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Does my business need AI?
A free 2-minute audit. Answer a few questions about how your business runs and get an AI opportunity score, the workflows where AI fits, a 30-day roadmap, and matched tools — no signup to see it.
What "AI readiness" actually means for a small business
Most AI readiness content is written for enterprises rolling out governance frameworks across a thousand-person org — data maturity scores, model risk posture, a change-management plan. None of that maps to a five-person real estate team or a twelve-person recruitment agency deciding whether to let one piece of software draft replies to leads.
At small-business scale, AI readiness means something much narrower: can you name one repeatable task, point to where the information for that task lives, and say who checks the output? That's it. No data strategy, no governance committee, no IT sign-off.
Survey data backs up why most small businesses stall here rather than moving past it: roughly half describe themselves as still “exploring” AI without a real commitment, and only a small minority ever reach advanced, strategic use. The pattern is almost always unclear scope, not bad technology — a business tries to “automate marketing” instead of naming one specific workflow, or never decides who reviews the first batch of outputs.
This audit exists because the enterprise-style assessments — the kind consulting firms like McKinsey or vendors like Cisco publish — ask questions that don't apply at this scale, take far longer than two minutes, and usually end in a sales call. This one is scoped for a small team: 13 questions, about two minutes, answered from how your business already runs. The output is a number, a reason for that number, and one specific next step — not a maturity-model diagram.
Answer 13 quick questions
About your team, your inbound volume, and where work actually piles up.
We score your AI opportunity
Scored against structured industry knowledge for your specific business type.
Get your 30-day roadmap
Matched tools, what to automate first, and what to keep firmly human.
What type of business do you run?
Sets the industry knowledge the audit reasons from.
Who this audit is built for
The scoring draws on structured playbooks for four business types. Pick your closest match below, or answer the audit directly — the general service-business playbook covers everything else.
Real estate agencies
Inbound leads sit in an inbox for hours before anyone replies, showing schedules get coordinated by hand across texts and calls, and the same listing details get retyped across the MLS, a website, and social posts. The audit's real estate playbook scores how much of that specific loop — reply speed, scheduling, listing admin — is worth automating first.
Recruitment agencies
Sourcing candidates, screening resumes, and chasing both sides for a status update eats most of a recruiter's week, and almost none of it needs to be done by hand. The recruitment playbook looks at sourcing volume, screening load, and how much follow-up currently happens manually to find where an agency's opportunity actually sits.
Insurance brokers
Quote requests, renewal reminders, and claims intake are high-volume, repetitive, and mostly about moving information correctly — not judgment calls. The insurance playbook separates that administrative layer, which is a strong AI fit, from underwriting and advice, which the audit deliberately keeps flagged as human work.
Service businesses
Consultants, agencies, contractors, and anyone else running a service business on inbound inquiries, scheduling, and invoicing get scored against a general playbook built around the same three questions: what repeats, where the information lives, and who reviews the output.
What you actually get at the end
Every result has the same four parts: an AI opportunity score out of 100, a breakdown of where that score comes from, tools matched to your specific business, and a 30-day roadmap for trying the first one. Here's what that looks like in practice.
A real estate brokerage might score 64/100, with most of that opportunity coming from lead follow-up (inquiries sitting for hours before a human replies) and listing admin (the same details retyped across three systems). The matched tools for that profile: Zapier to sync listing data between systems, and Lindy to draft first-pass replies to inbound inquiries. The roadmap starts in week one with just the reply-drafting workflow — not both at once. See our full breakdown of what an AI opportunity score means and how a realistic 30-day roadmap is structured.
How this differs from a generic AI readiness assessment
Enterprise-style assessments from consulting firms and platform vendors solve a different problem for a different audience. Here's the practical difference.
| Dimension | Generic enterprise assessment | woska AI Readiness Audit |
|---|---|---|
| Time to complete | 30–60+ minutes, often needs IT or ops input | About 2 minutes, answered from what you already know |
| Cost | Often free to start, but gated behind a sales call for real output | Free end to end — no credit card, no signup to see results |
| Output | A maturity-model diagram and generic recommendations | A specific score, the reason behind it, and a 30-day roadmap |
| Tool recommendations | Vendor-agnostic categories, or push toward one vendor's suite | Matched against woska's own catalog of real, comparable tools |
| Built for | Enterprise IT and governance teams | Small teams — real estate, recruitment, insurance, service businesses |
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI readiness audit really free?
Yes. The full audit — your AI opportunity score, category breakdown, matched tools, and 30-day roadmap — is free with no credit card and no signup required to see your results.
How long does it take?
About 2 minutes. It's 13 quick questions about your team, your workflow, and where time gets lost — most are single-tap answers.
What do I actually get at the end?
An AI opportunity score out of 100, a breakdown of where the opportunity is (leads, follow-up, admin, research), the AI tools best matched to your business, and a 30-day roadmap of what to try first.
Is this only for certain industries?
The audit reasons from structured playbooks for real estate agencies, recruitment agencies, insurance brokers, and general service businesses — but the questions and scoring work for any small team handling inbound requests, follow-up, and admin work.
Will you spam me or sell my data?
No. Your email is only asked for afterward, is entirely optional, and only signs you up for an occasional AI brief. You can see your full report without giving an email at all.
Is the recommendation a guarantee?
No — it's editorial guidance based on structured industry knowledge, not a guarantee. Tool pricing and fit change, so confirm current details on each vendor's page before you buy.
What is an AI readiness score?
An AI readiness score is a number, usually out of 100, that estimates how much of your business's day-to-day work could realistically be handled by AI right now, based on your team size, inbound volume, and where time actually goes. See our full guide on what an AI opportunity score means and how it's calculated.
Is there a free AI readiness assessment for real estate agencies?
Yes — this audit includes a structured playbook specifically for real estate agencies covering lead follow-up, showing coordination, and listing admin, alongside the same free scoring and roadmap every business gets.
Is there a free AI readiness assessment for recruitment agencies?
Yes — the recruitment playbook covers candidate sourcing, screening coordination, and follow-up with both candidates and clients, which is usually where a recruitment agency's AI opportunity score comes from.
How is this different from an enterprise AI readiness assessment?
Enterprise assessments from firms like McKinsey or vendors like Cisco are built for large organizations rolling out AI governance across departments — they take far longer, often require IT input, and usually end in a sales conversation. This one is scoped for a small team: about two minutes, free, no signup to see the results, and the recommendations are real tools from woska's own catalog instead of generic maturity-model language.
What is an AI readiness roadmap?
It's the specific next step this audit generates after scoring your business: which one workflow to automate first, which tool fits it, and a week-by-week plan for testing it before replacing any manual process. See our full breakdown of what a realistic 30-day AI roadmap looks like.