Verrado & the West Valley

Big-company protection, sized for Main Street.

We're Andrew and Laura - your neighbors, both veterans, and career technology consultants. We help local businesses lock down what they already own, stay ahead of scams, and put AI to work without the hype. In plain English, at prices that make sense for a small business.

Truth one: you already own good security

Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, your point-of-sale system, your router - they all have real protection built in. Most of it just isn't turned on. We start there, not with new bills.

Truth two: scams beat hackers

The threat to a small business isn't a hacker in a hoodie - it's a fake invoice, a payroll-change email, a compromised password reused everywhere. Defending that is mostly setup and habits.

Truth three: AI is useful, not magic

Used well, AI answers your email faster, keeps your books tidier, and gives you hours back. Used badly, it leaks your customer data. We set it up the right way and teach you to drive.


Three ways we help

Flat, agreed-up-front pricing after a free chat about your setup. No contracts that outlive their usefulness, no meters running.

The Checkup

One-time, flat fee
  • Full audit of the tools you already pay for - email, admin consoles, Wi-Fi, point-of-sale, backups
  • Passwords, MFA, and who-can-access-what, sorted
  • Scam and phishing exposure review
  • A plain-English report card with a fix-first list
  • We turn on what you own before recommending anything new
Book a checkup

The Care Plan

Monthly
  • We keep watch and check in every month
  • On-call when something breaks or looks wrong
  • Updates and upgrades handled for you
  • New employee setup, departing employee lockout
  • A number to call before you pay any suspicious invoice
Ask about care

The Modernizer

AI, made practical
  • An honest talk about what AI can and cannot do for your business
  • AI connected to the tools you already use - email, documents, scheduling, bookkeeping
  • The repetitive stuff automated first
  • Staff training in an afternoon, not a semester
  • Guardrails so customer data stays yours
Modernize with us
Project management for your tech projects New office and new location setup Vendor wrangling on your behalf Website and Google Business tune-ups HIPAA and payment-card hygiene

Fair questions

We're a small shop. Do we really need this?

Maybe less than you fear, and we'll say so. Small businesses get hit because they're easy, not because they're valuable targets. A one-time checkup usually closes the easy doors, and for many businesses that plus good habits is genuinely enough.

Are you going to sell us new software?

Our first move is always turning on the protection you already pay for through Google, Microsoft, your bank, and your point-of-sale vendor. If something new is truly needed, it goes in the report with a price and a reason, and you decide.

What does the AI stuff actually look like?

Examples from real small businesses: drafting replies to routine customer emails, summarizing invoices and receipts for the bookkeeper, answering staff questions from your own policy documents, and reminders that write themselves. We connect it to what you have and teach your team to use it safely.

What do you charge?

Flat and in writing before we start. The checkup is a one-time fee based on the size of your setup, care plans are a fixed monthly amount, and AI projects are quoted per project. The first conversation is free and ends with a number, not a pitch.

Who are we actually dealing with?

The two people on the business card. Andrew handles security and technology, Laura runs projects and keeps everything on schedule. Both U.S. military veterans, both living right here. Bigger security teams with a SIEM should see our specialist practice.


Say hello

Tell us what kind of business you run and what's bugging you about your tech. Coffee around Verrado works too.

Prefer email? andrew.molina@arthursaegis.com