AI Automation for SMEs

Less routine work. More time for your customers.

We automate recurring business processes with AI – from handling inquiries to document creation to internal coordination. Usable without IT knowledge, GDPR-compliant and EU-hosted.

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THE PROBLEM

Time wasters in everyday work

  • Every week hours are lost – answering inquiries, gathering information, creating documents
  • The same tasks are processed from scratch every time – even though 80% of cases repeat
  • Employees search through PDFs, folders and emails instead of focusing on their actual work
  • Internal coordination and approvals take days instead of hours
  • Institutional knowledge is stuck in individuals' heads, not in the system
  • The last 'AI tool' isn't used by anyone after three weeks

"The pile doesn't get smaller, no matter how much we work."

"I didn't need a degree for what I spend half my day doing."

"We're too slow – and we know it. But no one has time to change it."

Your team wasn't hired to copy emails and move data from A to B.

CONSEQUENCES

The cost of waiting

What starts as an everyday problem directly impacts revenue, employee retention and competitiveness.

Response time increases

Those who need two days internally for a response lose orders to faster competitors.

Knowledge disappears

When experienced employees leave, they take process knowledge with them that's documented nowhere.

Capacity evaporates

When specialists spend half a day per week on repeatable tasks, that time is missing for value-adding work.

Good people quit

Qualified professionals don't want to do data entry – they go to employers with modern processes.

4–8 hours/week

is the average time employees in our client projects spend on repeatable, manual tasks.

YOUR PARTNER

Software developers, not consultants

Patrick Schnell

In over 75 projects we've automated business processes for SMEs – from handling inquiries to internal approvals to document creation. We've learned which approaches work in daily operations – and which end up in a drawer after two weeks.

My name is Patrick Schnell. Since 2017 I've been helping companies automate their processes with AI. We come from software development, not marketing – that's why we build solutions that actually run in daily operations, rather than just looking good in presentations.

17 years of software development
75+ completed projects
Technical book author
Conference speaker

Success stories from over 9 years of experience

What our clients say

The workshop was really enjoyable and I learned a lot.

Software Engineer, Banking Sector

I had no idea how diverse AI use-cases could be for us.

Team Lead, Publishing

Solution-oriented approach and very high customer focus.

Director, Banking Sector

The desired data interface was integrated and migrated successfully.

Managing Director, Retail Company

Exciting concepts for AI data protection.

Team Lead, Publishing

Benefit from our project experience too

THE PATH

Three steps to implementation

From Strategy Session through concept to ongoing operation – and beyond.

1

Strategy Session

We look at your current processes together and identify where automation has the biggest impact. 30 minutes, free.

2

Analysis & Concept

You receive a concrete concept with timeline, costs and expected savings – before you decide.

3

Implementation & Support

We implement the solution – including with our AI platform Vectense – and support you until everything works in daily operations.

RESULTS

What actually changes

  • Your team gains a workday per week – for the tasks you actually hired them for
  • Recurring tasks run automatically – in seconds instead of hours
  • Documents, responses and approvals are done the same day, not after three days
  • Company knowledge is documented in the system – independent of individual people
  • The automation runs in the background of your existing systems – no new tool, no training
  • Maintenance and evolution included – you don't need to build your own AI team
30–50%

less manual processing of recurring tasks

50–80%

faster turnaround times for standard processes

4–6 weeks

from Strategy Session to running pilot project

WHAT SETS US APART

Why schnell.digital?

Many talk about AI. Few implement it. And even fewer are still reachable afterward.

From practice, for practice

We're software developers who've been implementing AI projects since 2017 – not consultants who deliver PowerPoints and move on.

Your language, not ours

Your departments describe processes in their own words. No code, no BPMN, no prompt engineering required.

Support beyond the project

We don't hand over documentation and disappear. Maintenance, support and evolution are part of our offering.

FREE · 3 MINUTES

Process Potential Check

10 short questions about your workflows – then you'll know where automation would have the biggest impact.

Your automation score

Estimated time & cost savings

Three concrete next steps

Start now · No obligation · Instant results

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About AI Automation

Concrete answers to the questions most frequently asked by managing directors and department heads in mid-sized companies.