Helping Tri-Cities Businesses Grow With AI
The Tri-Cities is our home turf. Coquitlam professional firms and clinics, PoCo shops and fleets, Port Moody breweries and studios: mostly owner-led businesses where the busywork quietly eats hours every week. That is the work we take. A senior AI Manager works inside your business every month, automates the repetitive load, trains your people, and shows you the result in dollars and hours.
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AI transformation built for the Tri-Cities business landscape
The government data tells the real story. Statistics Canada counts 19.2 percent of Canadian businesses using AI in 2026, triple the rate of two years ago, and BC workers lead the country in generative AI use at 25 percent. But construction sits at 9.2 percent and wholesale at 7.9 percent, and almost all use everywhere is individuals pasting into a chat window, not workflows the business can count on. That is the gap we close: one accountable person who picks the projects that pay, builds them into how you already work, and stays until your team runs them.
The alternative is hiring someone senior to lead it yourself, which runs $250K to $400K a year in Metro Vancouver. Almost no Tri-Cities business signs up for that, so AI stays a side project. Our model is one month at a time, judged by the monthly report, not the promise.
And because we are based here, on-site is normal. Fifteen minutes covers Coquitlam Centre to Moody Centre; ten covers PoCo to Burquitlam. If you want us at the table, we are at the table.
How grow28ai helps Tri-Cities businesses
A 90-day plan in your first two weeks: the six to twelve projects worth doing in your business, in order, with what each is worth in dollars.
One person accountable across all five municipalities. Your AI Manager runs each month: priorities in week 1, inside the department in week 2, building in week 3, training and reporting in week 4.
Automations built into the work you already do: quoting, invoicing, scheduling, dispatch, follow-up, customer replies. No new software for your team to fight.
Built for your kind of business: professional services in Coquitlam, trades and industrial in PoCo, hospitality and studios in Port Moody. The plan follows your operation, not a template.
Your own people learn to run it. We train three to ten of your staff so the capability stays in your company when we leave.
A one-page monthly report in dollars and hours saved, written for an owner, not a CTO.
Month to month with a 30-day exit. If the numbers stop making sense, you stop paying.
Common questions from Tri-Cities businesses
Which Tri-Cities municipalities do you serve?
All five: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, and Belcarra. We are based in Coquitlam, so on-site visits across the corridor are routine, and we work remotely when that is faster.
How are you different from a Vancouver or Burnaby consultant?
Most consultants study your business, hand you a deck, and leave. We stay and do the work. Your AI Manager is a person inside your business every month, and the work is judged on one thing: the dollars and hours on the monthly report. Being local is the second difference; showing up at your office is a short drive, not a billable event.
What size of business is this for?
Companies with enough moving parts that the busywork actually costs money, typically 25 to 500 people, though owner-led operations with heavy admin loads fit too. If your staff spend hours each week on quoting, invoicing, scheduling, or answering the same questions, there is usually more than enough value to recover. We confirm the fit on a free call.
Do we need to be on a specific tech stack?
No. We build on whatever you already run: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, QuickBooks, Sage, HubSpot, Salesforce, or the custom system your team swears at daily. The point is to remove work, not add another platform.
What does the first month look like?
Week 1, we sit down with you and agree what matters. Week 2, you get the 90-day plan and we start with the first department. Week 3, we build. Week 4, we train your team and hand you the first one-page report. By the end of month one you have at least one automation running and a number next to it.
Do we have to sign a long contract?
No. Month to month, 30-day exit. If a month does not pay for itself, you can walk. That keeps the pressure on us to deliver every month, not on you to stay.
Ready to grow your Tri-Cities business with AI?
Book a 30-minute strategy call. We’ll map your highest-ROI AI moves and decide whether grow28ai is the right fit, no commitment.
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