Michael HammillRestaurant Systems & Business Automation

Custom tools for small businesses

Automate the work your business keeps doing by hand.

If a process lives in spreadsheets, repeated data entry, copied invoices, emailed forms or the same calculation every week, I can build a simpler workflow around how your business already operates.

One-time custom builds. You keep the tool and the accounts it runs in.

Good automation candidates

The best starting point is usually a task that is repetitive, rule-based and expensive in staff time.

Business process and workflow automation

Most small businesses do not need a giant automation platform. They need a few specific workflows to stop consuming attention every day.

  • Automate repetitive data entry
    Take information from a form, invoice, spreadsheet or document and put it into the right business record or report.
  • Automate recurring reports
    Generate the same weekly or monthly summary without rebuilding it manually.
  • Connect spreadsheet workflows
    Keep related sheets, calculations and notifications in sync.
  • Automate forms and recurring steps
    Use form submissions, scheduled triggers and clear rules to run the next calculation, alert or report.

Data entry, invoice processing and document automation

A lot of expensive admin work is really one problem: information arrives in one format and someone has to manually turn it into another.

Invoice processing automation

Extract useful fields from invoices or uploaded documents and send the results into a spreadsheet, log or review workflow.

Data entry automation

Reduce copying and pasting between forms, spreadsheets and internal records when the process follows repeatable rules in the workflow.

Document-to-data workflows

Turn PDFs, photos or structured documents into searchable, sortable business data instead of leaving them as files.

Alerts and exception reports

Notify you when a price, total, status or other business value falls outside the range you care about.

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Google Sheets automation, dashboards, forms and calculators

The tool does not have to be complicated. If a spreadsheet, lightweight web app or form is the simplest way to solve the problem, that is often the right build.

Google Sheets automation

Automate calculations, imports, reports, reminders and repetitive updates while keeping the underlying data in an account you control.

Business dashboards

Bring the numbers you actually use into one view instead of opening several files and rebuilding summaries.

Custom forms

Collect information from staff or customers and automatically route, calculate or store the result.

Quote and pricing calculators

Turn a repeatable pricing method into a simple customer-facing or internal calculator with consistent rules.

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How a custom automation project works

  1. Show me the manual process

    We start with the actual steps, inputs, decisions and outputs—not with a predetermined software stack.

  2. I simplify and build it

    I remove unnecessary steps, automate the repeatable parts and keep human review where judgment is actually needed.

  3. You own the finished workflow

    The tool is built around accounts and systems you control rather than locking the process inside another permanent subscription.

Built from operating problems, not automation buzzwords

My restaurant systems started with the same kind of problems: invoice entry took too long, vendor prices changed quietly, ordering relied too much on memory, and useful data lived in disconnected places. The broader automation service applies that same approach to other businesses.

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Business automation FAQ

What business processes can be automated?

Repetitive workflows with predictable inputs and outputs are usually the best candidates: data entry, invoice processing, spreadsheet updates, forms, quote calculations, reports and recurring administrative tasks.

Do I need to replace the software I already use?

Not necessarily. The goal is usually to improve or connect the tools you already use rather than force a complete software replacement.

Can you automate Google Sheets?

Yes. Sheets can work well for calculations, dashboards, forms, reporting and lightweight internal systems when it fits the business.

Do you only build tools for restaurants?

No. Restaurants are my operating specialty, but I also build custom workflows, forms, calculators and data tools for other small businesses.

Is this a monthly subscription?

The custom build itself is generally quoted as a one-time project. Optional AI invoice-reading usage is billed through the account used for the project.

Show me the task your business keeps repeating.

If you can describe what goes in, what your staff does with it, and what should come out, I can tell you whether it is a good candidate for automation.