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AI automation in Tennessee

AI automation for Tennessee businesses. Built in, then kept running.

We build AI into how Tennessee businesses actually run, from Knoxville and the Tri-Cities to Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis, then stay on to keep it running, checked by people, and under your control.

Tennessee at a glance

Logistics, health care, and a new set of AI rules.

Small businesses make up 99.5% of Tennessee's businesses and employ 41.5% of its workforce. About 14,975 of them have between 20 and 499 employees. Tennessee is also one of the more active states on AI and data rules.

741,196
Small businesses in Tennessee
SBA, 2026 profile
41.5%
Of Tennessee employees work at a small business
SBA, 2026 profile
17.7%
Of Tennessee businesses use AI to produce goods or services, 23rd nationally
Census BTOS via Visual Capitalist, 2026

Where we work in Tennessee

From Knoxville to Memphis.

We work with Tennessee businesses remotely.

Knoxville

Research, the university, and a strong base of service businesses.

Tri-Cities

Manufacturing and the suppliers around it.

Chattanooga

Manufacturing and logistics.

Nashville

Health care headquarters, music, and finance, with a deep bench of service firms.

Memphis

Logistics and distribution.

What we build here

Built for how Tennessee businesses actually run.

The industries that carry the Tennesseeeconomy each lose time in their own places. These are the first things we'd look at.

01

Logistics & distribution

Order and shipment updates without phone tag, paperwork generated from the order, and one view of what's late.
02

Health care services (non-clinical)

Scheduling, intake, and billing follow-up. Tennessee now restricts AI that presents itself as a mental-health professional, so we keep humans clearly in charge.
03

Manufacturing

Quotes priced faster, inventory you can trust, and order status in one place.
04

Hospitality & food service

Inquiry and booking follow-up that answers after hours, and reporting across locations.
05

Construction

Same-day quotes, job costing tied to your books, and automatic bid follow-up.

How it works

Start. Build. Stay.

01

Start

A free 30-minute diagnostic or the readiness assessment. We find the work that's costing you the most and put a dollar figure on it.

02

Build

Automation, AI agents, and connected systems that take that work over. A person approves the calls that matter.

03

Stay

A monthly retainer: we monitor, fix, and improve what we built, and keep AI costs, data, and access under your control.

Rules to know

AI and data rules in Tennessee.

Tennessee Information Protection Act (in effect July 1, 2025): a consumer-privacy law that, per legal summaries, applies mainly to businesses with more than $25 million in revenue that also handle large volumes of consumer data. Most businesses our size fall below it, but check.

ELVIS Act (in effect July 1, 2024): protects a person's voice and likeness from unauthorized use, including by AI. Don't clone a real person's voice for your phone agent without permission.

SB 1580 (in effect July 1, 2026): bars AI from presenting itself as a qualified mental-health professional, with penalties per violation.

This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.

Free help in Tennessee

Programs worth knowing.

Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC)

Free consulting for Tennessee small businesses.

UT Center for Industrial Services

Tennessee's manufacturing extension program: operations and technology help for manufacturers.

Questions

Straight answers.

Do you work with Tennessee businesses?

Yes, remotely, from Knoxville and the Tri-Cities to Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis.

Do Tennessee's AI and privacy laws affect my business?

Possibly. The Tennessee Information Protection Act mainly covers businesses over $25 million in revenue that handle large volumes of consumer data. The ELVIS Act covers voice and likeness, and SB 1580 covers AI posing as a mental-health professional. We build with these in mind. This isn't legal advice.

What size business do you work with?

Roughly 10 to 250 employees.

How do we start?

With a free 30-minute diagnostic and a written assessment of what's costing you the most.

Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2026 Small Business Profile (advocacy.sba.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tennessee.pdf) · Visual Capitalist, Mapped: The States Where Businesses Use AI Most, Apr 2026 (Census Bureau BTOS) · Tennessee Governor's Office, ELVIS Act signing, Mar 21 2024 · Husch Blackwell, Healthcare Law Insights, on Tennessee SB 1580, Apr 28 2026

Engagement starts here

Start with a free diagnostic, anywhere in Tennessee.

Thirty minutes. We map your operation, name what's actually slowing it down, and tell you what we'd do if we were running it. You get a written assessment after the call, whether you hire us or not.

Not limited to what's listed. Every engagement starts by assessing what your business actually needs, and we build whatever it requires.