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Small Business IT Support Ayrshire
Small business IT support across Ayrshire without the managed-service contract. Pay-as-you-go, priced per job, delivered personally by Graeme Tudhope.
Quoted first, every time
Every job is quoted up front, priced on skill and complexity — never hourly. Remote work starts from £45. If I cannot fix it, you do not pay.
Small businesses in Ayrshire rarely need a full managed-service contract. What they need is a local IT person who picks up when things break, quotes fairly, fixes it fast, and does not charge a monthly retainer for the privilege. That is what this is.
I support sole traders, family businesses, home offices and small teams across Ayrshire on a pay-as-you-go basis. Every job is quoted before it starts. No lock-in, no retainer, no minimum spend — just a trusted local number to call when your printer, email, network or laptop stops co-operating.
Small-business IT usually connects to these practical fixes: Wi-Fi and router help when the office connection is unreliable; printer help when printing is slowing the team down; server support for shared folders, NAS and backup problems.
Ready to get it fixed?
Send the problem in plain English. I will reply with the sensible next step and a clear quote before anything is booked.
Before you book
Three quick checks to help you decide whether to try one thing first or ask me to take over.
Good fit if
Use this page when a small business needs a practical local IT person without signing a monthly managed-service contract.
Try this first
Write down who is affected, what changed recently, and what the outage is stopping: email, printing, files, tills, Wi-Fi or a specific laptop.
Ask me when
Ask me when downtime is costing money, a provider is passing the blame around, or you need someone on site who can make the whole setup behave.
What to know first
Why this happens, and what I check first
Plain-English notes to help you decide whether to try one quick check, book help, or stop spending money on the wrong fix.
Managed-service IT contracts make sense for businesses with 20+ staff. For a four-person accountancy practice, a two-person joinery firm or a self-employed photographer, they are usually overkill. You end up paying £150–£400 a month to hold someone on retainer who you might phone twice in a quarter. Ad-hoc IT support priced per job is almost always better value at that size.
The other thing smaller businesses need is someone who can talk to Microsoft 365, broadband providers, domain registrars and hardware vendors without getting fobbed off. Eighteen years of doing this means I know how to escalate, which tier of provider support to ask for, and when to just solve it myself rather than wait 48 hours for a call-back.
Finally, small-business IT in Ayrshire has to be local. When your till computer dies on a Saturday morning, you do not want a technician in a city 40 miles away promising to look at it on Monday. I live and work here. That matters.
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Related repairs
Good next stops if the issue involves more than one device, account or connection.
Areas I cover
I visit homes and businesses across Ayrshire, with free collection and return when a repair needs bench time.
Problems this covers
Recognise any of these? If so, you are in the right place.
- New staff or new laptop needing set up from scratch fast
- Microsoft 365, email or shared-folder access problems
- Wi-Fi or wired networking issues affecting the whole team
- Printers, tills, card readers or specialist equipment misbehaving
- Recurring problems that nobody has ever properly got to the bottom of
- A quick, honest second opinion on a quote you have been given
What the work usually includes
These are included when the job needs them.
- Pay-as-you-go support priced per job — no retainer, no contract
- Remote and on-site help across Ayrshire
- Device setup, user onboarding and off-boarding
- Network, Wi-Fi, printer and email troubleshooting
- Clear escalation and liaison with providers where needed
- A trusted single point of contact for your business IT
Who this helps
The people I usually help with this kind of problem.
- Sole traders and home-office workers
- Small family businesses and independent shops
- Professional practices — accountants, solicitors, surgeries, small clinics
- Tradespeople needing reliable laptop, phone and quoting software
- Teams already using an outside provider but needing local hands-on help
Why book me for this?
You deal with the person who quotes the work and does the job.
- 18 years of real small-business IT support across Ayrshire
- Priced per job, quoted first — no retainer creep, no surprise invoices
- One named person who learns your business, not a rotating ticket queue
- Local, on-site fast when something genuinely breaks
Pricing for this service
A clear starting point before you decide. Every job is quoted individually before any work starts.
Small business IT support starts from £65 per job. Larger projects — new setups, migrations, network work — are quoted in full before anything begins.
Pricing is based on the job, never a ticking clock. You know the price before I start.
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Questions people actually ask about this
No jargon and no vague promises. If something is not here, ask and I will give you a straight answer.
Do I need a monthly contract?
No. Most of my business clients work pay-as-you-go — they call when something breaks, I quote, I fix, we move on. It works out significantly cheaper than a retainer for most small teams.
Can you help us migrate to Microsoft 365?
Yes. Email migration, SharePoint, OneDrive, shared calendars and user setup are all part of the standard work. I will quote the project in full before anything starts, including any licensing you will need.
What if something breaks urgently?
Urgent business issues are prioritised where possible. I am straight with you about availability — if I cannot be there fast, I say so, rather than string you along.
What if I genuinely cannot afford this?
The main service is paid now, but a small number of free jobs are still kept aside each month for people who genuinely cannot afford repair.
Free help is by prior agreement only, never retrospectively. If cost is the real barrier, say that clearly in your first message before any work is quoted, booked or started.
It is reserved for pensioners on fixed incomes, disabled people, unemployed people, carers and low-income households. It is not a way of asking for a discount after the fact.
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Ready to ask for help?
Ready to get small business it support ayrshire sorted?
Tell me what is going wrong in plain English. I come back with the likely cause, the approach and a fixed quote — before any work starts.