Set your bearing
We help small businesses cut through the noise and put AI to work — saving time, reducing admin, and giving you back your day. No jargon. No fluff. Just results.
Who we are
At Lodestone Consulting, we're a team of technology and business specialists with over 25 years of hands-on IT experience and a decade of consultancy behind us — primarily in the Microsoft ecosystem.
We've spent years watching small businesses struggle with tools they don't fully use, and time lost to tasks that AI could handle in seconds. That's why we built Lodestone — to be the plain-English, no-nonsense AI partner that your business actually needs.
We work with you, not at you. Every engagement starts with understanding your workflow — then we show you exactly where AI fits in.
What we do
Whether you're just AI-curious or ready to transform how your team works.
Most businesses use about 20% of what Microsoft 365 can do. We help you unlock the rest — including Microsoft Copilot, the AI assistant built directly into Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. From automating reports to drafting emails, we'll show you what's possible and get it running.
Repetitive tasks are costing you hours every week. We map your workflows and identify where AI — whether that's Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Google Gemini — can take the load off. The result? Less admin, fewer errors, more time for the work that matters.
Not sure which AI tool is right for you? We cut through the hype and recommend the right fit for your business and budget — then handle the setup, training, and ongoing support so you're not left figuring it out alone.
The best tool in the world is useless if your team won't use it. We run practical, plain-English training sessions tailored to your business — so your people feel confident, not overwhelmed.
AI in the real world
The bookkeeper
Managing multiple client accounts meant hours of chasing, reconciling, and reporting every week. We helped one bookkeeping practice connect Microsoft 365 with AI-assisted workflows — automating client update summaries, flagging overdue items automatically, and drafting routine client emails in seconds.
The result? Over five hours saved per week, with fewer things falling through the cracks.
The plumber
A small plumbing business needed a better way to track new boiler installations — logging test results, warranty details, and follow-up schedules across dozens of jobs. We built them a simple AI-assisted system inside tools they already had, so engineers could log jobs on-site and the office always had a live, accurate picture.
No new software. No big investment.
Why work with us
Get in touch
It starts with a conversation. Book a free 30-minute discovery call and we'll give you an honest view of where AI can make a real difference in your business — no commitment, no hard sell.
Book your free callOr email us at hello@lodestoneconsulting.co.uk