About us
About Open Afternoon
Open Afternoon builds custom AI automations that give small business owners their day back for the work they are good at, from St. Charles, Illinois.
What we do
We build one thing: time back
A small business owner is good at something. They run the crew, make the product, or look after the customer. Then the day fills with work that repeats. The same inquiry gets the same answer, the same reminder goes out, and the same data moves from one place to another. We build automations that take that work off the list, so your hours go back to the work you are good at.
We build on the tools you already use, so your team keeps working the way it does now. We start with a free 30 minute call. After the call, if an automation fits, we send a written plan and one fixed price.
The name
Why we are called Open Afternoon
An open afternoon is time with nothing waiting on you. Each project aims for it. The repeat work runs by itself, and the afternoon belongs to you again.
Open Afternoon is a division of Zerby Group LLC.
How we work
Four things you can count on
We build on your tools
We build on the tools you already use. We suggest a change only when it clearly earns its place.
You own what we build
You get your own accounts and logins, a written guide and a recorded walkthrough.
You stay in charge
You choose what runs alone. A person checks anything that affects money or a legal obligation.
We keep names private
We will not name a client, publish a testimonial or write a case study without written permission.
Who is behind it
The founder of Open Afternoon
Cade Zerby
Founder
Cade is a licensed CPA in Illinois.
Zerby Group is not a CPA firm and does not provide accounting, tax, or attest services.
Where we are
St. Charles, and wherever you are
We are based in St. Charles, Illinois. Meetings happen by video, phone and email, so we work with small businesses across the Fox Valley, the Chicago suburbs and the United States.
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