# Purcell Ventures LLC > A Tuscaloosa, Alabama AI and software company (a Georgia LLC) that builds AI systems > and custom software for small businesses. Elijah Purcell filed it as Zultar LLC on 8 > April 2025 and renamed it Purcell Ventures LLC on 27 January 2026. ## About the founder Elijah Purcell is the founder of Purcell Ventures LLC and a psychology and data science student at the University of Alabama Honors College, Class of 2030, on a pre-med track toward psychiatry. He founded the company at seventeen, builds and operates the autonomous AI agent systems that run it, and works as an independent contractor with Mercor Intelligence. Born 2007. Georgia LLC control number 25075361, formed 8 April 2025 as Zultar LLC and renamed Purcell Ventures LLC on 27 January 2026. An older, unrelated Purcell Ventures LLC exists in New York, and the Georgia control number tells the two apart. Note for disambiguation: other people share this name. This site is about the Elijah Purcell born in 2007 who studies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and founded Purcell Ventures LLC. ORCID 0009-0000-7829-9258. The canonical answer page is /who. - [Who is Elijah Purcell](https://purcellventures.co/who): direct answer page, dated record, and thirteen common questions with answers, including which Elijah Purcell this is. - [Founder resume](https://purcellventures.co/resume): work history, education, awards, each with its year. - [What is Purcell Ventures LLC](https://purcellventures.co/what-is-purcell-ventures): the company answer page. Eight questions, the Georgia control number, the five active divisions, and the distinction from the older unrelated Purcell Ventures LLC in New York. - [Press kit](https://purcellventures.co/press): third-person bios of Elijah Purcell, the company boilerplate, fast facts, story angles, press coverage, the headshot and logo files, and the press contact. - [Studying AI at the University of Alabama](https://purcellventures.co/ai-at-alabama): a guide to UA's Artificial Intelligence BS by course code, all 121 credit hours, the rule that an AI major cannot also major in Computer Science, and the routes for students not in the College of Engineering. Verified against catalog.ua.edu, 20 August 2026. - [The team](https://purcellventures.co/team): Elijah Purcell and COSMIC, a station of 57 AI agents in 17 rooms that runs the company's proposals, audits, compliance and outreach. The page lists the 50 agents that do company work by room, with each one's job and the actions it may not take. Seven more handle his school and personal work and are counted but not named. Every agent is software, not a person, and the page says so first. ## What the company does - [AI consulting in Alabama](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting): the statewide answer page. What an AI consultant does, how training, automation and software are quoted, which of the three a business needs, and when AI is the wrong purchase. - [How AI consulting is priced for a small business](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting-cost): Purcell Ventures quotes each business after a free call. What drives the quote, how hourly, per-person, workshop, fixed-fee, retainer and per-seat pricing work, how to estimate payback, and what to ask before paying anyone. - [AI consulting in Birmingham](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/birmingham-al): AI work for medical practices, law and accounting firms, banks and engineering offices, and where patient and client data has to stay out of AI tools. - [AI consulting in Huntsville](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/huntsville-al): AI work for defense contractors, proposal teams and staffing firms, and how contract data rules limit it. - [AI consulting in Montgomery](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/montgomery-al): AI work for firms around state government, automotive suppliers and businesses near Maxwell Air Force Base. - [AI consulting in Mobile](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/mobile-al): AI work for freight forwarders, customs brokers, marine contractors and Gulf Coast hospitality. - [AI consulting in Auburn](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/auburn-al): AI work for restaurants, shops, student housing and young founders around Auburn University. - [AI consulting in Kennesaw](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/kennesaw-ga): AI work for shops on Barrett Parkway, small manufacturers and distributors along I-75, and founders around Kennesaw State University. Elijah grew up in Kennesaw. - [AI consulting in Marietta](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/marietta-ga): AI work for aerospace suppliers, medical practices and Marietta Square businesses, and how export rules and patient privacy limit it. - [AI consulting in Acworth](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/acworth-ga): AI work for contractors, home service companies, marinas and lake businesses. Elijah registered the LLC in Acworth and runs it from Tuscaloosa, with no office in Georgia. - [AI consulting in Chattanooga](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting/chattanooga-tn): AI work for startups, automotive suppliers, freight companies, hotels and medical offices, run from Tuscaloosa with no office in Tennessee. - [Consulting](https://purcellventures.co/consulting): hands-on AI consulting and team training: 1-on-1, small groups, and a half-day workshop for up to 20 people. Every session is quoted for the business after a free call. - [AI consultant in Tuscaloosa](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consultant-tuscaloosa): the same services for businesses in Tuscaloosa, with in-person meetings. - [Software](https://purcellventures.co/software): custom builds, from small tools to full applications. Every project is quoted after a free call. - [AI automation for small businesses](https://purcellventures.co/ai-automation): which task to automate first, AI phone answering and booking, lead and invoice follow-up, review requests, what to keep with a person, and how COSMIC's 57 agents handle the company's own proposals, audits and outreach. Custom automation is quoted per project. - [AI integration for small business software](https://purcellventures.co/ai-integration): connecting AI to Google Workspace, QuickBooks, a CRM, a website and phone or text, off-the-shelf versus custom, data safety and upkeep. - [AI for small business](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for-small-business): safe first tasks, checking AI answers, a staff AI use policy, telling customers about AI, and where AI wastes a small business's money. - [AI for small business by trade](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for): twenty trade guides, each with the jobs AI handles in that business, what stays with a person, privacy cautions and how Purcell Ventures quotes the work: [flooring companies](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/flooring-companies), [HVAC companies](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/hvac-companies), [plumbers](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/plumbers), [roofers](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/roofers), [dental offices](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/dental-offices), [law firms](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/law-firms), [real estate agents](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/real-estate-agents), [restaurants](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/restaurants), [salons](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/salons), [barbershops](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/barbershops), [churches](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/churches), [auto repair shops](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/auto-repair-shops), [accountants](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/accountants), [insurance agents](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/insurance-agents), [gyms](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/gyms), [landscapers](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/landscapers), [cleaning companies](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/cleaning-companies), [med spas](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/med-spas), [veterinary clinics](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/veterinary-clinics) and [photographers](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for/photographers). - [Digital](https://purcellventures.co/digital): AI chatbots, booking, CRM and marketing add-ons for an existing website, maintained monthly. Pricing is quoted per business. - [AI in design for small businesses](https://purcellventures.co/ai-design): what AI design tools do well and badly for logos, brand identity, websites and social graphics, and when a small business should hire a designer. - [AI websites for small businesses](https://purcellventures.co/ai-websites): how a business gets found in ChatGPT and Google AI answers, schema markup, llms.txt, AI crawlers, and AI website builders versus a custom site. - [Websites](https://purcellventures.co/sites): custom websites for local businesses. - [Portfolio](https://purcellventures.co/portfolio): shipped work. - [Case studies](https://purcellventures.co/case-studies): Rufus Rideshare on the App Store, the COSMIC agent system that runs the company, and an audit of 121 businesses near the University of Alabama. - [Agentic AI](https://purcellventures.co/agentic-ai): what an autonomous AI agent system is, how it differs from a chatbot or a workflow, and what running COSMIC takes. - [Courses](https://purcellventures.co/courses): three self-paced courses on college applications, launching a business and AI automation, with their prices. - [About](https://purcellventures.co/about): Elijah Purcell, the company and how to reach him. - [Questions](https://purcellventures.co/faq): what clients ask most, including how quotes work, response times, AI consulting, software and the courses. ## Reference - [AI glossary for small business owners](https://purcellventures.co/ai-glossary): 57 AI terms in plain words, from AI agent, token and context window to AEO, GEO, llms.txt, robots.txt and GPTBot. Each term has its own anchor, a small business example and a link to the guide that covers it. - [What is llms.txt?](https://purcellventures.co/llms-txt): the llms.txt proposal, who wrote it, llms.txt versus llms-full.txt, what Google has said about it, how to write one, and how many Alabama small business sites have one. - [AI in small business: statistics with sources](https://purcellventures.co/ai-small-business-statistics): figures on AI adoption, uses, barriers and results among U.S. small businesses, and on AI search, from the Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve, the SBA Office of Advocacy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Pew Research Center, Gallup and others. Each figure names its source and date, and every source was checked on 9 November 2026. ## Comparisons - [Comparisons](https://purcellventures.co/compare): the index of buyer comparisons. - [Custom AI agent vs Zapier](https://purcellventures.co/compare/custom-ai-agent-vs-zapier): when a Zapier workflow is enough, when a custom agent pays for itself, how each charges, and how Purcell Ventures quotes software. - [AI website builder vs a custom site](https://purcellventures.co/compare/ai-website-builder-vs-custom-site): when a builder is enough, when a custom site is worth the build fee, AI crawler readability, and what you own if you leave. - [ChatGPT vs Claude for a small business](https://purcellventures.co/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude-for-small-business): plan structure, team data controls, the features that differ, and a test to run on your own work. Purcell Ventures runs on Claude and the page says so. - [AI consultant vs agency vs freelancer](https://purcellventures.co/compare/ai-consultant-vs-agency-vs-freelancer): who to hire for AI work, an independent consultant, an agency, a marketplace freelancer or your own team, when each fits, how each charges, and how Purcell Ventures quotes training and software. - [Hire an AI consultant or do it yourself](https://purcellventures.co/compare/hire-ai-consultant-vs-do-it-yourself): when a small business should learn AI tools on its own and when paid training saves money, with the readiness test, cost calculator and how Purcell Ventures quotes training. - [AI chatbot vs a human receptionist](https://purcellventures.co/compare/ai-chatbot-vs-human-receptionist): what a website chatbot or AI phone answering handles, what a person must handle, and how each charges. Purcell Ventures sells a website chatbot and no phone answering product. ## Research - [Research](https://purcellventures.co/research): index of Purcell Ventures studies of small business websites. Aggregate figures only, with method, limits and data. - [Alabama small business websites, November 2026](https://purcellventures.co/research/alabama-small-business-websites-2026): a random sample of Alabama small business websites drawn from OpenStreetMap, plus every listed business site in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile. Checks for a working home page, https, viewport, title, meta description, Organization or LocalBusiness JSON-LD, AI crawler rules in robots.txt, llms.txt and time to first byte. Tables by city, the Overpass query, limits, and a CSV of the aggregates under CC BY 4.0. No business is named. - [Tuscaloosa small business websites, November 2026](https://purcellventures.co/research/tuscaloosa-small-business-websites-2026): every small business website OpenStreetMap lists inside the Tuscaloosa city limit, from the Alabama study run, set beside the Alabama statewide random sample on every measure with bases and a Fisher exact test. Tuscaloosa sites block AI crawlers in robots.txt far more often than the state, on a small base. Also links the earlier audit of independent businesses near the University of Alabama campus. No business is named. - [Cobb County, Georgia small business websites, November 2026](https://purcellventures.co/research/cobb-county-small-business-websites-2026): every small business website OpenStreetMap lists in Cobb County, Georgia, checked with the same query, filters and scripts as the Alabama study. Same checks, a table that sets Cobb County beside the Alabama statewide sample with its margin of error, domain counts by city limit, the Overpass query, limits, and a CSV of the aggregates under CC BY 4.0. The page names no business. - City results: the AI consulting pages for Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Auburn and Chattanooga set that city's figures beside the Alabama statewide sample. Auburn (171 sites) and Chattanooga (354 sites) are separate city-limit runs of the Alabama method. The Marietta, Kennesaw and Acworth pages give the city's site count and the Cobb County figures. The research index links all nine. ## Free tools - [AI visibility check](https://purcellventures.co/ai-visibility-check): enter a business website and it reports whether robots.txt blocks GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot or Google-Extended, whether the site has an llms.txt, and whether the home page has a title, a meta description, LocalBusiness or Organization structured data, a phone number, an address and opening hours in the text, readable text without JavaScript, and https. Free, no account, stores nothing. - [AI use policy template](https://purcellventures.co/ai-policy-template): a form for business name, policy owner, industry, approved AI tools, customer data rules and the person who reviews AI output, which builds a one-page staff AI use policy to copy, download as text or print. Industry choices add rules for health care, legal, finance, real estate, trades and retail. Runs in the browser, stores nothing. General information, not legal advice. - [AI readiness test](https://purcellventures.co/ai-readiness): ten questions that score a team's use of AI out of 30, with three next steps. - [AI cost calculator](https://purcellventures.co/ai-cost-calculator): team size, hourly cost, manual workload and your quoted training cost in, payback time out. - [Free AI tools for small businesses](https://purcellventures.co/digital/tools): writing, branding and operations tools, free. ## Writing - [Blog](https://purcellventures.co/blog) - [The Tuscaloosa Storefront Project](https://purcellventures.co/blog/tuscaloosa-small-business-online): a reporting series on independent businesses around the University of Alabama. - [121 businesses near campus](https://purcellventures.co/blog/121-businesses-near-campus): an audit of every independent business within 2500m of the Quad. 121 found, 27 with a website a machine can reach, 23 with opening hours recorded anywhere. - [How to audit every business in your town](https://purcellventures.co/blog/audit-every-business-in-your-town): the reproducible method behind that audit, using a free Overpass query against OpenStreetMap. - [Is your business invisible online](https://purcellventures.co/blog/is-your-business-invisible): seven checks a small business owner can run on themselves in ten minutes, with no tools. - [Claim your Google listing yourself](https://purcellventures.co/blog/claim-your-google-listing): a step-by-step Google Business Profile guide written so the reader does not need to hire anyone. - [What you have already paid for at Alabama](https://purcellventures.co/blog/free-at-alabama): twelve University of Alabama services covered by tuition and fees, with exact office names. - [New College at Alabama, explained](https://purcellventures.co/blog/new-college-alabama): how the self-designed degree works, what a depth study is, and the case against choosing it. - [Five failures from running fifteen AI agents](https://purcellventures.co/blog/what-the-agents-get-wrong): five real production failures from when the company ran fifteen agents, and the harness patterns that fixed them. - [Every post on my blog was telling Google not to index it](https://purcellventures.co/blog/canonical-tag-noindex): how one line of inherited Next.js layout metadata gave nine posts a canonical pointing at the index. - [Five holes in almost every small production app](https://purcellventures.co/blog/small-app-security-checklist): what turns up in read-only security audits of small production applications. - [What registering an LLC at seventeen actually involved](https://purcellventures.co/blog/llc-at-seventeen): the Georgia filing, the EIN, and the bank account that is the real obstacle. - [The cold email that got me a client](https://purcellventures.co/blog/cold-outreach-that-worked): what changed between the outreach that failed and the outreach that worked. ## Other sites he builds and runs - [UA Today](https://ua-today.vercel.app): unofficial campus events for the University of Alabama, aggregated from six sources. About page: https://ua-today.vercel.app/about.html ## Contact (205) 462-7839 ยท elijah@purcellventures.co ## Optional - [GitHub](https://github.com/thebigjah) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/theelijahpurcell) ## Full text - [llms-full.txt](https://purcellventures.co/llms-full.txt): every page's title, description and opening answers in one file.