The usual mess
The phone rings while your hands are busy.
You’re under a car, in a crawl space, or between jobs. Calls go to voicemail. Times get written on scraps of paper. Two jobs land at the same time, and nobody checked if you could make it across town.
What goes wrong
- You miss calls when you’re on a job.
- Bookings live in texts, notebooks, and someone’s head.
- Two people get booked for the same slot.
- Travel time gets guessed — and then you’re late.
What changes
- The phone is answered in your business’s name.
- Bookings land on your real calendar, with travel time worked out.
- Customer records, documents, and payments sit in one place.
- You see the day, the routes, and the money at a glance.
How a call turns into a booking
A call comes in
The AI receptionist answers in your name. It can recognise a returning customer by their number and greet them. You can have calls ring you first, or go straight to the AI.
It books a real time
It checks your hours and existing bookings before offering a slot. It can book, move, or cancel. It won't double-book a team member or a vehicle. Travel time between jobs is factored in.
It lands on your desk
A confirmation text goes out, unless the customer has opted out of appointment texts. The call is logged on the customer's record. If the AI can't help, it takes a callback for you.
Getting started
We set you up together.
There’s no self-serve sign-up. Book a setup call, and we’ll get your business running on BusinessDesk — including your wording, services, and phone assistant.
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We set up the business
Your record, wording, services, and the phone assistant's script — done with our team.
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You fill in the details
Create your account, then add hours, services, prices, tax, team members, locations, and your logo.
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Bring your records in
Use the spreadsheet template to import existing customers, packages, payments, and appointments.
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Connect your number
We hook the assistant and texting up to the phone number you already have. We don't sell you a new one.
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Choose how calls ring
Ring you first, then the AI — or let the AI answer directly. You're in control.