Paterson is full of owner-run businesses: auto repair shops, contractors, bakeries, restaurants and stores along Main Street and across Passaic County, where the person who answers the phone is usually also doing the work. RaheemAI sets up Ava, an AI receptionist that catches the calls you miss and emails you each one.
Keep your 973 or 862 number · Ava says she's an AI · 14-day free trial
Thanks for calling Great Falls Auto. This is Ava, the shop's AI assistant. How can I help?
My check engine light came on. Can you look at it this week?
We can request a diagnostic visit. What's the year, make and model?
Example call. The shop is made up.
The calls you can't get to still matter.
- You're under a car or on a job site when the phone rings
- Calls during the lunch or dinner rush go unanswered
- You return voicemails at night, and by then some callers have moved on
- Hiring a full-time receptionist isn't realistic for a small shop
What Ava does for Paterson businesses
Books shop visits
Ava collects the vehicle, the problem and the customer's preferred time, then books or emails it to you.
Captures job requests
For contractors she gets the address, what needs doing and how soon, and flags urgent jobs your way.
Answers the everyday questions
Hours, location, parking, what you carry or what you fix, using only the answers you approve.
Keeps your number
Forward only the calls you miss. Your 973 or 862 number stays the same.
Emails you the details
A short summary of each call lands in your inbox so you can call back in order of priority.
Set up for you
A.R. writes the scripts with you. You approve every one before Ava answers a real call.
Plain about what she is
Ava is an AI and she tells every caller that. She doesn't quote repair prices you haven't given her, diagnose problems or promise same-day service. Those calls get captured and handed to you, so you decide what to promise.
Three steps. We do the setup.
Free missed-lead check
We call or message your business like a customer would, after hours or at a busy time, and show you exactly what they experience.
We set it up for you
We learn your services, hours and booking rules, and set up your assistant. You keep your phone number and the tools you already use.
Try it free for 14 days
See how it handles real calls and messages. No credit card. If it isn't helping, you walk away. After that, it's $249/month, month to month. See pricing.
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Questions Paterson owners ask
I'm a one-person shop. Is this for me?
Often, yes. Owner-operators miss calls because they're the ones doing the work. Ava answers when you can't and emails you the details so you can call back when you're free.
Can Ava give price quotes?
Only prices you give her and approve, like a standard oil change. For anything that depends on an inspection, she captures the details and says someone will follow up.
Do I need new equipment or a new number?
No. Ava works with your existing number through call forwarding from your carrier.
How do I try it?
Start the 14-day free trial. No credit card. We set it up, you test it by calling yourself, and only then forward your calls.
Hear Ava for yourself.
Talk to Ava, our live demo AI receptionist, right from your browser. The demo is set up for a sample real estate office, so you can hear how she sounds, how she asks questions and how she tells callers she's an AI. Then we'll set her up for your business. Demo calls are recorded.
Or call +1 551-212-8357
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— A.R., founder