AI consultant in Manchester for small businesses

HappyOwl is an AI consultancy based in Manchester, founded by Thomas Davis. It helps small businesses across Greater Manchester, the North West and the rest of the UK find where AI will genuinely save their teams time, then builds and implements the right solutions.

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or email hello@happyowl.co.uk

You'll get straight answers and a recommended first step, even if it's not with us.

What an AI consultant does for a small business

Most small businesses don't need an “AI strategy”. They need someone to look at how the work actually gets done and point out where the time goes. That's where we start: the admin that eats your team's week, the information copied from one system to another, the same questions answered again and again, and the leads that slip away because nobody had time to follow up.

Only then do we show you, in plain English, where AI can help, where a simpler tool would do the job better, and what's worth building. Then we help you build it.

Small businesses across Greater Manchester

We work with small businesses of roughly 5 to 50 staff. HappyOwl is based in Manchester, and works with businesses across Greater Manchester, including Salford, Stockport, Trafford, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan, as well as the wider North West.

Everything happens over video call, so it works just as well if you're in Leeds, London or anywhere else in the UK.

How it works

Step 1: A free 20-minute call
To see if we're the right fit, talk through how you're already using AI, and recommend a first step, even if it's not with us.
Step 2: The Owl's Eye view
A half-day deep dive by video call into where your business is leaking time, leads and money. You get a prioritised, plain-English roadmap.
Step 3: We build the outcomes
Help implementing the roadmap, bespoke solutions where they're needed, and someone on hand once it's all running.

Who is behind HappyOwl?

HappyOwl was founded by Thomas Davis, a Manchester-based motion designer turned product builder. For over 20 years he's been making complex ideas easy to understand and building tools that take repetitive work off people:

Made By Loop: A toolkit for Adobe After Effects that automates the most tedious, repetitive tasks in a motion designer's day. Used by over 6,000 motion designers.
Ferguson: An AI landing-page auditor: it reviews a landing page and reports on it. Has reviewed 200+ landing pages.
Warble: Uses AI to turn voice notes into captioned video posts.
RollBot: Makes reels and GIFs in seconds.

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Questions

Do I need to be in Manchester to work with HappyOwl?

No. HappyOwl is based in Manchester but works over video call, so it works with businesses anywhere in the UK just as easily as with those down the road.

Do I need to know anything about AI?

No. We start with how your business works, not with the technology, and explain everything in plain English.

How much does an AI consultant in Manchester cost?

The first call is free. After that, the Owl's Eye view is a fixed fee, explained on the call. If you choose us to implement the roadmap, that's an ongoing monthly fee depending on what you need. Cancel any time.

What if AI isn't right for my business?

We'll tell you. Sometimes the better answer is a simpler tool, a process change or nothing at all.

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Find out where AI would actually help

A free 20-minute call. You'll get a straight answer and a recommended first step, even if it's not with us.