Practical AI for Irish SMEs
We help manufacturing, engineering, and operations businesses adopt AI without burning budget. We start with your processes, not a product, and most of the work is grant fundable.
Operations first, technology second
Most Irish SMEs do not have an AI problem. They have a process problem. AI does not fix a broken process. It makes it faster.
So we work in an order that holds up: understand where you are, build the skills, then put the tools in. Reverse it and you get expensive chaos. Our services map to that order.
Foundation
The appraisal: where AI actually pays, and what to do first.
Training
The workshop: your team builds a working tool, not a slide deck.
Tools
Automation: we build, test, and hand over the workflows that save the hours.
And running alongside all of it, AI-Discoverable makes sure the AI tools your buyers now use can actually find you.
The services
AI Readiness Appraisal
A two day review that scores where AI pays, hands you a 30, 60, 90 day plan, and the grant route to fund it.
Fixed fee, often grant funded Learn more Train the teamAI Workshop
Three hours on your real data. Your team leaves with a working automation and a readiness score.
From €2,500, often Skillnet subsidised Learn more Build the toolsAI Automation
We automate the repetitive work that eats your week. Built, tested, handed over so you own it.
€6,000 to €25,000, often grant funded Learn more Get foundAI-Discoverable
Make your website legible to AI search, so ChatGPT and the rest describe you right and recommend you first.
€2,500 fixed, four weeks Learn moreHow the funding works
Much of this work can be grant funded. The right route depends on your size and which agency you work with: Enterprise Ireland for strategy and digital process projects, your Local Enterprise Office for smaller businesses, and Skillnet for training. We confirm what you qualify for before you commit a cent, and we sequence the work so you never start before approval.
Grant values and eligibility are set by the funding bodies and change from time to time. We confirm current terms for your business before any application.
Why DeBlaca
Twenty years in operations at Intel before I wrote a line of automation. An engineering degree and Lean Six Sigma behind it. When you talk to me about cycle time, yield, or a CAPA process, I do not need it explained.
I use the tools I recommend, every day. If I would not put it into my own work, I will not put it into yours. And I will tell you when you are not ready. Assessment before prescription. Every time.
Tony Blake, DeBlaca AI
Questions
Where should we start?
Most businesses start with the AI Readiness Appraisal. It tells you where AI actually pays, what to do first, and the grant route to fund it, before you commit to any build or tool.
Can this be grant funded?
Often, yes. Enterprise Ireland clients route through schemes like Strategic Consultancy and Digital Process Innovation, smaller businesses through their Local Enterprise Office, and training through Skillnet. We confirm your route before you commit.
Who do you work with?
Irish SMEs with 10 to 200 employees, typically in manufacturing, engineering, food and beverage, and professional services.
Do we have to buy everything?
No. Each service stands alone. Many clients start with one appraisal and decide from there. Assessment before prescription.
Start with a conversation, not a commitment
A free discovery call tells you where to start and what funding route fits your business. No pressure, no jargon.
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