Custom AI tools & automation for small businesses

We build the software your business needs — and prove it works before you pay.

Cannon AI builds custom tools that handle the repetitive work — pulling data, connecting your apps, updating your store, automating your reports — so your team doesn't have to. No jargon, no lock-in. We build it, show you the value, then teach you to run it.

We prove the value before you pay You own everything we build

  • A national coin & collectibles retailer — 1,200+ SKUs automated
  • Built by an Applied AI engineer — University of Tennessee, 2026
  • Value proven before you pay — every engagement

Sound familiar?

You're doing by hand what software should do for you.

Copy-pasting between tools. Checking competitor prices one tab at a time. Re-keying orders. Chasing spreadsheets. It's the kind of work that quietly eats hours every week — and it's exactly what we automate.

  • "I know there's a better way. I just don't have time to build it."
  • "I don't even know what AI can do for my business."
  • "I've been burned by developers who disappeared after I paid."

What we build

Built around the hours you want back

Every engagement starts with one question: where is your team's time going? Then we build the tool that gets it back.

Save hours with automation

We automate the repetitive work — data entry, reports, monitoring, follow-ups — so your team stops doing it by hand.

Custom tools & control panels

Simple dashboards built around how you actually work. Like the daily pricing scraper and control panel we built for a coin retailer that saves them hours every week.

Connect your tools

Your store, spreadsheets, email, and apps, talking to each other automatically. No more copy-paste between systems.

Shopify & e-commerce

Custom storefront features and back-office automation that off-the-shelf apps can't do. Built to the exact way your operation works.

Proof

What this looks like in practice

One concrete story beats five vague testimonials. Here's a real engagement, anonymized.

Retail Automation Custom dashboard

The business

A national coin & collectibles retailer managing 1,200+ SKUs across multiple markets.

The problem

Their team checked competitor and market prices by hand every morning — 3–4 hours of tab-switching and spreadsheets, and the numbers were stale by the time they finished.

What we built

A daily pricing scraper feeding a clean dashboard. Fresh data every morning by 7am, automatically. Their team opens one page instead of thirty tabs.

~14 hrs/week → 20 min/day.

The scraper runs overnight. They own it outright. We support it.

The process

How we work

A clear process from first call to working tool. No surprises, no ghost acts.

  1. Talk it through

    A free call to understand your business and where the time goes. No tech-speak required.

  2. We prove the value

    We build a working version and show you the hours and money it saves — before you commit.

  3. We build & deliver

    The full tool, built around how you work, tested, and handed over. You own it.

  4. We teach & stand behind it

    We train your team to use it and stick around to support it. We don't disappear.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

Every project is scoped to what you need — but you'll never be surprised. We agree on the price and the outcome upfront, in plain English. And we prove the value before you pay a cent.

  • Fixed price agreed upfront
  • You own everything we build
  • Value shown before you commit

Why Cannon AI

Why businesses trust Cannon AI

We've distilled everything that matters about working with an AI development team into four commitments.

  • We prove it first.

    You see the value before you pay. Not a promise — a working demo.

  • Plain language, always.

    No jargon. We explain everything in terms of your business, not our tools.

  • You own it.

    The code, the tools, the data — all yours. No lock-in, no hostage situations.

  • We stand behind our work.

    We train your team to use it and we're here when you need us. We don't disappear.

Cannon AI takes on a small number of projects at a time — so yours gets real attention, not an overloaded queue.

Questions

Common questions

Do I need to understand AI to work with you?

No. That's our job. We translate it all into hours and dollars saved — the kind of outcome that makes sense to run a business on.

What if it doesn't work for my business?

We prove the value before you pay. If we can't show you it's worth it, you don't owe us anything. We won't pitch you something that doesn't make sense for your business.

Do I own what you build?

Yes — completely. Code, tools, data. All of it transfers to you on delivery. There's no recurring license, no lock-in, no strings.

What does it cost?

Most projects are a few thousand dollars, scoped and agreed upfront. No surprises. We're always happy to talk through a specific situation before any money changes hands.

Will you disappear after it's built?

No. We train your team and support what we build. Every project includes a handover session and ongoing access to us if something needs attention.

Who's behind this

Hi, I'm Josh Cannon.

I'm an Applied AI engineer finishing my degree at the University of Tennessee in May 2026 and currently an AI Implementation Intern at a national valuation firm. I build custom AI tools for businesses that are tired of doing repetitive work by hand.

Cannon AI is a boutique practice — I work with a small number of clients at a time so every project gets my full attention. I've shipped automations that track 1,200+ products daily, scraper-to-dashboard pipelines, and custom Shopify builds that off-the-shelf apps can't do.

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Let's find the hours hiding in your business.

Tell us what's eating your time. We'll show you what we'd build — and prove it's worth it before you pay.

Free first call Value proven before you pay You own everything