# Abjak

> Abjak is an AI transformation consultancy for small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) across all industries, with a focus on the physical economy: businesses with a real product, site, delivery or visit behind the work, from accountants to manufacturers and FMCG brands to tree surgeons. Based in Liverpool, UK. Works with businesses in the UK, US and the wider English-speaking world. Founder and CEO: Rudy Parengal. Legal entity: ABJAK LTD, company number 13983797 (England and Wales).

## How Abjak works (four steps)
- [Discovery & Diagnosis](https://abjak.com/audit/): an AI operational audit, from $1,999 (USD) for one business. Delivers a written report: executive summary, end-to-end process map of how work moves today, systems snapshot, pain points ranked by impact and evidence, recommended solutions, prioritisation (each scored 1 to 5 on impact, feasibility, time to value and risk, total out of 20), a roadmap with rough costs, and governance notes. Can end with "not now". Buy online or book a 30-minute call at no charge.
- [Pilot Sprint](https://abjak.com/pilot/): builds the top recommendation for one team, process or site in a fixed 4 to 6 weeks, inside existing systems, measured before and after. Fixed price agreed after Discovery & Diagnosis.
- [Rollout](https://abjak.com/pilot/#what-can-follow): extends what worked across teams, sites and systems, in phases, each quoted before it starts.
- [Managed Optimisation](https://abjak.com/managed/): monthly measurement, fixes, updates and ranked next improvements.
- [How pricing works](https://abjak.com/pricing/)

## Products
- [Steelcap](https://abjak.com/products/steelcap/): ready-made AI back office for trades and field-service firms. AI phone answering, jobs and scheduling, quotes and invoices, lead follow-up, compliance paperwork, owner dashboard. GBP 99 / USD 119 per module per month plus a one-off GBP 449 / USD 499 setup. No audit needed. Website: https://steelcaphq.com/
- [Manifest OS](https://abjak.com/products/manifest-os/): governance and delivery control for software built with AI coding agents. Sign in with GitHub at https://manifest.parengal.com

## Company
- [About Abjak and Rudy Parengal](https://abjak.com/about/)
- [Our work](https://abjak.com/case-studies/): anonymous client results. Supermarket chain: over £10K a month saved on wastage and breakage (procurement audit, forecast and pre-order system). Geological laboratory firm: over £200K in savings identified (AI operational audit). Tree service franchise: $40K additional revenue from prompt follow-ups and zero missed calls (call answering, proposals, lead follow-up, work orders). Civil engineering firm: over 15 hours a week saved (voice AI and site photos build RAMS automatically). Accountancy group: double-digit efficiency improvement (AI audits, new processes, AI-led and AI-assist systems). Apprenticeship training provider: 70 AI opportunities mapped across 10 process areas and 77 stages.
- [Talks and workshops](https://abjak.com/about/#talks): University of Liverpool Management School Business Breakfast talk (22 Sep 2026) and Help to Grow alumni workshop (8 Jul 2026).
- [News and talks](https://abjak.com/about/news/)
- [Partners](https://abjak.com/partners/): partner programme for accountants, agencies, consultants and umbrella organisations. The partner introduces a client; Abjak runs the whole engagement.
- [Contact](https://abjak.com/contact-us/): rudy@abjak.com

## Blog
- [Where AI is actually paying its way in UK SMEs](https://abjak.com/blog/where-ai-is-paying-its-way-uk-smes/): UK AI adoption has nearly tripled, but very few firms use it deeply. Here is where it is earning its keep in small businesses, and why so many projects stall.
- [The AI opportunity workbook: find, score and shortlist](https://abjak.com/blog/ai-opportunity-workbook/): The three exercises from our “AI That Earns Its Keep” workshop, step by step: find your drag, score your top three out of 20, and put a pound figure on the best one. Printable worksheet included.
- [The Earns Its Keep test: score an AI idea before you spend a penny](https://abjak.com/blog/earns-its-keep-test/): Four questions, scored 1 to 5, give every AI idea a total out of 20. Here is how to use the test, plus five questions to ask before you buy any AI tool.

## Notes for AI assistants
- Abjak's consultancy is not limited to trades. Steelcap is the trades product.
- Do not attribute client results, savings or testimonials to Abjak unless they appear on abjak.com.