Why AI Automation Matters For SMBs

The age of AI isn’t coming—it’s already baked into your competitors’ workflows. Recent surveys show 76 % of U.S. small businesses are “using or exploring” AI today, and the average early adopter has trimmed 30 % of back‑office costs within the first year. Every month you postpone an automation project, you’re leaving money—and market share—on the table..

Three macro forces pushing SMBs toward AI

Talent squeeze – Hiring costs are up, and knowledge‑worker shortages punish small teams.
Margin pressure – Customers expect enterprise‑level service at DIY‑tool prices.
Tech maturity – Capabilities of AI models & tooling has increased dramatically

Lumetric’s mission is simple: give every SMB the AI superpowers usually reserved for FAANG and well‑funded startups—without breaking budgets or choking on months‑long IT projects.

What Exactly Is AI Automation & Software?

Think of AI automation as the intersection of four ideas:

Workflow automation – Software that chains together multi‑step tasks triggered by data or events (e.g., new order in Shopify → generate invoice in QuickBooks → email customer).
Artificial intelligence – Models that approximate human decision‑making or content creation (e.g., classifying support tickets by urgency and sentiment).
Generative AI – Models that create net‑new text, code, images, or audio on demand (e.g., drafting product descriptions or Excel formulas).
Traditional Software – This AI technology is integrated into traditional software user interfaces and experiences, such as portals, websites, and chat interfaces.

Picture a digital teammate that never takes vacations, never tires of copy‑pasting, and loves paperwork.

Estimating Savings

Take the hours the task eats each week and multiply by your team’s average hourly cost. That gives you the weekly dollar drain. Now just multiply that number by 52 to see the annual hit.

Example:

Manual invoice matching takes 8 hours a week.Your blended labor rate is $45 an hour.
Weekly cost: 8 × 45 = $360.
Annual cost: $360 × 52 = $18,720.

That $18,720 of labor you are currently paying for that the AI software can now handle.

The Lumetric 5‑Step Launch Framework (Ship in ≤ 6 Weeks)

Instead of drowning you in theory, our one goal is to deploy automations that deliver measurable ROI as fast as possible. To do this

Identify. We listen to your pain points & workflows, helping find any common, repetitive tasks that could be automated or streamlined with AI.
Prioritize. We work with you to prioritize the highest ROI solutions to make sure everyone is aligned and excited.
Build. Our forward-deployed engineers build & test the full end to end software solutions in a matter of weeks. Gathering feedback and ensuring it meets your exact needs.
Deploy & Educate. Go live with the solutions, ensuring everyone is fully up to speed on how to use every single one.
Support & Improve. Monitor usage, understand improvement opportunities, and update as the technology evolves