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For small teams and solo operators

Meet your AI hire

A receptionist takes a message. Prentice turns it into revenue.

Answers your calls at any hour. Books your jobs. Puts together your quotes. Follows up on your invoices.

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Which business is yours?

Repairs

Plumbers HVAC Electricians Garage doors Locksmiths Handymen Appliance repair Auto repair

Projects

Painters Roofers Remodelers General contractors Concrete Masonry Fencing Movers

Outdoors

Pest control Lawn care Landscaping Tree services Arborists Pool service Junk removal

Cleaning

House cleaning Carpet cleaning Window cleaning Pressure washing Gutter cleaning Auto detailing

Pets

Dog walkers Pet groomers

Lessons

Music teachers Tutors Dance studios Personal trainers

Personal care

Hair salons Barbers Massage therapists

Events

Photographers DJs

Answering calls is the easy part

Prentice keeps working after the call.

See how I handle a customer call

  • I answer your customer’s call or textTuesday, 7:40pm
  • Most answering services stop hereI keep going
  • I send the quoteThat evening
  • I book the jobNext morning
  • I send a reminderThe night before
  • I dispatch your crewThe morning of
  • I send the invoiceWhen the job is done
  • I chase the late paymentNine days later
  • I check back inSix months later

I will draft quotes and invoices, and you approve each one.

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Revenue you didn’t have to chase

A job booked, a quote accepted, an invoice paid. Prentice keeps things running so your revenue can grow.

  • PrenticenowJane called about a clogged drain. I said it usually runs $200 and booked her for Thursday at 8.
  • Prentice1h agoJohn accepted the $480 quote. Want me to book him in?
  • Prentice2h agoThe Smith invoice for $350 was just paid after I sent a reminder.
  • Prentice3h agoLinda booked her annual service for Friday at 10, and I sent her the $180 invoice.

Prentice will earn your trust

My word to you

  1. I’ll tell every customer I’m an AI.
  2. I’ll double-check my work.
  3. I’ll ask you when I’m not sure.
  4. I’ll work within the boundaries you set.
Prentice Your AI hire

We know trusting an AI with your customers is a big ask.

So Prentice never works alone. Prentice asks you when unsure, and calls on us for backup.

The Prentice team

Dan, co-founder of Prentice Jonathan, co-founder of Prentice

Meet the people behind Prentice

We’re small business owners ourselves. We know what it’s like to lose evenings to admin work, and to wish for someone dependable to hand it to. So we built Prentice on three principles.

Honesty.
A straight “I’m not sure” beats a confident guess.
Integrity.
Treat every customer the way you would.
Reliability.
Show up, every time. For 15 years our team has built software thousands of people count on every day.

And when Prentice needs backup, we answer.

Dan & Jonathan

Prentice goes in your contacts

Just save the number, and your team can start talking to Prentice.

Call Text Email

  • You
  • Your office staff
  • Your crew
  • Your customers

Your suppliers can text or email Prentice too.

Prentice speaks

  • English
  • Español
  • Français
  • Português

Prentice

Your AI hire

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hours
Any hour

Getting started

Your part is small. Prentice does the rest.

  1. Can you answer a few questions about your business?

    Then Prentice can learn it. Prentice writes the job description and shows you a demo for no cost.

  2. Can you delegate work?

    Then Prentice can take things off your plate. Your calendar, your quotes, your invoices. Nothing goes out without your OK.

  3. When Prentice has earned your trust

    Then Prentice can talk to your customers. Forward your calls, or ask Prentice to text or email your customers.

Then you get your evenings back.

Built for small businesses

Prentice works for solo operators and small teams.

  • Bookings

    Booked, with a reminder

  • Dispatch

    Crew and customers kept in sync

  • Service plans

    Every visit kept on track

  • Quotes

    Drafted for your OK

  • Invoices

    Sent on your OK, chased when late

  • Repeat business

    Reach out to past customers

Prentice connects to

  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook
  • QuickBooks
  • Plumbers
  • HVAC
  • Electricians
  • Pest control
  • House cleaning
  • Lawn care
  • Landscaping
  • Pool service
  • Handymen
  • Painters
  • Roofers
  • Locksmiths
  • Appliance repair
  • Carpet cleaning
  • Pressure washing
  • Junk removal
  • Movers
  • Mobile detailing
  • Dog walkers
  • Pet groomers
  • Tutors
  • Music teachers
  • Personal trainers
  • and more

Get closer to your customers

With Prentice, your customers will be able to:

  • Ask the small questions they’d hesitate to call you about

    “Do I need to be home?”

  • Get an answer at any hour, by call, text or email

    “Sorry it’s so late, quick question…”

  • Communicate in their native language

    “¿Pueden venir el sábado?”

  • Book a time on the spot

    “Thursday at 9 works.”

  • Reschedule a visit without phone tag

    “Can we do Friday instead?”

  • Hear your prices up front

    “How much for a drain cleaning?”

When you’re easy to reach, you’re easy to do business with.

Costs less than a person

See how Prentice compares against traditional part-time office help.

Hiring a Person Prentice Solo Prentice Team Prentice Crew
Works with Anyone Just you 2-3 people 4-6 people
Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count.
Monthly cost $500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour $99 $199 $399

50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business
Messages included As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week 200 500 1,200
A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one.
Communication methods Phone, text, email, in person Phone, text, email
Customers As many as they can keep up with No limit
Availability 5 hours a week Any hour, every day
Overtime $25 an hour $25 for every extra 50 messages
Offseason You negotiate fewer hours with them $39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month.
Payroll and taxes Your responsibility None
Commitment You hire them, and give notice to let them go NoneCancel anytime.
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More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan.

Works with

Anyone

SoloJust you

Team2-3 people

Crew4-6 people

Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count.

Monthly cost

$500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour

Solo$99

Team$199

Crew$399

50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business

Messages included

As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week

Solo200

Team500

Crew1,200

A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one.

Communication methods

Phone, text, email, in person

Phone, text, email

Customers

As many as they can keep up with

No limit

Availability

5 hours a week

Any hour, every day

Overtime

$25 an hour

$25 for every extra 50 messages

Offseason

You negotiate fewer hours with them

$39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month.

Payroll and taxes

Your responsibility

None

Commitment

You hire them, and give notice to let them go

NoneCancel anytime.

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More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan.

Let Prentice show you

Chat or call. It’s free, and Prentice will take it from there.

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