AI for UK SMEs · £10M–£100M NowNext.AI · 2026

A clear path
to AI that
pays back.

NowNext turns AI pressure into operating reality — from the boardroom decision to the build floor. One accountable firm, three ways to work, nothing lost in translation between strategy and delivery. NowNext is the AI-focused arm of Craft Frame — built to turn AI into real operating outcomes, not another strategy deck.

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01 / What we do

Three ways to work with us.
Pick where you are.

Most clients start with one and grow across all three — decide, build, run. Not sure which fits? Book a call and we'll point you to the right starting place on the first conversation.

Starts with a 7–21 day Immersion Sprint
Decide.
BoardRoom AI · the intelligence layer

Board-ready AI intelligence.

The fractional intelligence layer between DIY ChatGPT and £250k of Big-4 consulting. Get your board to a costed, defensible AI position — sprint first, subscription only if it pays back.

  • Immersion sprint: case analysis, report & insights
  • Monthly scenario reports & audio briefings
  • Quarterly board sessions, risk & decision logs
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Scoped per engagement · built & run
Build.
Bespoke · the build layer

Tailor-made AI, built & run.

A dedicated team that audits, builds, integrates, automates and trains your people — then stays embedded to run and improve it. Scoped to your business, not sold off a shelf.

  • Custom AI tools, agents & automations
  • System & data integration into your stack
  • Training, adoption & ongoing managed service
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Quarterly partnership · lowest-commitment way to start
Run.
Govern & Enable · the assurance layer

Govern the AI, enable the people.

A board-ready governance position and a workforce trained to use AI without creating risk — run as one ongoing partnership that keeps it safe, compliant and paying back.

  • Board accountability, AI policy & risk register
  • Role-based training, board to certified frontline
  • Quarterly assurance reporting & evidence trail
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From the boardroom
to the build floor.

Because the same firm advises the board and ships the software, the decision and the delivery speak the same language. Nothing gets lost between two suppliers who've never met.

01 Decide · BoardRoom AI Set the position Get your board to a costed, defensible AI strategy — what to do, what it's worth, what it risks.
02 Build · Bespoke Ship the work Turn the decision into working software, automated processes, and a team that actually uses it.
03 Run · Govern & Enable Keep it paying back Govern the AI and train the people — keep it safe, compliant and improving, and feed the next opportunity back to the board.
02 / Who it's for

Built for UK SMEs that have to get this right.

Between £10M and £100M turnover, AI stopped being optional — for the board, the audit committee and the PE sponsor alike. We work with the chairs, CEOs, CFOs and COOs carrying that question.

£10–100M

The turnover band we specialise in

Big enough that AI matters to the board, lean enough to actually move on it.

UK-focused, EU-aware

We map the EU AI Act, the UK Governance Code and ICO guidance as standard.

One accountable firm

Board to build floor, a single partner. No hand-off, no translation lost.

03 / Selected work

Selected work — real outcomes, not slideware.

The operating pedigree behind NowNext — real systems we've designed, built and shipped for businesses like yours.

+40%
average order value

A smarter checkout for complex, high-value orders.

An e-commerce business was losing complex, high-value orders to a checkout that couldn't handle them. We designed a custom checkout widget that made complex consumer orders effortless — and lifted average order value.

Confidential E-commerce
5 → 1
spreadsheets to one system

Five spreadsheets became one operational system.

A B2B company was running its entire delivery operation across five sprawling Excel spreadsheets — fragile, manual, impossible to scale. We built a tailor-made, end-to-end system that automated the workflow and gave them a single source of truth, so every client project stays on track as they grow.

Undisclosed · FMCG
Not sure which you need?

Start with
a call.

Tell us where you are. We'll tell you honestly whether you need the board position, the build, both, or neither — before you commit a penny.

NowNext.AI is the brand of Craft Frame WORKS Ltd (registered in England & Wales, no. 16669774). All client work runs under UK contract law and a mutual NDA.