PavotStart somewhere

Something is growing in your week.

Every bloom in this field is a task that eats a week somewhere in Nova Scotia. There are 27, from 9 kinds of business. Touch one to see the work today, the work with an assistant, and the person who still checks it.

Pavot Design Inc. runs measured AI pilots for businesses with 5 to 50 staff. A number before and after. Your team keeps control.

Light up one kind of business

The task you touched last: the follow-up call that never happens

Below the field, the method. Above it, nothing you choose leaves the browser.

A pilot is a sentence with two numbers in it.

  1. One

    We find the task.

    A 20-minute call, then five business days

    You bring one recurring task. If there is a fit, the opportunity review maps how the work happens today and what a better result would mean. You get a written report and a pilot scope.

  2. Two

    We measure it, then change it.

    Two to four weeks

    A baseline number first. Then a workflow built around your approved information, starting with synthetic or redacted examples. A named person on your team reviews every output.

  3. Three

    You keep it, change it, or stop.

    Half a day, then the report

    Your team learns to run it and check it. You get the documentation and the pilot report with the number before and after. The decision is yours, and stopping is a fine answer.

Every workflow we build has a person in it. Work arrives, the assistant drafts, a person reviews, the work goes out. The review step is not optional and it is never automated.

The prices, before you call.

  1. Free

    Discovery call

    20 minutes. A one-page fit note afterwards.

  2. CAD1,250to 2,000

    Opportunity review

    Five days. Written report. Fee credited to a pilot within 90 days.

  3. CAD2,500to 6,000

    Measured pilot

    Two to four weeks. Baseline, human review, handover, report.

  4. CAD1,500to 2,500

    Team workshop

    Custom half-day, up to 12 people. 75% training funding may apply.

  5. CAD400to 900 a month

    Keep it working

    Defined hours after a pilot. Cancel any month.

Before HST. Every paid step gets a written scope and quote first. Software, travel outside Halifax Regional Municipality, and integrations are quoted separately when they apply.

8 ways to start, from two minutes to a morning.

Any of these works for the follow-up call that never happens. None asks for your email first. Open one.

Run the two-minute fit check2 minutes

Five yes-or-no questions about the task. The result tells you whether a pilot, an existing tool, or a simpler process change is the better first step.

  1. Does the task happen at least once a week?
    Does the task happen at least once a week?
  2. Does roughly the same kind of information come in each time?
    Does roughly the same kind of information come in each time?
  3. Is there a person who could check the output before it goes anywhere?
    Is there a person who could check the output before it goes anywhere?
  4. Could it start with made-up or redacted examples?
    Could it start with made-up or redacted examples?
  5. Would getting an hour a week back matter to the business?
    Would getting an hour a week back matter to the business?

Answer all five and the result appears here. 5 to go.

Fill in the worksheet10 minutes

Six questions that help you pick one task, estimate the hours, and name who would check the result. Bring it to a call or keep it.

Download the worksheetPlain text. No email needed.
Time the task for one week15 minutes a day for 5 days

Print the baseline log and write down every time the task happens and how long it takes. You will have the "before" number before we ever talk.

Download the baseline logOne page. Print it and keep it by the task.
Book the free 20-minute call20 minutes

One task, whether AI fits, and a sensible next step. You get a one-page fit note afterwards, whatever the answer.

Bookings open soonAtlantic time, Monday to Friday.
Send us the task in one email5 minutes

Copy the template, fill in the blanks, send it. We reply within two business days with whether it is worth a call.

Subject: One task worth a look

Hello Pavot,

I run a contracting business in ____ (town) with ____ people.
The task that eats my week is the follow-up call that never happens.
It happens about ____ times a week and takes about ____ minutes each time.
The person who would check the result is ____.

Is this worth a 20-minute call?

____ (name), ____ (business), ____ (phone or email)
Our address goes live with bookings
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Join the free online workshop45 minutes, monthly

Three tasks common in your trade, one live demonstration on made-up data, the review step, and the funding options.

Dates announced soonRegistration asks for consent before we send anything else.
Ask your accountant or IT provider to introduce usOne introduction

Many first conversations start with a referral from someone who already knows your business. We work alongside them, not around them.

Are you the accountant or IT provider? Talk to us first
Meet us on a regional dayOne morning in your town

One day a month in Truro, the Valley, the South Shore, or Cape Breton. Thirty-minute slots, in person, no travel charge.

First regional days announced soonTruro, the Valley, the South Shore, Cape Breton.

Three programs pay most of it.

Consulting Advisory Services
75% of consultant fees, up to about CAD 5,000, through your local CBDC for businesses outside the Halifax core. It covers the opportunity review.
Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive
75% of eligible training costs for any Nova Scotia employer. It covers the team workshop. Intakes in April and October.
AI Digital Adoption Program
75% of an implementation project up to CAD 8,500 plus HST through Digital Nova Scotia, for businesses with five or more staff and two years of operation. Intakes are announced by the program.

Eligibility is the program’s decision, not ours. We scope every project to fit and help with the paperwork. The federal Canada Digital Adoption Program closed in 2025 and has no successor.

Bring one task. We will tell you if AI is a fit.

A free 20-minute call about your business and one recurring task. If AI is not the answer, we say so and suggest what is.

  • No technical knowledge needed
  • No obligation and no follow-up sequence
  • A one-page fit note afterwards

Bookings open soon.

Until then, the fit check and the baseline log are the best places to start.

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