We make AI work for every business.

AI should be accessible to everyone. We make that happen.

Custom AI consulting, analytics, and implementation for businesses ready to move from strategy to results. We build it, implement it, and stay until it works.

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4 Practice AreasEnterprise-Grade DeliverySpartanburg, SC

Our Mission

Rooting AI in the work of every business and community ready to grow.

Built deliberately. Rooted in purpose.

Heartwood Technologies builds AI tools and business intelligence for the businesses and communities that have been overlooked by the last wave of technology, and refuses to be overlooked by the next one.

What We Do

Four practice areas. One mission: AI that is accessible to everyone.

SMB Business Intelligence

Enterprise-grade analytics, AI tools, and reporting for small businesses that have never had access to them.

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Economic & Community Empowerment

Practical AI training, workforce tools, and data infrastructure that move communities from observed to equipped.

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Ethical AI

Bias audits, responsible-AI reviews, and accountability research, including the GroundTruth data center tracker.

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Health Advocacy

Ayana.AI and health equity analytics for clinics, health systems, and the people they care for.

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The Work

Real initiatives creating measurable impact

Hands-on workshops

AI Education Series

Building real AI fluency with community organizations and small businesses. Not theory. Practical skills that change how people work.

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Practical tools

SMB AI Enablement

Automations and decision tools for businesses competing in an AI economy. Built for the businesses that get overlooked.

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Methodology

Discovery Diagnostics

A scoped Listen and Diagnose engagement from The Heartwood Method. We sit with your team, map where AI actually fits, and hand back a written plan. $1,500 to $3,500, no long retainer required.

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Practice

Ethical AI Audits

Bias auditing, responsible-AI review, and model documentation for organizations that need to know what their AI is actually doing. Scoped per project, grounded in the standards we apply to our own builds.

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How We Work

Principles that guide every decision

Community-First Design

Solutions built with communities, not for them. Lived experience leads.

Risk-Aware AI

Every model, every dataset, every output checked for bias and harm.

Plain Language Always

If the community cannot understand it, it is not ready to ship.

Ethics as Engineering

Fairness is a technical requirement, not an afterthought.

Build Capability, Not Dependency

We transfer skills and ownership. Communities keep what we build together.