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Consulting & Digital Services

Digital tools and AI for your business

The right tools. Personal advice. Practical implementation.

HIH Digital helps founders, self-employed professionals and small businesses choose and use hardware, software and AI. We start with your existing tools, your goals and your budget.

From choosing and setting up tools to training and ongoing support, we work in German and English, remotely and on site. This service is for businesses and people preparing to start a business.

How we can help

Advice and Digital-Check

We review your devices, software, subscriptions and selected workflows, including where AI could help. You receive written recommendations, priorities and estimated costs.

Hardware and software

We help choose and set up equipment, move data and files, and support networks within the agreed scope. We integrate suitable tools. Custom software and larger changes are quoted separately.

AI and automation

We examine specific tasks, repetitive work and unnecessary spending before recommending tools. We may suggest HIH products when they fit. You remain free to choose.

Training and support

You and your team learn to use the devices, software and AI tools we introduce. We provide individual support or monthly packages for questions, smaller changes and agreed reviews.

Your tools. Your choice.

You buy directly from the supplier. Equipment, licences and subscriptions belong to your business. You pay us for advice, setup and support. We aim to make good use of what you already have.

Where needed, we use separate access accounts you authorise with appropriate permissions. Please do not send passwords or confidential documents through the contact form. We agree any copying or AI processing of real customer data with you in advance.

Michael Meissner normally carries out the work himself, learning about your business from the information you provide. Any additional specialists and costs are agreed in advance. We can improve the technical and organisational side of bookkeeping workflows, such as receipt capture and handover to your accountant. We do not provide tax, legal or professional accounting advice.

Digital-Check: a clear place to start

€390 net, fixed price

Includes preparation using the introductory call and agreed documents, up to 90 minutes of assessment, a short written action plan with priorities, practical recommendations and estimated purchase and running costs, plus a closing discussion of up to 30 minutes.

The quote defines the scope in advance, for example one location and up to three core workflows. Larger assessments are quoted individually. Setup and implementation are not included. There is no mandatory questionnaire before the call.

25% before work begins: €97.50 net. The remaining €292.50 net is due within 7 calendar days after completion and handover.

Receive a €195 net invoice credit towards implementation of the Digital-Check recommendations when you commission that work within 30 calendar days of receiving the action plan. The implementation fee must be at least €1,000 net before credit. Travel expenses, third-party costs and ongoing support packages do not count towards that minimum. The credit cannot be paid in cash; this does not affect other statutory or contractual refund rights.

Rates and planning

Standard: €100 net per hour

Monday to Friday, 08:00–18:00. The same standard rate applies to advice, setup and training.

Outside standard hours

Monday to Friday outside 08:00–18:00: €125/hour (+25%). Saturday: €150/hour (+50%). Sundays and public holidays: €200/hour (+100%). All net. Only the highest applicable surcharge applies; surcharges are not added together. The quote specifies the timezone and applicable public holidays.

All prices exclude VAT, where applicable. The introductory call of up to 30 minutes remains free, including individually agreed appointments outside standard hours.

Clearly defined work can be quoted at an agreed fixed price. Open-ended tasks are billed by actual time with an agreed written budget limit. We obtain your approval before exceeding that limit or carrying out additional work.

Monthly support

Basis

2 hours per month · €200 net per month. Up to 1 hour(s) may be carried into the immediately following month.

Plus

4 hours per month · €380 net per month. Up to 2 hour(s) may be carried into the immediately following month.

Intensiv

8 hours per month · €720 net per month. Up to 4 hour(s) may be carried into the immediately following month.

For advice, support, smaller adjustments, training, agreed reviews, and preparation and documentation within the agreed scope. Larger development and setup projects are quoted separately.

Monthly payment in advance. Three-month minimum term, then automatic renewal for one month at a time. Cancel at least 14 calendar days before the end of the current contract period, first effective at the end of the minimum term. Additional time requires your approval and costs €100 net per hour, billed at month end. Appointments are by agreement and subject to availability; continuous availability and immediate responses are not guaranteed.

Up to 50% of the monthly base allowance may be carried into the following month once. Carried hours are used first, cannot be carried again and expire at the end of that following month. Hours cannot accumulate indefinitely.

Evening and weekend surcharges are charged separately for time actually used: €25, €50 or €100 net per hour, based on the standard €100 rate. Hours used are deducted as actual time, without multiplying the allowance consumed. Only the highest surcharge applies. Agreed travel expenses are separate.

How we work and invoice

For time-based work, we record actual minutes and total them monthly for each customer and hourly rate. Short tasks are not individually rounded up. Only complete 15-minute units are billed; remaining minutes expire at month end. For example, a 5-minute task adds 5 minutes; 70 minutes at one rate results in 60 billed minutes and 10 minutes waived. This rule does not change a fixed monthly package fee.

Projects require a deposit of at least 25% of the agreed fixed fee or written fee estimate. Work starts after receipt and the deposit is fully credited. For time-based work, it is a credit against fees; any unused balance does not automatically become a non-refundable fee. Milestone payments for longer projects are defined in the quote. Time-based work is normally invoiced monthly in arrears with clear descriptions and times. Payment is due 7 calendar days from the invoice date.

Our process: a free introductory call of up to 30 minutes, then a mutual NDA before the next substantive step, a quote and commission, deposit, delivery and documented handover. Every assignment includes an NDA. We do not require confidential documents for the introductory call. Any necessary data processing agreements are considered separately.

We work remotely and on site. Travel time is not charged. Agreed travel expenses and necessary accommodation are covered as arranged in advance. Larger travel expenses require advance payment or direct booking by you.

Each setup includes concise basic documentation. Detailed documentation and complete manuals are agreed separately for an additional fee. Training and its scope follow your assignment. At handover, we aim to record delivered work and remaining points in writing.

Let’s talk about what you need

In a no-obligation call of up to 30 minutes, we discuss your needs and how we can help. You can also send an enquiry without choosing an appointment.

Online booking: Monday–Friday, 09:00–18:00 Europe/Dublin, at least 12 hours ahead and up to 14 days in advance. Appointments outside these hours can be arranged individually.

michael.meissner@hih-digital.com

Optional appointment

Please do not send passwords or confidential documents. We use your details to process your enquiry. See the privacy notice for details. Sending an enquiry does not commit you to a meeting or assignment.

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