🤖 AI & automation help for small firms
Setting up practical AI tools and automations: inbox triage, quote templates, booking flows, content drafts. Suits: People who already use AI tools well and can explain them without jargon.
Reviewed 2026-09-25 · what a review checks
Earnings are modelled, not measured: €35–€80 an hour (assumed hourly rate; often fixed-price setups) × your hours × 15–50% of those hours paid in the first months. Check local prices before you set yours.
Write down the three most repetitive admin tasks a small business you know does every week.
- Pick one repeatable job, e.g. "turn enquiry emails into quotes"
- Build it once for yourself and record a 2-minute demo
- Offer it at a fixed price to five businesses in one trade
To start: €0–€100 — tool subscriptions for demos.
Monthly: €20–€80 — tool subscriptions.
- GDPR: do not put client customer data into tools without a lawful basis and a data processing agreement.
- Be clear what AI output must be checked by a human.
- Tools change monthly — sell outcomes, not tools.
- Over-promising: automations fail quietly; include monitoring.
Self-employed income; subscriptions are deductible.
Declaring side income as a PAYE worker. Side income is taxable from the first euro. If your net non-PAYE income is under €5,000 (and gross under €30,000) you can declare it on Form 12 through myAccount. At €5,000 net or more you are a “chargeable person” and must register for self-assessment and file Form 11 by 31 October. Source · checked 2026-09-25
VAT registration thresholds. You must register for VAT once turnover exceeds, or is likely to exceed, €42,500 a year for services or €85,000 for goods. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Business expenses. Costs incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the side business (tools, software, platform fees, a share of home costs) are deductible from the income before tax. Keep receipts for six years. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Educational information about Irish tax rules, not tax, legal or financial advice. Your position depends on your circumstances — check with Revenue or a qualified adviser.
Day-by-day actions for your first week, and what to do at your first customer, first €100, first €500 and when to scale. Included with Hustler (€9.99/month, 14-day free trial, cancel any time).