AI that works as hard as your crew.
Steel Town AI teaches Pittsburgh businesses to use and build practical AI tools, then builds the first one alongside your team. You keep the skills and the tool.
Most small businesses already use AI. Very few get real work out of it.
76%
of small businesses say they use AI
14%
have it built into how work gets done
73%
want training and help putting it to work
Source: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices survey, 2026.
We build it with you, one span at a time.
Step 1 · Free
Learn
A free 60-minute workshop. You watch AI do real work for a business like yours, and leave with three things to try Monday.
Step 2 · Two weeks
Find
We map your workflows and rank the two or three places AI pays off fastest, with costs and payback.
Step 3 · Two to four weeks
Build
We build the first tool with your team in the room, so they can run it and change it without us.
Step 4 · Monthly
Run
We check results every month, fix what breaks, and add the next workflow when you’re ready.
Rate sheet
Fixed prices, posted up front and agreed before we start. Start free and go as far as it pays.
- Free workshop
- 60 minutes online, monthly. Open to any owner or manager.
- Free
- Opportunity call
- 30 minutes, one on one. Three ideas you can try this week.
- Free
- Team workshop
- Half day at your office or online for up to 25 people, built around your own tasks. Includes your AI policy.
- From $1,500
- Opportunity audit
- Two weeks. We interview your team and deliver a ranked plan with costs and payback. Credited toward a build.
- $2,500
- Build sprint
- Two to four weeks, fixed scope. One working AI tool, like a document assistant, intake bot or reporting automation, plus training.
- $6,000–$15,000
- Fractional AI lead
- Ongoing strategy, support, new builds and vendor advice. Cancel any month.
- $3,000 / mo
Built for the businesses that built this town
Owner-run firms with 5 to 200 people. Examples of what we build:
- Accounting, law and insuranceDraft client emails and summarize documents in minutes, not hours.
- Trades and home servicesTurn a phone photo and a few notes into a written quote.
- Manufacturers and distributorsAnswer order-status and spec questions from your own data.
- Medical and dental practicesCut front-desk paperwork while patient data stays private.
- Real estate and property managementWrite listings, answer tenant questions and flag maintenance issues.
Who you’ll work with
“Most small businesses already pay for AI and get little out of it. The fix isn’t more software. It’s an hour of good teaching and one tool that works.”
I’m Eugene Vestel. I build AI software, including tools that handle health records, where accuracy and privacy can’t slip. I started Steel Town AI to bring that same care to Pittsburgh businesses.
Start free
Thursday, October 15, 12:00–1:00 pm ET on Google Meet. Then the third Thursday of every month.
- 0–15 minWhat AI is good and bad at, with real small-business examples
- 15–35 minLive demos: an email in your voice, a 20-page summary, a quote from notes
- 35–45 minKeeping data safe, with a free one-page AI policy
- 45–60 minThree things to try Monday, then Q&A
Questions owners ask
Do I need technical staff?
No. If your team uses email and spreadsheets, they can use what we build. We teach in plain language.
Is our data safe?
We set up business accounts that don’t train on your data, and your AI policy says what never goes into an AI tool. Start with our free AI policy template.
What if AI isn’t a fit for us?
Then we’ll say so on the free call. Sometimes the answer is a better spreadsheet, and we’ll tell you that too.
Do you only work in Pittsburgh?
We’re based here and like meeting in person, but workshops and builds work just as well over video.