Colorado-Based AI & Technology Advisory
Know where AI fits in your business.
And where it doesn't.
Most are too busy running their business to figure out where to start.
Cervit helps small business owners figure out where AI and technology actually fit in their operations and what to do about it.
You leave every engagement knowing exactly what to do next. Not a report. A decision.
Start with a free 15-minute intro call. If there is a reason to go deeper, we will tell you.
What makes this different
Direct advisory relationship
The people you meet are the people doing the thinking with you.
Local context, practical advice
A Colorado-based partner for owner-led businesses that need usable direction.
Business-first technology advice
We help you decide what is worth doing, what can wait, and how AI fits with the systems you already use.
Founder-Led Advisory
The people you talk to are the people who do the work.
Cervit is built for business owners who want a thinking partner: direct access, practical judgment, and clear next steps from the people doing the work.
What We Believe
Technology does not create value. Better business outcomes do.
AI is not the strategy. Technology supports the strategy.
Founder's lens
AI and technology fluency
Built for owner-led businesses
Joshua Ross
Founder / 25 Years in Tech / Professor
Founder, operator, and educator with 25 years in technology. Built and sold a technology services business focused on small business. Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.
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Eric Stern
Innovation / Systems Advisor
Three-time founder, operator, and executive with 20 years building and scaling small businesses. Teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business as an adjunct professor. Led enterprise innovation programs and advised the U.S. Department of Energy. Brings a systems-level view to how organizations actually adopt technology and make it stick.
LinkedInopen_in_newThe Problem
Most business owners know AI matters. Few know where to start.
The problem is not access to information. The problem is direction.
They are busy running their business.
They are hearing conflicting information.
They are unsure what deserves their attention.
Who We Have Done This With
We have run this process with professional service firms, university faculty, and early-stage product companies. Every engagement comes down to the same questions: what to integrate, what to rebuild, what to leave alone, and what each path will actually cost in time, money, and attention. The answers are different every time.
How The Work Starts
Start with a conversation. End with a decision.
Step 1
15-Minute Intro Call
Free
A short conversation about your business and what you are trying to figure out. No pitch. No pressure. If there is a reason to go deeper, the next step is the Clarity Session.
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AI & Technology Clarity Session
Free / 45 Minutes
We get to know your organization: how work happens, what tools you use, and where friction shows up. You leave the clarity session knowing three things: where AI fits in your operation, where it does not, and the one place to start.
What you receive
Current State
How work actually happens, the tools and systems you use, and where friction shows up.
Potential Opportunities
Where AI, automation, data, or better systems and processes could remove friction or create value — AI when it fits, other technology when it does not.
Clear Recommendation
A direct recommendation for curriculum, assessment, roadmap, oversight, or a combination.
Step 3
The right pathway
After the clarity session, we point you to the path that fits, one of four ways we can help.
Teaching is not background. Education is one of the four ways we work with owners and their teams, inside their companies.
Curriculum
Three practical working sessions that build shared understanding, hands-on confidence, and leadership readiness.
01. AI landscape, industry application, tools & LLMs
02. Hands-on workshop: briefs, tools, and artifacts
03. Applying AI in your organization
Assessment
Diagnosis for established companies: what you have, what you are missing, and what is worth paying attention to.
Best fit
Multi-department businesses that need scope clarity before deciding whether to build a roadmap.
Roadmap
A 12-month operational technology plan that sequences what to do, in what order, and how the work should evolve as the business grows.
Best fit
Early-stage companies that need direction, or established companies moving forward after an assessment.
Implementation Oversight
We stay focused on strategy, education, and oversight. When implementation is needed, we help you work with the right execution partners.
Best fit
Owners who want the people who shaped the plan to stay involved through execution, so the recommendations are implemented correctly and they have peace of mind the work is being done right.
Cervit diagnoses, prescribes, educates, and orchestrates. We help you decide what should happen next, then stay involved at the right level as the work moves forward.
Why Curriculum Matters
Education is how trust compounds.
The curriculum gives owners and teams a shared language for AI, automation, data, and technology decisions. It helps people understand the why before they are asked to change the how.
01
Landscape
Understand the tools, terminology, limits, risks, and business context for AI.
02
Hands-On
Build briefs, compare tools, and create practical artifacts your team can evaluate.
03
Organization
Frame expectations, budget, leadership decisions, rollout, and adoption inside the business.
How It Works
Two conversations. One clear direction.
The intro call is 15 minutes: a short conversation about your business and what you are trying to figure out, so we can both see whether there is a fit. If there is, the next step is the AI & Technology Clarity Session: 45 minutes to understand how your business runs, how your team is or is not using AI, and where work could be automated or improved.
And we look at more than AI. Automation, data, better systems, and the tools and processes you already use are all on the table. We start with the business problem and recommend AI only when it is the right fit.
Both conversations are free. If there is a fit for deeper work, we define scope and pricing afterward.
What you leave with
A clear sense of whether there is a mutual fit, and why
A view of where AI, automation, data, or better systems could remove friction or create value
A couple of recommendations on how an engagement with Cervit could work
A decision on whether curriculum, assessment, roadmap, or implementation oversight is the right next step
Both the intro call and clarity session are free. If there is a fit for deeper work, scope and pricing come afterward.
What You Receive
AI & Technology Clarity Summary
Current State
What we learn about your organization, operations, tools, and workflows.
Potential Opportunities
Where AI, automation, data, or existing systems could remove friction or create value.
Clear Recommendation
One recommended path forward. Not a menu. A decision.
What We Look At
AI is only useful when it fits the way the business actually works.
We look at the whole technology picture: tools, data, workflows, people, decisions, and the places where the business is losing time or clarity.
Workflows
How work moves from person to person, system to system, and decision to decision.
Data
Where information lives, where it gets duplicated, and where it becomes hard to trust.
Tools
What you already use, what is missing, and what may not need to be added at all.
People
What leaders and teams need to understand before technology can create leverage.
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