Starting tutoring, classes or childminding?
The best time to sort the lesson swaps, fees and parent messages is before they pile up. I'll set up what a new tutoring, class or childcare business needs from day one, in your name, and show you it working before your first customer.
Or call 01206 636 400, or , my AI assistant.
Set up right, from day one.
A website from day one
A fast site with booking and enquiries built in, on a domain in your name. Yours once it's paid for.
From day oneLive before you open, so customers can find you and book.
Lessons booked and swapped
Parents book and swap lessons without the back-and-forth.
From day oneReady for your first bookings, so the diary runs itself from week one.
Term fees chased
Invoices at the start of term, with polite reminders until they're paid.
From day oneTidy from the first job, so there's nothing to untangle later.
Parent questions answered
Times, kit, holidays and cancellations answered for you.
From day oneSet up before you open, so no early enquiry is missed.
Records ready for tax
Receipts photographed and logged in software that's ready for Making Tax Digital. Your accountant, or you, does the tax.
From day oneTidy records from the first sale, so the year end isn't a shoebox of receipts.
Making Tax Digital dates →Something else on your mind?
Tell me what eats your week. If AI won't save you real time, I'll tell you.
Book a free chat →Every business is different. I start by sitting down with you to see how your week actually works, then suggest only what will save you real time.
Sunday night
Instead of replying to a dozen parent messages, you read a short summary on Monday morning. The routine ones were already answered.
With 11-plus preparation, GCSEs and after-school clubs, Colchester families are busy. Clear booking and quick answers make you the easy choice. Children's information is kept to a minimum and stored securely.
A music teacher's WhatsApp replies
Pencil & Pip Tutoring
A busy dad asks about eleven-plus groups for his Year Five daughter.
Made-up call, 1:11. Amy is the same AI assistant that answers 01206 636 400.
Read the call
- Amy Hi, Pencil and Pip Tutoring. I'm Amy, Nicky's AI assistant, and calls are recorded so Nicky gets your message. How can I help?
- Caller Hi, yes. Sorry, I've only got a minute. My daughter's in Year Five, and we're thinking about the eleven-plus next September. Have you got space in any groups?
- Amy I'll just check the groups for you.
- Amy The Saturday morning groups are full, but there's one place left on Tuesdays, four till five. Or I can put her on the Saturday waiting list.
- Caller Could we do both? Take the Tuesday place, and stay on the list for Saturdays?
- Amy Of course. What's your daughter's first name?
- Caller Anya. And I'm Sanjay Mistry.
- Amy Thanks, Sanjay. Anya's in the Tuesday group from next week, and on the Saturday list. I'll text you the welcome pack and the term invoice.
- Caller Brilliant. Does she need to bring anything?
- Amy Just a pencil, a rubber and a water bottle. Nicky provides all the practice papers.
- Caller Great. That was painless, thank you.
- Amy You're welcome. Good luck to Anya.
Pick the pieces. Fixed quote first.
There's no set start-up bundle: you choose what you need now, and add more later. You always get a fixed quote before anything starts. I'm not VAT registered, so there's no VAT to add.
- Free chatFree20 minutes, by phone or in person. No obligation.
- A websitefrom £495A fast site with booking and enquiries built in. Yours once it's paid for.
- Calls answered, booking, quotes and invoicesfrom £495Set up and tested with you, in your own accounts. The usual start if you'll have a team.
- Just you? The Solo packagefrom £195One visit and three time-savers, such as calls answered, booking and records ready for tax. Then care from £49 a month.
- Records ready for tax, on their ownpriced after a free chatUsually one of your Solo time-savers, or set up alongside the rest.
- Care planfrom £99/moMonitoring, fixes, small changes and a monthly report. 30-day rolling. Solo care from £49 a month.
Open for business. Home for tea.
Book a free 20-minute chat. Tell me what you're starting and when, and I'll tell you honestly what's worth setting up now and what can wait.
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