Free AI Readiness Check

How Ready Is Your Business To Actually Use AI?

Find out in minutes — no hype, no jargon. Just a straight answer on where you stand today, and what to do next.

Your AI Readiness Score

72out of 100

Getting There

Technology75%
Process88%
Data50%
People & Culture75%

Most SMBs are stuck asking the same question

“How do I actually use AI in my business without wasting money on the wrong thing?” It’s the question keeping a lot of Australian business owners up at night. Time gets eaten by manual, repetitive work. Competitors who get AI right pull ahead. And it’s easy to end up chasing whatever tool is loudest, without a real strategy behind it.

One free check. Four things that actually matter.

Technology

Where your current tools and data infrastructure stand today

Process

Which of your day-to-day operations are actually ready for AI

Data

Whether your data is clean and accessible enough to work with

People & Culture

How ready your team is to adopt something new

Built for Australian SMBs, not enterprise

You're curious about AI but not sure where to start

You're already using some tech and want to go further

You want a data-driven answer, not hype

You're preparing for growth and want AI to be part of it

Built by people who’ve done both sides

SmartBizTech was founded by Duane Mackey and Ravi Dikkala. Duane has spent 20+ years at the intersection of technology, sales, and business transformation, including two decades at FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia. Ravi is a hands-on technologist with 30+ years in software architecture and enterprise solutions, including 20 years as Senior Solutions Architect at FUJIFILM and as Technical Co-Founder of Solace XR. Together they bring enterprise-grade AI thinking to Australian SMBs — and being a new business themselves, they understand the SMB grind firsthand.

Trusted by Australian businesses

“SmartBizTech helped us identify AI opportunities we never knew existed. Their readiness assessment was eye-opening and the roadmap they delivered was immediately actionable.”

Sarah Chen

Managing Director, Apex Property Group, Melbourne VIC

“The AI Efficiency Check transformed how we handle our supply chain. We reduced manual data entry by 80% and our team can now focus on what actually matters — growing the business.”

James Patterson

CEO, Pacific Logistics Solutions, Sydney NSW

“As a startup, the AI Start Smart Plan gave us the edge we needed. Duane and Ravi genuinely understand both the tech and the business side. Highly recommend for any SMB.”

Priya Sharma

Founder, GreenLeaf Health Co., Brisbane QLD

Frequently asked questions

Free check. Real answers. Five minutes.

No obligation, no sales call required to see where you stand. Just a practical, honest read on your business’s AI readiness — from two people who’ve spent their careers in both tech and business.

Built by Duane Mackey & Ravi Dikkala, co-founders of SmartBizTech