AI automation · Gold Coast, QLD
AI automation forGold Coast small businesses.
NOYS is a Gold Coast business, based at Hope Island. We find the admin that eats your week and automate it at a fixed price, and local clients get the Sprint interview and the Build handover face to face.
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Gold Coast context
A city of builders and small operators.
Gold Coast City has 94,723 active businesses registered for GST, according to economy.id, and the number is still rising: 873 more were added in the March 2026 quarter (economy.id business trends). Across Australia, 97.3% of businesses have fewer than 20 employees (Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman). In a business that size, the quoting, invoicing and chasing tends to land on one or two people.
Construction is the city's biggest category of business. It makes up 18.5% of registered businesses in Gold Coast City, compared with 17.0% across Queensland (economy.id, businesses by industry). Builders and trades lose a lot of unpaid hours to quotes, variations, supplier invoices and site paperwork, so those are the jobs we look at first.
It is a big economy by Queensland standards. Gold Coast City's Gross Regional Product is estimated at $55.17 billion, or 10.43% of Queensland's Gross State Product (economy.id economic profile).
AI use is patchy. About 12% of Australian businesses reported using AI in 2024-25 (ABS Characteristics of Australian Business), while the National AI Centre's AI Adoption Tracker reported in June 2025 that 41% of small and medium enterprises were adopting it. The two surveys measure different things. For a Gold Coast owner the useful question is narrower: which of this week's jobs could run without you?
Workflows
Five workflows worth automating first.
Quote follow-up for trades and builders
Every quote you send gets a reminder at set intervals, and the reminders stop the moment the client replies. Construction is almost a fifth of registered Gold Coast businesses, so it is a sensible first workflow to check.
Supplier invoices and variations
Supplier bills and subcontractor invoices are read, matched to the right job and drafted into Xero or MYOB for someone to approve. Variations get logged against the job so they make it onto the final invoice.
Enquiry and booking replies
Enquiries from your website, email or booking system get a relevant reply within minutes, including after hours, and land in your CRM with the details already filled in. This suits clinics, accommodation and service businesses that take enquiries outside office hours.
Appointment reminders and rebooking
Allied health and beauty clinics can send reminders, let clients confirm or reschedule by replying, and prompt people who are due for a return visit.
Review requests after a job
When a job is marked complete, the customer gets a short thank-you message with a link to leave a Google review. Nobody has to remember to ask.
The Sprint
What the Sprint looks for.
The Sprint starts with a 45-minute interview with you and whoever does the admin, and ends with a written report. We can come to your premises for the interview or do it over video. Walking through a normal week, we look for:
- Jobs someone does every week that follow the same steps each time.
- Places where the same information gets typed into two systems.
- Work that sits waiting for a person to notice it, like unanswered enquiries or unpaid invoices.
- The hours each fix would save per week, and what it would cost to build.
- Workflows to leave alone because they need judgement or the saving is too small.
If the report doesn't find five hours a week your team can get back, the $999 comes back.
Pricing
What it costs in Gold Coast.
The prices are the same in every city, in Australian dollars. You can stop after any step.
Mini sprint
Free
A 15-minute call on one workflow. You find out whether it is worth automating before you spend anything.
The Sprint
$999 AUD
A 45-minute interview and a written report. If it doesn't find five hours a week your team can get back, the $999 comes back.
Build
From $1,500 AUD
One workflow automated at a fixed price. The scope and the price are written down before work starts.
Concierge
From $1,200 AUD/month
Two working sessions a month plus direct access between calls, for businesses that want ongoing help.
Industries
Gold Coast businesses we work with.
Tourism & hospitality
Booking follow-up, guest communications, review request sequences.
Property & real estate
Listing copy, buyer follow-up, property management automation.
Health & allied health
Appointment reminders, recall campaigns, patient intake forms.
Professional services
Proposal generation, client onboarding, reporting.
Trade & construction
Quote follow-up, job scheduling, client update notifications.
Retail & ecommerce
Abandoned cart recovery, post-purchase sequences, inventory alerts.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is NOYS actually based on the Gold Coast?
Yes, NOYS is based at Hope Island, QLD 4212, and was founded by Ed Steward. Gold Coast clients can meet us in person for the Sprint interview and the Build handover.
How much does AI automation cost on the Gold Coast?
The Sprint costs $999 AUD, and a Build starts from $1,500 AUD at a fixed price quoted in the Sprint report. Concierge support starts at $1,200 AUD a month for businesses that want ongoing help. You can start with a free 15-minute mini sprint to check whether it's worth it.
Is automation worth it for a small trade business?
It is worth it when the same admin comes back every week. Quotes, invoices, job updates and review requests follow the same steps each time, which makes them the easiest jobs to automate. The Sprint puts a number on the hours before you spend anything on a Build.
Will it work with the software I already use?
In most cases it will. We connect to the tools you already have, such as Gmail or Outlook, Xero or MYOB, and your booking or job management system. If a tool can't connect, the Sprint report tells you before you pay for a Build.
Do you only work with Gold Coast businesses?
No, we work with businesses across Australia. Gold Coast and Brisbane clients can meet us in person, and we work with Sydney and Melbourne businesses remotely.
What if the Sprint doesn't find five hours a week?
Then the $999 comes back. The refund applies if the report doesn't find five hours a week your team can get back.
Sources
- economy.id: Business locations, Gold Coast City
- economy.id: Business trends, Gold Coast City
- economy.id: Businesses by industry, Gold Coast City
- economy.id: Economic profile, Gold Coast City
- ASBFEO: Number of small businesses in Australia
- ABS: Characteristics of Australian Business, 2024-25
- Minister for Industry and Innovation: AI Adoption Tracker release
Gold Coast business. Let's automate one workflow.
Free 30-minute call. We scope the right automation for your business before you commit to anything.