Microsoft 365 and copilot AI consultancy

Operational Confidence, Built In.

Microsoft 365 and AI. Done properly.

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Trusted by organisations who treat Microsoft 365 and AI as strategic assets not just software.
Challenges

Here's what leaders are asking us:

We’re M365 and AI specialists for internal IT teams and SMEs in energy, renewables, healthcare, and professional services. We’ll sort your Microsoft setup, get Copilot working, and create AI automation that actually helps without you needing to become an expert or hire one.

  1. “Where do we even start with AI?”
  2. “Is our Microsoft setup even ready for this?”
  3. “How do we get our team to actually use it?”
  4. “Can AI actually automate our workflows, or is it just fancy search?”
  5. “Is our data safe if we turn this on?”
What We do

Here’s what changes

We make technology work for your people creating clarity, reducing risk and enabling confident, consistent performance in an AI-driven world.

Your team actually uses it.

AI becomes part of how they actually work, not another tool sitting unused.

Your workflows run themselves.

Automate the repetitive stuff so your stretched team can focus on what actually matters.

Scalable Capability

AI agents increase capacity without increasing headcount, so you can scale performance without adding overhead.

Technology you already own

M365 set up right from day one no expensive do-overs because someone skipped the foundations.

Your data actually makes sense.

No more hunting for files or wondering which version is current just information you can trust.

Your data stays protected.

Security and governance sorted from the start, so you can use AI without the risk.

Ready to see where you are?

We’ll refine your Sharepoint data management strategy, review your security & risk, and provide guidance on your AI readiness.

You’ll leave with clarity and an action plan.

No pressure. No sales pitch. Just straight answers.

Before Appetite for Business we were unclear on our security exposure. With their clear knowledgeable guidance across the whole of Microsoft 365 we now operate within a secure well governed system as I can see ROI from our Microsoft spend. 

Ann McRobb, Ann McRobb Associates

 
Who we work with

Who we support

We work with SMEs, Internal teams and regulated industries under pressure to modernise, without the in-house resource to do it alone.

If you’re in energy, renewables, healthcare, or professional services being told to adopt AI but your internal team is already stretched or you lack the M365 expertise to figure it out safely this is for you.

For growing businesses with stretched IT teams.

Increase Output. Not Headcount.

Headcount is frozen, but expectations aren’t. BAU consumes capacity. AI is expected. Risk is rising.

You don’t need another hire. You need structured capability that increases output, strengthens discipline and reduces exposure.

For businesses without an internal Microsoft 365 lead.

Gain a Function. Without Hiring One.

For the cost of one hire, get a full expert M365 team without the hiring headaches bringing strategy, execution and results.

We’ve spent years helping organisations turn Microsoft 365 into a strategic asset without the need for a large internal function.

AFB Copilot ROI Calculator
Copilot ROI Calculator

Is Microsoft Copilot worth it for your team?

See what Copilot could return in productivity savings, based on your team size, salaries, and realistic adoption rates.

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Without structured training, most organisations see 30-40% adoption.

Your projected ROI
Annual license cost £14,400
Productivity value gained £24,048
Hours recovered per year 1,104
Net annual return
£9,648
167% ROI

With proper training and rollout support, adoption typically reaches 70%+. At that rate, your net return would be £27,684 per year.

Find out if your business is ready

Based on Microsoft's published research showing average time savings of 1.2 hours per week per Copilot user. License cost based on £24/user/month. Figures are estimates for illustration only.

£12M

Productivity savings. One client.

Imagine what those numbers look like in your business.

Real time saved. Real money made. One client, measurable results. 

About Us

Your Microsoft 365 team. Without adding headcount

We’re Microsoft Modern Work Partners and Adoption Specialists not generalist MSPs or strategy only consultancies.

We work in sectors where compliance matters, data governance isn’t optional, and getting it wrong has real consequences.

We start where you are today. No big reset. No wasted time. No six-figure proposals.

We sort your foundations (SharePoint, security, data governance), implement Copilot and AI agents, train your team, and stick around to make sure it works.

The Copilot Problem

Copilot sees everything. Is that okay?

When you turn on Copilot, it indexes your entire Microsoft 365 environment. Every document. Every email. Every Teams message. If your permissions are a mess, Copilot will surface files people shouldn’t see.

This isn’t a reason to avoid AI. It’s a reason to get your house in order first. That’s what we help you do.

Identifying practical AI and automation use cases that actually matter.

Implemented securely and train your people to use them well
No fluff. No buzzwords.  Practical measurable outcomes, without creating risk.

Before: The risk

“Show me the latest HR documents” returns salary data to someone who shouldn’t see it.

After: The confidence

Permissions are clean. Data is structured. Copilot only surfaces what each person should see.

Ready to see where you are?

Book a 15-minute call. We’ll review your M365 setup, identify what’s holding you back, and show you exactly what needs to happen before AI can work.

You’ll leave with clarity and an action plan, not a sales pitch.

No pressure. Just straight answers on where you stand and what to do next. If we can’t help, we’ll tell you.



FREE ASSESSMENT

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