Shah Labs

Shah Labs is a Chicago-based AI consulting practice that helps small businesses automate the workflows that are quietly costing them time and revenue without a six-figure retainer or systems they can't maintain on their own.

Most small businesses are doing AI wrong. Chasing tools, cutting corners, swapping people for bots. It looks like progress, but it costs more than it saves. The right question isn't "what can I replace?" It's "what can I take off my team's plate?" Fix the right thing, and quality goes up, not down.

Shah Labs offers two ways to work together:

CUSTOM AI DEVELOPMENT: For businesses ready to automate a specific workflow. Includes a strategy audit to map where automation creates real value, custom builds (e.g., AI intake forms, chatbots, scheduling agents, follow-up sequences, reporting tools), and full handoff training so your team runs it independently. Fixed price, scoped upfront. You pay once and own the tool. Timeline: as little as one week for a small integration; most projects run 2–12 weeks.

AI EDUCATION SESSIONS: A focused 1–2 hour session for owners and teams who want to use AI well in their day-to-day work. Covers ChatGPT and Claude capabilities, practical prompting, custom instructions, and how to build AI into existing workflows without the guesswork. $199 per session. In-person across Chicagoland or remote for U.S. businesses.

Industries served: restaurants and food service, local service businesses (contractors, salons, home services), professional services (law firms, accountants, financial advisors), and any small-to-mid-sized businesses that have real operational pain and care about doing this right.

Chicago-based. On-site across Chicagoland. Remote service available nationwide.