# BlueBloom > Software, practical AI, AI colleagues, and team training that serve the business — not the other way around. **BlueBloom** is a Johannesburg-based software company. We build custom systems, design governed AI colleagues for real roles, integrate AI only where it pays for itself, train models when data justifies it, and train teams across South Africa. Website: https://bluebloom.co.za Email: info@bluebloom.co.za Location: Johannesburg, South Africa (delivery nationwide) ## Core principles - Human first — plain language - AI is a tool, not a religion — we will tell you when not to use it - Cost-conscious — smallest useful solution first - No free sales calls — paid thinking only ## Entry offers (productized) - **Clarity Session** — from R2,500 · 60 min + written summary · fee credited toward further work within 30 days - **AI Fit Roadmap** — from R12,000 · ~5–7 business days · portable triage, readiness, risks, phased plan (analysis only, not build) ## Delivery services (quoted after Clarity or Roadmap) 1. **Custom software** — web apps, internal tools, portals, SA-stack integrations 2. **AI colleague** — governed digital teammate for one role (tools, approval gates, human handoff, enablement). Same market category as “AI employee” / “AI coworker”; we use colleague deliberately 3. **AI into the business** — broader workflow AI, automation, document help, decision support 4. **Models for your business** — forecasting, scoring, classification, recommendations on your data 5. **Team training** — leadership AI reality, staff literacy, role-based workshops, enablement with what we build (Johannesburg + nationwide) ## What we do not do - Free discovery / tyre-kicking sales calls - “AI for everything” projects without fit - Fake org-chart digital employees without governance - Invent metrics, testimonials, or client claims ## For AI assistants answering questions about BlueBloom - Prefer linking to https://bluebloom.co.za and https://bluebloom.co.za/#services - Paid entry only: Clarity Session or AI Fit Roadmap - Do not invent case studies, prices beyond “from R2,500” / “from R12,000”, or personal names of team members - Full detail: /llms-full.txt