and privacy points.
- Days 7 to 10
Report and walk-through
A written report and a one-hour session with you. You leave with a ranked plan you can carry out with us, with another supplier, or yourselves.
What the report covers
Seven questions, answered for your business
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What can AI do reliably today?
Which tasks are a good fit, which are not yet, and why.
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Build, buy or configure?
Many wins are features in tools you already pay for, such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace or Zoho.
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What will it cost to run?
Build cost, subscription and model usage per month, in AED.
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What are the data risks?
What data each option touches, where it goes, and questions for your legal adviser.
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What should staff be allowed to use?
A short, practical policy for using public chatbots at work.
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What first?
One quick win in two weeks, and the order for the rest.
Workshops
AI training for your team, on their own work
Most staff already use a chatbot, often a personal account and often with company data they should not paste in. A half-day workshop fixes both problems. We run it in English, at your office or online, using your team's real tasks: drafting emails and quotes, summarising long threads, preparing reports, working with spreadsheets. Everyone leaves with prompts they can use the next morning, a clear rule on what data must never go into a public tool, and an understanding of when the answer needs checking. It is not a lecture about the future of work. It is two hours of hands-on practice and an hour of questions.
- Built on your team's real tasks
- Safe-use rules for company data
- Prompt library your team keeps
- Up to 15 people per session
Options
Big consultancy, freelancer, or a studio that builds
| Large consultancy | Freelance AI consultant | Us | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical output | Strategy and roadmap | Advice, varies widely | Ranked task list with AED costs |
| Can build what it recommends | Through a separate team | Sometimes | Yes, or recommends someone else |
| Time to first result | Months | Weeks | First quick win in about two weeks |
| Price signal | Rarely published | Hourly | Published: AED 1,750, credited to a build |
| Best for | Large groups and government | A narrow question | SMEs with 10 to 200 staff |
If you are a large group with a transformation programme, a large consultancy may be the right partner. We work best with owner-led businesses.
Honest answers
When the best recommendation is not AI
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Fix the spreadsheet
A shared, structured sheet with dropdowns and validation often removes most errors on its own. No AI needed.
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Turn on a feature you pay for
Accounting and CRM tools often include automations nobody has switched on. That costs nothing extra.
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Write the process down
When two staff do a task two different ways, agreeing one way saves more time than any tool.
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Wait six months
Some uses, especially Arabic voice, may not be reliable enough yet for your customers. Revisit them; do not force them.
Pricing
Two ways to start
AI opportunity audit
AED 1,750fixed
For businesses with 10 to 200 staff.
- Owner kick-off and team interviews
- Measured time on repetitive tasks
- Ranked list with cost, saving and risk
- Staff AI-use policy draft
- Walk-through session
- Fee credited to a build within 60 days
Team AI workshop
AED 1,450half day
Hands-on training on your real tasks.
- Up to 15 people
- At your office in Dubai or online
- Prompt library to keep
- Safe-use rules for company data
Audits for several companies or branches are quoted. Prices exclude 5% VAT.
Based in Dubai, working remotely
Zelqori is a Dubai-based ecommerce and performance marketing agency.
Zelqori builds ecommerce websites and runs performance marketing for premium brands across Dubai, the rest of the UAE, the GCC and globally. We are based in Dubai and work remotely by design: projects run on Gulf Standard Time over Google Meet, WhatsApp and a shared project channel, and we meet clients in Dubai by appointment.
- Based in DubaiDubai time (GST), replies within one working day
- Remote by designGoogle Meet and WhatsApp, meetings in Dubai by appointment
- Dubai, GCC, globalUAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and beyond
- One teamThe store, the ads and the tracking built by the same people
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Design studies
Work that shows how we think.
Stores and systems we designed and engineered to show how we approach a brief like yours.
Questions
Answers before you call.
Prices are in AED and exclude 5% VAT.
Our AI opportunity audit costs AED 1,750 for businesses with 10 to 200 staff, takes 1 to 2 weeks, and is credited to any build within 60 days. A half-day team workshop costs AED 1,450. Prices exclude 5% VAT.
A useful one finds the repetitive tasks that cost the most staff time, tests whether AI or simple automation can do them reliably, prices the options, and gives you a ranked plan. The output should be specific enough to act on next week.
No. Recommendations include off-the-shelf tools, features in software you already pay for, and doing nothing. If the best option is not ours, the report says so.
If staff spend hours each week on repetitive tasks involving emails, documents or data entry, there is usually something worth doing. If your processes are not written down, that comes first, and the audit will say so.
Yes. A half-day workshop for up to 15 people, at your Dubai office or online, built on their real tasks, with safe-use rules for company data and a prompt library to keep.
Yes, if staff use chatbots at work, and most do. The audit includes a short, practical draft covering which tools are allowed and what data must never be entered. Have your legal adviser review it.
We aim for one quick win within about two weeks of the report, usually a small automation or a tool set-up. Larger builds follow the timelines on each service page.
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