Review, consulting & retainers

Clear pricing for practical small business technology help.

Start with a free fit conversation. When deeper written clarity would help, the paid Small Business Technology Review can come next, followed by hourly consulting, an Office Technology Team retainer, or a larger website, software, data, automation, or integration project when justified.

Choose a paid review, hourly engagement, or predictable monthly access.

These options are designed for focused review, planning, consulting, and small implementation tasks. Specialized technical work is priced separately so more complex projects can be handled with the right level of care.

Focused help as needed

$95 / hour

Best for one-time questions, project reviews, troubleshooting a decision, or a focused implementation task.

  • Software planning and technical guidance
  • Website, automation, data, and reporting review
  • Vendor, platform, AI tool, or workflow evaluation
  • Small implementation tasks when scope is clear
Request hourly consulting

Specialized technical delivery

$125 / hour

Used for technical work that needs deeper implementation skill, higher accountability, or faster turnaround.

  • Custom software development and integrations
  • Database work, data applications, and reporting systems
  • Cloud architecture and security-sensitive work
  • Approved expedited work or more complex technical tasks
Discuss specialized work

For registered 501(c)(3) organizations

$85 / hour

Available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that need practical technology help on an affordable basis.

  • Technology planning and software guidance
  • Website, automation, and reporting review
  • Office technology and workflow support
  • Small implementation tasks when scope is clear
Ask about nonprofit pricing

Predictable monthly access

$300 / month

Includes up to 3 hours of consulting or implementation support each month, priority scheduling for small approved requests, and continuity across recurring technology needs. Additional approved retainer add-on hours are billed at the active-retainer discounted rate of $85/hour.

  • Recurring access to ITVEL for technology questions
  • Small business office technology guidance
  • Light website, software, automation, data, or reporting support
  • Monthly planning help for staged improvements
Ask about the retainer

Useful for practical decisions and smaller technology improvements.

The review, hourly consulting, and starter retainers work best when the work can be handled in focused blocks: review, plan, compare options, make a small improvement, document a process, or guide a next step.

  • Small Business Technology Review before buying, building, replacing, or integrating a system
  • Website improvements, content structure, technical cleanup, or small updates
  • Automation review, spreadsheet cleanup, reporting workflows, and data process guidance
  • Office technology decisions around software, email, backups, AI tools, vendors, and workflows

Clear consulting time with practical next steps.

ITVEL can use review or consulting time to understand your current setup, recommend options, explain tradeoffs, document next steps, make small updates, or help plan a larger project. The work stays grounded in the business outcome, not just the tool.

  • Discovery calls, project review, and scope clarification
  • Written recommendations, plain-English technical guidance, and implementation planning
  • Light hands-on work when the task is appropriate for hourly or retainer time
  • Referral to a separate project quote when the work needs a larger build plan

Third-party costs are not bundled into consulting time.

Software licenses, hosting, domains, hardware, subscriptions, cloud services, and other third-party fees are separate unless a written project agreement says otherwise.

  • Hosting, cloud, email, domain, and subscription fees
  • Software licenses, paid plugins, SaaS tools, and vendor charges
  • Hardware, office equipment, cabling, devices, or installation materials
  • Large custom software, website, integration, or migration projects

Ways businesses use hourly consulting or a starter retainer.

Small Business Technology Review

Review goals, website, software, workflows, backups, email, automation opportunities, risks, and practical next steps before committing to a build or purchase.

Office technology help

Get guidance on software choices, email setup, backup planning, AI tools, subscriptions, and everyday workflow decisions.

Website improvements

Improve page copy, structure, technical setup, forms, analytics, SEO basics, or small content updates.

Automation and reporting

Review spreadsheets, recurring reports, manual processes, data cleanup, dashboard needs, and automation opportunities.

Pricing questions businesses often ask.

What is the Small Business Technology Review?

The Small Business Technology Review is a paid entry offer ranging from $295 to $750 depending on depth. It includes a 45-minute discovery call, review of selected technology areas, and written risks, quick wins, and recommended next steps.

Can the review fee be credited toward larger work?

Often, yes. When agreed in writing, part or all of the review fee may be credited toward an approved larger project or starter retainer.

What is ITVEL's hourly consulting rate?

Standard hourly consulting is available at $95/hour for focused technology planning, software guidance, website improvements, automation review, data and reporting help, and small implementation tasks.

What is the rate for specialized work?

Specialized technical work is billed at $125/hour. This can include custom software development, integrations, database work, cloud architecture, security-sensitive work, approved expedited work, or work with deeper implementation requirements.

Do you offer nonprofit pricing?

Yes. Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are eligible for an hourly consulting rate of $85/hour.

What is included in the Starter Retainer?

The Starter Retainer is $300/month and includes up to 3 hours of consulting or implementation support each month, priority scheduling for small approved requests, and continuity across recurring technology needs. Additional approved retainer add-on hours are billed at the active-retainer discounted rate of $85/hour.

Do unused retainer hours roll over?

Retainer terms can be confirmed before signup. The default expectation is a predictable monthly block of access, not an accumulating bank of unlimited future hours.

Is this managed IT support?

No. This is consulting and approved implementation time. It does not include unlimited help desk support, emergency response, device monitoring, or guaranteed service-level coverage.

Can this lead into a larger project?

Yes. Hourly consulting or retainer time can help clarify a larger custom software, website, automation, integration, data, or modernization project before a separate quote is prepared.

Are third-party fees included?

No. Hosting, licenses, subscriptions, cloud services, hardware, domains, and other vendor charges are separate unless they are included in a written project agreement.

Start with a free fit conversation.

Share the decision, system, website, workflow, or small business technology need you want help with. ITVEL can recommend whether the Small Business Technology Review, hourly consulting, a starter retainer, or a separate project quote is the right next step.