AI & Digital Transformation · North & Latin America

Most SMBs don't have an AI problem.
They have a readiness problem.

AGGB Consulting helps small and mid-sized businesses move from AI-curious to AI-capable — with a proven 4-stage readiness framework, hands-on execution, and 25+ years of enterprise experience translated for companies your size.

25+ yrsEnterprise & growth leadership
MITCertified in AI for Business Strategy
2 regionsNorth America & LATAM, EN / ES
AuthorPublished practitioner's AI playbook
The real bottleneck

Tools are everywhere. Clarity is rare.

“Most companies your size aren't held back by a lack of AI tools — they're held back by not knowing where to start, what's worth doing, and what they're actually ready for.”

The market is loud with AI hype and shiny demos. What small and mid-sized businesses need isn't another tool — it's an honest read on where they stand, a sequence that fits their reality, and a partner who has actually executed inside fast-moving technology companies.

That's the gap AGGB was built to close: enterprise-grade thinking, delivered at the pace and price a growing business can act on.

01

Start with truth. A clear-eyed assessment of your data, skills, processes, and risk posture — not a sales pitch.

02

Sequence the work. A roadmap mapped to your readiness stage, so you invest in the right thing at the right time.

03

Execute hands-on. Implementation support, enablement, and governance — through to measurable outcomes.

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Where does your business stand with AI?

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The framework behind the work

The AGGB 4-Stage AI Readiness Model

Every engagement is anchored in a simple idea: you can't scale what you haven't grounded. We meet you at your stage and move you to the next one.

Aware

You see the potential but lack a plan. We bring clarity, prioritize use cases, and remove the guesswork.

Piloting

You're experimenting in pockets. We turn scattered trials into structured pilots with real success criteria.

Scaling

Something works — now it has to spread. We build the data, skills, and governance to scale safely.

Leading

AI is core to how you compete. We help you institutionalize advantage and stay ahead of the curve.

What we do

One front door. A full transformation practice behind it.

Lead practice

AI Readiness & Adoption

From assessment to implementation, we help you adopt AI in a way that fits your business — practical, governed, and tied to measurable outcomes rather than hype.

  • AI readiness assessment & opportunity mapping
  • Use-case discovery, prioritization & ROI modeling
  • Custom solution design (assistants, automation, predictive analytics)
  • Data readiness, governance & responsible-use guardrails
  • Implementation roadmap & team enablement

Digital Transformation Strategy

A tailored roadmap to modernize operations — process reengineering, digital maturity assessment, and ERP/CRM integration strategy.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Identify, assess, and reduce digital risk: maturity assessments, compliance audits, incident-response planning, and awareness training.

Go-To-Market & Growth

Accelerate launches and expand reach across North & Latin America — segmentation, positioning, sales & channel enablement.

Startup & Scale-up Advisory

Strategic and operational discipline for founders: model validation, traction strategy, org design, and hands-on mentoring.

Alvaro Gonzalez Bancalari, Founder of AGGB Consulting
Firm & founder

AGGB Consulting

Founded & led by Alvaro Gonzalez Bancalari

AGGB Consulting is a boutique advisory firm focused on AI adoption, digital transformation, and cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across North America and Latin America. We pair enterprise-grade methodology with the speed and pragmatism a growing company actually needs.

The firm is led by Alvaro Gonzalez Bancalari, who brings more than 25 years of go-to-market and transformation leadership — built across global technology companies including Cisco, Alvarion, and RADWIN — and continues to work hands-on at the front line of AI commercialization and cybersecurity today. That operator's perspective is what keeps our recommendations grounded in what actually ships, not just what sounds good in a deck.

MIT — AI for Business Strategy MIT — Applied Generative AI 25+ yrs · Cisco · Alvarion · RADWIN Bilingual · EN & ES Published author
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The SMB AI Playbook
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Insights

The thinking behind AGGB, in book form.

Our 4-stage framework, ready-to-use tools, and real case studies are distilled in The SMB AI Playbook: A Practitioner's Guide to Gaining Business Advantage with Artificial Intelligence — written specifically for leaders of small and mid-sized businesses.

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