# Reeve Consult > Reeve Consult is an independent UK technology consultancy and authorised Dojo payments partner, based in Nottingham and Sheffield. We help UK independent businesses with card payments, custom websites and apps, and AI consultancy. We work for the business, not the payment processor. Reeve Consult (trading name of Reeve Solutions Ltd) is co-founded and run by Grant Woods (payments + business funding) and Ibby Jalloh (AI + websites/apps). The firm covers card-machine switching, exit-fee cover up to £3,000, business funding access, custom web and app builds, AI audits, automation builds, and lead-follow-up systems for UK SMEs across hospitality, retail, trades, health and beauty, optical and dental, and markets and events. ## Services - [Payment Services](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/services/payments): Card machines, processing rates, business funding, EPOS integration, switching support - [Web Development](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/services/web-development): Websites, business platforms, mobile apps, client portals - [AI Consultancy](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/services/ai-consultancy): AI audits, automation builds, AI chatbots, lead follow-up ## Key Pages - [Home](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/): Service overview and free rate comparison - [About Reeve Consult](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/about): Founders, history, what we do - [How It Works](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/how-it-works): Four-step process for switching to Dojo - [FAQs](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/faqs): Common questions about switching, rates, and contracts - [Insights blog](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog): Practical guides on payments, web/apps, AI automation - [Referral Programme](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/referral): Earn £100+ per successful referral - [Free Rate Comparison](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/rate-comparison): Send a merchant statement; we return a plain-English teardown and a personalised Dojo quote - [Contact](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/contact): Send a message. One working day reply ## Founders - [Grant Woods, Director and co-founder](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/about#person-grant-woods): Card payments, business funding, the digital setup that ties them together. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-woods - [Ibby Jalloh, Director and co-founder](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/about#person-ibby-jalloh): AI audits, automation builds, custom internal tools, websites and apps. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibbyjalloh ## Free Resources - [UK Card Processing Rate Analyser](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/card-processing-rate-analyser): Excel template to calculate annual savings vs current provider - [Plain-English Card Fees Guide](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/plain-english-card-fees-guide): Understand every fee on a merchant statement - [Switch Provider Playbook](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/switch-provider-playbook): Step-by-step guide to switching without paying exit fees - [Hospitality Payments Guide](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/hospitality-payments-guide): Card rates, tipping, EPOS integration for pubs, restaurants, bars - [Website Audit Checklist](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/website-audit-checklist): 60-point checklist to grade a site before a redesign - [Trades Business Digital Guide](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/trades-business-digital-guide): Digital systems for plumbers, electricians, builders - [Digitise Your Business Playbook](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/digitise-business-playbook): Practical plan to bring a high-street business online - [5 Website Essentials 2026](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/5-website-essentials-2026): What every UK independent business website needs this year - [AI Opportunity Audit](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/ai-opportunity-audit): Score your business across the signals AI agents look for - [No-Jargon AI Guide](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/no-jargon-ai-guide): Plain-English primer on what AI can and cannot do for an independent business - [Lead Follow-Up Automation Playbook](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/resources/lead-followup-automation-playbook): Sequences that turn enquiries into bookings while you sleep ## Blog Articles - [Restaurant and Bar Admin That AI Can Handle: A Plain English Guide for Owners](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-automation-hospitality-uk-restaurants): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. UK restaurant and bar owners spend hours on admin that AI tools can now handle. Review responses, social content, booking enquiries, and menu copy are all within reach for under £30 a month. - [AI for UK Small Business in 2026: What It Can Actually Do, and What It Cannot Do Yet](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-uk-small-business-2026): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. AI is no longer just for large companies. This guide explains what AI can actually do for UK restaurants, salons, shops and trades businesses right now, in plain English. - [East Midlands Business Support in 2026: Grants, Loans and Free Advice for Nottingham, Sheffield and Beyond](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/east-midlands-business-support-2026): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. East Midlands businesses can access local grants, subsidised loans, and free advisory support through Growth Hubs and local enterprise bodies. Here is what is available in Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby and Leicester in 2026. - [Non-Integrated Fees, Surcharging, and Hidden Costs: What Your Card Setup Might Be Adding to Your Bill](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/hidden-card-payment-fees-epos-surcharging): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. Non-integrated fees, minimum monthly charges and terminal rental costs are common sources of unnoticed card payment expense. Here is what to check on your merchant statement. - [The PSR Interchange Fee Cap: Why Your Card Costs Depend on Which Cards Your Customers Use](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/psr-interchange-fee-cap-explained): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. The PSR caps interchange fees on consumer debit cards at 0.2% and consumer credit at 0.3%. Commercial cards carry no cap. If your effective rate is climbing, this is often why. - [Structured Data for Small Business Websites: The Plain English Guide That Actually Matters](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/structured-data-small-business-websites): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. Structured data is code that tells Google and AI assistants exactly what your business does. This guide explains what to add, what it does, and how to check it without technical knowledge. - [How UK Businesses Are Using AI in 2026: What the Research Actually Shows](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/uk-businesses-using-ai-2026-research): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. UK business AI adoption is growing across all sectors and sizes. This guide explains what the research shows about where businesses are starting, what they are using AI for, and what is next. - [UK Small Business Support in 2026: How to Find Grants, Loans and Free Advice Without Wasting Time](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/uk-small-business-grants-support-2026): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. UK small business funding support exists but it is fragmented and poorly signposted. This guide explains where to find grants, subsidised loans and free advisory services in 2026. - [What Google and AI Search Both Check Before Recommending Your Business](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/website-seo-ai-search-signals-2026): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. Google and AI search assistants evaluate different signals when deciding whether to recommend a business. This guide explains the six that matter for both and how to address them. - [Working Capital Finance for UK Small Businesses: What the Options Actually Are](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/working-capital-finance-uk-small-business): Published 2026-05-09. By Reeve Consult. Working capital finance helps UK businesses bridge the gap between spending and receiving. This guide explains invoice finance, business funding, revolving credit, and overdrafts in plain English. - [EPOS Now and Dojo: what really ended the integration and what UK businesses should do next](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/epos-now-dojo-split-what-uk-businesses-need-to-know): Published 2026-05-08. By Reeve Consult. EPOS Now has been withdrawing the Dojo integration for many customers. Some were told Dojo pulled out. That was not accurate. Here is what actually happened, why EPOS Now made the call, and what your options are if you have been affected. - [AI for UK recruitment agencies: automate the boring parts of placement](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-recruitment-agencies-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-27. By Reeve Consult. Most UK recruitment agencies lose the recruiter hour to CV parsing, long-list screening, outreach copy, and pipeline updates before any billable placement work begins. Here is where the time actually goes, the AI workflows that recover it, and the UK GDPR and Equality Act guardrails every build has to respect. - [AI for solicitors and small UK law firms: where the fee-earner hour goes](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-solicitors-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-27. By Reeve Consult. Most UK law firms with 5 to 50 fee earners lose the partner hour to email, document review, and client intake before any chargeable work happens. Here is where the time actually goes, the AI workflows that recover it, and the SRA boundary every build has to respect. - [How Liverpool hotels and tourism businesses are handling more enquiries without adding front-desk headcount](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-liverpool-hotels-tourism-enquiries): Published 2026-04-27. By Reeve Consult. Five illustrative Liverpool hospitality and tourism businesses, the AI phone, web chat, and WhatsApp workflows that capture enquiries when the front desk is busy, and how each build runs on top of the booking system the venue already has. - [How Manchester hospitality is filling tables and cutting waste with AI](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-manchester-hospitality-filling-tables): Published 2026-04-27. By Reeve Consult. Five composite Manchester venues, the AI booking, menu engineering, stock reporting, and enquiry routing workflows that are moving margin in a city where labour costs have risen faster than menu prices, and how each build runs on top of the EPOS and tools the venue already has. - [Card terminal types compared: countertop, portable, tap-to-pay, integrated](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/card-terminal-types-uk-businesses-compared): Published 2026-04-27. By Reeve Consult. Four terminal shapes UK operators choose between in 2026. Where each one wins, where it fails, and the questions to ask before you sign anything. - [Chargebacks for UK businesses: how to avoid them and how to win them](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/chargebacks-uk-businesses-avoid-and-win): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. What a chargeback actually is, why your acquirer takes the money back before you have said a word, the evidence pack that wins the dispute, and the operational changes that stop the next one. - [AI just got affordable for small businesses: but cheap tools aren't the same as a working system](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-just-got-affordable-for-small-businesses-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. The cost of running AI in your business has collapsed. Three jobs that used to need a developer now run for under £100 a month. Why most owners who buy them still don't see the payback, and what the working version actually involves. - [How Leicester takeaways are lifting repeat orders with AI](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-leicester-takeaways-repeat-orders): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Five Leicester takeaways, the AI loyalty and review-chase workflows that turn one-off orders into regulars, and how operators in the city's high-density takeaway scene are using their customer data without buying a new ordering system. - [How Leeds professional services firms are clearing client backlog with AI](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-leeds-professional-services-backlog): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Five Leeds firms, the AI document and email workflows that clear a week of backlog in a day, and how SRA and ICAEW guidance shape what the model is allowed to do client-facing. - [How Birmingham restaurants are turning missed calls into bookings with AI](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-birmingham-restaurants-missed-calls): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Five Birmingham independents, the AI phone, WhatsApp and DM workflows that stop after-hours enquiries from going to the restaurant down the road, and what the city's growing food scene means for operators competing on attention. - [How Sheffield salons and clinics are cutting no-shows with AI in 2026](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-sheffield-salons-clinics-no-shows): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Five Sheffield clinics and salons, the AI confirmation and rebooking flows that pull no-show rates down, and how the new licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures shapes what AI can do client-facing. - [How Nottingham high street businesses are using AI to fill quiet midweek days](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-nottingham-businesses-quiet-midweek): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Five Nottingham independents, five different AI workflows, one shared problem: how to fill the quiet Tuesday-to-Thursday slump that most city-centre and neighbourhood operators carry. - [AI for UK estate agents: route every lead, draft every valuation, fill every viewing](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-estate-agents-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. How a UK estate agency uses AI to handle the noise around the deal: portal enquiry routing, AML and right-to-rent checks, valuation drafts, viewing scheduling, and tenant referencing. Built on top of the CRM you already run. - [AI for UK restaurants: cover every booking, catch every allergen, claw back the margin](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-restaurants-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. How a UK restaurant uses AI to fill empty covers, recover no-shows, stay allergen-safe under Natasha's Law, and tighten the back-of-house margin. Built on top of the booking and POS systems you already run. - [AI for UK aesthetic clinics and salons: every enquiry captured, every no-show cut](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-salons-clinics-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. How a UK aesthetic clinic or salon uses AI to answer out-of-hours enquiries, cut no-shows, and keep the regulatory side clean. Built on top of whatever booking platform you already run. - [AI for finance brokers UK: where the broker hour actually goes](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-finance-brokers-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Most UK commercial finance brokers spend more time on prep than on advice. Here is where the hours actually go, the AI workflow that gives them back, and the FCA Consumer Duty rails that any build has to sit inside. - [AI for accountants UK: the one workflow that pays back fastest in 2026](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-accountants-uk-2026-playbook): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Most UK accountancy practices have AI tools sitting unused. The ones that get a return on AI almost never start with the exciting build. Here is the workflow we see pay back fastest, the tool stack we use, and what ICAEW says about doing this safely. - [Make.com vs Zapier vs n8n: the UK SME guide for 2026](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/make-com-vs-zapier-vs-n8n-uk-sme-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Honest head-to-head between the three biggest workflow platforms for UK SMEs in 2026. UK data residency, GDPR positioning, hosting options, and which one each genuinely wins. - [21 questions to ask any UK AI consultancy before signing](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/21-questions-ask-ai-consultancy-uk): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. The 21 specific questions every UK SME owner should ask any AI consultancy before signing a contract. Capability, commercial, compliance, and exit terms. Print it. Take it to the meeting. - [AI automation agency UK: what one does and how to spot a good one](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-automation-agency-uk-good-vs-bad): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. What a UK AI automation agency actually does in 2026, what to expect for your money, the seven red flags of a bad agency, and the four traits that mark a good one. Honest founder view. - [Do I need an AI consultant for my small business?](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/do-i-need-ai-consultant-small-business-uk): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. An honest decision guide for UK SME owners. Four signals it is time to bring someone in, two signals it is not, and when doing it yourself with ChatGPT is genuinely the better option. - [AI automation pricing in the UK 2026: what it actually costs](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-automation-pricing-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. How much UK SMEs actually pay for AI automation in 2026, broken into audit fees, build costs, and ongoing management. Real ranges, three named scenarios, and where the money goes wrong. - [AI for small business UK: the 2026 starting point](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-for-small-business-uk-2026): Published 2026-04-26. By Reeve Consult. Where a UK SME owner should actually start with AI in 2026, ranked by what pays for itself fastest. Real budgets, named tools, plain English. - [AI agents are about to start shopping for UK small businesses. Most owners haven't noticed.](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/ai-agents-uk-small-business-shopping): Published 2026-04-25. By Reeve Consult. AI agents are now buying on customers' behalf. This guide explains what UK independent businesses need to do to stay visible when the customer never sees the search results. - [Card processing fees explained: what UK businesses actually pay in 2026](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/card-processing-fees-explained): Published 2026-04-25. By Reeve Consult. Every card payment is split three ways. This pillar guide breaks down interchange, scheme fees, and acquirer margin so UK business owners know exactly what they pay. - [How to read your merchant statement: a UK walkthrough](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/how-to-read-merchant-statement): Published 2026-04-25. By Reeve Consult. A plain-English guide for UK business owners who want to understand every line on their card payment statement, spot hidden fees, and stop overpaying. - [How to Switch Card Payment Provider Without Downtime](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/how-to-switch-card-payment-provider): Published 2026-04-25. By Reeve Consult. - [Tipping Act 2024: What UK Restaurants Must Do Now](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/tipping-act-2024-uk-restaurants): Published 2026-04-25. By Reeve Consult. Since 1 October 2024, keeping any portion of staff tips is illegal. The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 is now enforceable. This guide explains what the law requires, how tronc systems work, and what restaurant owners need to change. - [The True Cost of a 'No Monthly Fee' Card Machine](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/blog/true-cost-no-monthly-fee-card-machine): Published 2026-04-25. By Reeve Consult. A 'no monthly fee' card machine sounds like free money. In practice, UK SMEs processing more than about £2,000 a month almost always pay more in per-transaction fees than they would on a monthly-fee contract. Here is exactly where the cost hides. ## Contact - [Send a message](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/contact): One working day reply - [Book a free 30 minute audit](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/#contact): Direct calendar booking - [Email](mailto:hello@reeveconsult.co.uk): hello@reeveconsult.co.uk ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/privacy) - [Terms of Service](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/terms) - [Cookie Policy](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/cookies) - [Sitemap](https://reeveconsult.co.uk/sitemap)