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How Much Time Is Your Team Losing Every Week?

Most business owners know their operations could be more efficient. Few have ever calculated the actual cost. Answer 4 quick questions and we'll show you exactly where time is being lost — and what it's costing your business annually.

Built for UK SMEs by experienced business operators
Calculates exactly how many hours per week your team is losing to manual processes
Estimates the annual financial cost in pounds — not just hours
Gives you a personalised Automation Opportunity Score out of 100
Identifies your top 3 highest-value opportunities based on your specific answers
Completely free — no commitment, no sales pressure
⏱ Takes about 3 minutes
🔒 Your answers stay private
📊 Instant personalised results
Question 1 of 4
Tell us about your business
This helps us tailor your results and benchmark your score against businesses of a similar size and sector.
Please enter your name
Please enter your company name
Please enter a valid email
Please select your team size
Question 2 of 4
Which of these does your team handle manually?
Select every process that applies — even partial manual work counts. Small repetitive tasks add up to significant weekly losses.
Lead & enquiry management
Manually copying enquiries, sending follow-ups by hand
Reports & data pulling
Weekly reports built manually from multiple systems
Invoicing & payment chasing
Generating, sending and chasing invoices manually
Client onboarding
Email chains, document requests, manual setup tasks
Scheduling & reminders
Booking appointments and sending reminders manually
Data entry between systems
Copying information from one tool to another
Proposals & quotes
Building quotes and proposals manually each time
Marketing & communications
Posting content, sending emails and newsletters manually
Question 3 of 4
How many hours per week does your whole team spend on each?
Include time from all staff combined — even 30 minutes here and there adds up. Best estimate is fine.
Question 4 of 4 — Last one
One final question to personalise your results
Your answers to these questions shape your Automation Opportunity Score and the specific recommendations we give you.
What is your single biggest operational challenge right now?
Too much time spent on admin — not enough on growing the business
Things fall through the cracks — mistakes, missed follow-ups, inconsistency
Can't grow without hiring more staff — costs rising faster than revenue
Systems don't connect — everything requires manual handoffs between tools
No clear visibility of what's happening in the business day to day
Where are you on this?
Just exploring what's possible — no immediate decision
I know I need to do something — looking for the right partner
Ready to move — want to start in the next 4–6 weeks
Tried something before — it didn't work out, need a better approach
Your Personalised Operational Assessment
Your Results
/100
Opportunity
Score
Hours lost per week to manual processes
Estimated annual cost at £25/hr
High-value automation opportunities identified
Potential recoverable value
How You Compare
Your Top Automation Opportunities — Ranked by Impact
What This Means for Your Business
📄 Download Your Assessment Report
Get a branded PDF summary of your results — your score, cost analysis, top opportunities, and recommended next steps. Ready to share with your team.
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Let's identify where automation delivers
your biggest operational win first.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll walk through your results, answer every question, and give you an honest picture of what's achievable — and what it costs.

No commitment. No hard sell. Just a straight conversation about your operations.

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