# Coulee Tech

> Coulee Tech is a managed IT services provider serving Wisconsin and Florida businesses. We specialize in cybersecurity, managed IT, AI consulting, and custom software development.

## Company Information
- Headquarters: La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Service Areas: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Florida
- Specialties: Managed IT, Cybersecurity, AI Consulting, Software Development

## Services

### AI Services
- [AI Services](https://www.coulee.tech/services/ai): AI adoption and consulting services

### Cybersecurity
- [Cybersecurity](https://www.coulee.tech/services/cybersecurity): Business security solutions

### Managed IT
- [Managed IT Services](https://www.coulee.tech/services/managed-it): Comprehensive IT management

### Software Development
- [Software Development](https://www.coulee.tech/services/software-development): Custom software solutions

## Industry Expertise
- [Manufacturing](https://www.coulee.tech/industries/manufacturing): Epicor, JobBoss, SolidWorks, Mastercam support
- [Healthcare](https://www.coulee.tech/industries/healthcare): athenahealth, Epic, Meditech, NextGen support
- [Accounting](https://www.coulee.tech/industries/accounting): QuickBooks, Sage, Lacerte, Drake Tax support
- [Legal](https://www.coulee.tech/industries/legal): Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, NetDocuments support
- [Dealerships](https://www.coulee.tech/industries/dealerships): CDK Global, Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealertrack support
- [Construction](https://www.coulee.tech/industries/construction): Procore, Buildertrend, Foundation support

## Office Locations
- [Holmen, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/la-crosse-wi) (Headquarters) - 608-783-8324
  - Serving: La Crosse, Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem, Sparta, Tomah, Winona, Prairie du Chien
  - [Managed IT Services in La Crosse, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/la-crosse-wi/managed-it-services)
  - [Cybersecurity Services in La Crosse, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/la-crosse-wi/cybersecurity-services)
  - [IT Support & Help Desk in La Crosse, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/la-crosse-wi/it-support)
  - [IT Consulting & vCIO in La Crosse, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/la-crosse-wi/it-consulting)
- [Eau Claire, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/eau-claire-wi) - 715-800-3104
  - Serving: Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, Altoona, Bloomer, Osseo, Durand, Rice Lake
  - [Managed IT Services in Eau Claire, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/eau-claire-wi/managed-it-services)
  - [Cybersecurity Services in Eau Claire, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/eau-claire-wi/cybersecurity-services)
  - [IT Support & Help Desk in Eau Claire, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/eau-claire-wi/it-support)
  - [IT Consulting & vCIO in Eau Claire, WI](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/eau-claire-wi/it-consulting)
- [Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl) - 239-766-4882
  - Serving: Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres
  - [Managed IT Services in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/managed-it-services)
  - [Cybersecurity Services in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/cybersecurity-services)
  - [IT Support & Help Desk in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/it-support)
  - [IT Consulting & vCIO in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/it-consulting)
  - [IT Outsourcing in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/it-outsourcing)
  - [Network Support in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/network-support)
  - [Cloud Services in Fort Myers, FL](https://www.coulee.tech/locations/fort-myers-fl/cloud-services)

## Resources

### Videos
- [AI Business Maturity Model: How is your business ascending up the AI Maturity Levels?](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/video/ai-business-maturity-model): Learn about the AI Business Maturity Model and assess where your organization stands in the AI trans
- [Coulee Tech October AI Workshop](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/video/october-ai-workshop): Monthly AI workshop covering the latest developments in AI for business leaders.
- [Sept 2025 Coulee Tech AI Workshop](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/video/sept-2025-ai-workshop): September 2025 AI workshop with insights on AI implementation strategies.
- [AI Workshop - Aug 2025](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/video/aug-2025-ai-workshop): August 2025 AI workshop covering practical AI applications for businesses.
- [July 2025 AI Workshop for Business Leaders by Coulee Tech](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/video/july-2025-ai-workshop): Comprehensive AI workshop designed specifically for business leaders and executives.

## Guides & Explainers
- [Cybersecurity & IT Terms in Plain English](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/cybersecurity-it-terms-in-plain-english): A plain-English glossary of common IT and cybersecurity terms every business owner should know, from MFA to ransomware to backups.
- [AI Assistant vs. AI Agent: What's the Difference?](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/ai-assistant-vs-ai-agent-difference): A plain-English breakdown of AI assistants vs. AI agents, with side-by-side comparison and real examples for small and midsize businesses.
- [Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts: The One-Page Cheat Sheet](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/windows-11-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet): A printable, one-page reference of 20+ essential Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts for window management, editing, screenshots, and system tasks
- [Claude Cheat Sheet: Write Prompts That Actually Work](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/claude-ai-cheat-sheet): A printable one-page guide to writing better Claude prompts, with a prompt ladder and ready-to-use patterns for real business tasks.
- [AI Assistants Compared: Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/ai-assistants-compared-copilot-chatgpt-claude-gemini): A balanced comparison of Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to help small businesses pick the right AI assistant for their workflow.
- [PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/powerpoint-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet): Printable one-page cheat sheet of the most useful PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts for building, formatting, and presenting slides.
- [Excel Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/excel-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet): Free printable Excel keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet — navigation, editing, formulas, and formatting shortcuts organized in scannable tables.
- [What Is Agentic AI? A Plain-English Explainer](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/what-is-agentic-ai-plain-english-explainer): Agentic AI explained simply: how it differs from a chatbot, real business examples, and why good agentic systems still include human approva
- [What Is an API? (In Plain English)](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/what-is-an-api-in-plain-english): What is an API, really? A plain-English explanation with small-business examples of how APIs connect your software and cut manual data entry
- [AI Beyond Chatting: Build Real Apps by Conversation](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/ai-beyond-chatting-build-real-apps-by-conversation): AI coding tools now build real internal tools from plain-English descriptions. What's realistic for small businesses, and where a developer 
- [The Excel Report Tax: What Manual Reporting Really Costs Your Business](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/the-excel-report-tax): Manual reporting has a real cost in staff time and stale decisions. See why it happens and how live, AI-connected dashboards fix it.
- [How We Built Our AI Staffing Department: An Inside Look](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/how-we-built-our-ai-staffing-department): An inside look at Coulee Tech's own AI Employees — agentic bots that research, build lists, and even design new AI Employees.
- [How to Write AI Prompts That Actually Get You What You Want](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/how-to-write-ai-prompts-that-work): A simple, tool-agnostic framework for writing AI prompts that get better results from ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini.
- [Microsoft Copilot Cheat Sheet: Write Prompts That Actually Work](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/microsoft-copilot-cheat-sheet): Printable one-page guide to prompting Copilot in Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams — with copy-paste example prompts for busy business users.
- [AI-Search Marketing (GEO): Getting Found by AI Answer Engines](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/ai-search-marketing-geo-getting-found): Learn what GEO (AI-search optimization) means and how to get your business mentioned by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.
- [AI in Excel: Your AI Spreadsheet Analyst](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/ai-in-excel-your-ai-spreadsheet-analyst): Learn how Microsoft Copilot in Excel fixes formulas, runs what-if scenarios, and cleans data, with example prompts you can use today.
- [Build Your Own Website With AI: A Small Business Owner's Practical Guide](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/build-your-own-website-with-ai): A small business guide to using AI for website planning, design, and building — plus when it's time to bring in a professional.
- [Outlook Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/outlook-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet): Printable one-page reference of the most useful Microsoft Outlook keyboard shortcuts for email, navigation, organizing, and search.
- [Word Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/word-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet): Printable one-page reference of the most useful Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts, organized by formatting, navigation, editing, and documen
- [Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet): Printable one-page reference of essential Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts for window management, editing, screenshots, and system tasks.
- [How AI and APIs Work Together: From Answering Questions to Taking Action](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/how-ai-and-apis-work-together): Plain-English guide to how AI tools use APIs to pull live business data and take action, with a real small-business support example.
- [The ChatGPT Cheat Sheet: Write Prompts That Actually Work](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/chatgpt-cheat-sheet): A printable one-page ChatGPT prompt guide with a prompt ladder and reference table of patterns that get better results fast.
- [From Database to Dashboard with AI: A Practical Guide](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/from-database-to-dashboard-with-ai): How AI lets small businesses turn scattered CRM and accounting data into a live, queryable dashboard, without waiting on custom report build
- [Getting the Most Out of ChatGPT: Prompting Tips & Tricks for Business Users](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/chatgpt-tips-tricks-for-business-users): Practical ChatGPT prompting tricks for business owners: clearer prompts, real use cases, and what not to paste in. No fluff, just tactics.
- [Cursor vs. Claude Code vs. Codex: Which AI Coding Assistant Should Your Team Use?](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/cursor-vs-claude-code-vs-codex): A balanced comparison of Cursor, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex to help your team pick, pilot, and adopt AI coding tools wisely.
- [How to Use Cursor: The Business Owner's Guide to AI-Powered Coding](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/how-to-use-cursor-business-owners-guide): What Cursor actually is, why it matters for your business, and where it falls short — a plain-English guide for non-technical owners.
- [What Is My AI Business Maturity Level?](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/what-is-my-ai-business-maturity-level): A 5-minute self-check across 6 AIBMM dimensions to see where your business really stands on AI adoption.
- [RapidDashboard.AI: Your Operational Cockpit for Agentic Workflows](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/rapiddashboard-ai-operational-cockpit): See how RapidDashboard.AI turns scattered business data into one live dashboard you can question and put to work with agentic AI workflows.
- [Claude Code for Business Leaders: What It Is and Why It Matters](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/claude-code-for-business-leaders): What Claude Code is, how it differs from a chatbot, and the realistic business impact and limits business leaders should know.
- [OpenAI Codex Explained: Tips, Tricks, and When to Use It](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/guides/openai-codex-explained-tips-tricks): A plain-English guide to OpenAI Codex for business owners: what it does, practical use cases, tips, and honest limits.

## Recent Blog Posts
- [The AI Mistake Most Businesses Are About to Make](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/the-ai-mistake-most-businesses-are-about-to-make): Businesses are buying AI tools before defining a problem worth solving. Start with the friction your team hits every day, then evaluate tech
- [When the Emergency Hits, It's Too Late to Plan](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/when-the-emergency-hits-its-too-late-to-plan): An emergency is the time to execute a plan, not build one. Why unprepared businesses turn ordinary outages into disasters — and what readine
- [The 4 Most Expensive Backup Assumptions Businesses Make](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/the-4-most-expensive-backup-assumptions-businesses-make): Untested backups, alerts mistaken for protection, an unpracticed team, and it-won't-happen-to-us. Four assumptions that cost businesses dear
- [The Fire Drill No Business Owner Wants to Run](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/the-fire-drill-no-business-owner-wants-to-run): Having backups is not the same as being able to recover. Here is what a real backup recovery test looks like — and what it costs Wisconsin a
- [Cybercrime Cost Wisconsin $194 Million Last Year. Here's Where It Actually Hit.](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/what-cybercrime-cost-wisconsin-last-year-fbi-ic3-2025): FBI IC3 data shows Wisconsin reported 16,680 cybercrime complaints and $194 million in losses in 2025. What the numbers mean for Wisconsin b
- [The 2026 Hurricane Season IT Checklist for Southwest Florida Businesses](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/hurricane-season-2026-it-checklist-southwest-florida): A practical hurricane IT preparedness checklist for Fort Myers and Southwest Florida businesses: backups, power, phones, remote access, and 
- [The FTC Safeguards Rule for Auto Dealerships, in Plain English](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/ftc-safeguards-rule-auto-dealerships-plain-english): What the FTC Safeguards Rule requires of auto dealerships: a qualified individual, risk assessment, MFA, monitoring, incident response, and 
- [Wisconsin's Data Breach Law Gives You 45 Days. Here's What § 134.98 Actually Requires.](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/wisconsin-data-breach-notification-law-what-it-requires): Wisconsin Statute 134.98 requires breach notification within 45 days. What counts as personal information, when notice is required, and how 
- [The Compliance Gaps Quietly Costing You Thousands](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/the-compliance-gaps-quietly-costing-you-thousands): Unmonitored tools, everyday workarounds, missing documentation, and security that lags growth create costly compliance gaps. Here is how to 
- [The Most Dangerous Business Risks Stay Below the Surface](https://www.coulee.tech/blog/the-most-dangerous-business-risks-stay-below-the-surface): Fake invoices, well-timed phishing, and vendor risk hide inside everyday business activity. Learn how to spot the cyberthreats that stay bel

## Events & AI Training
- [AI Business Retreat 2026](https://www.coulee.tech/resources/speaking/ai-business-retreat-sept-2026) — September 15, 2026: A full-day, hands-on AI retreat for business leaders at The Island lakeside lodge in Spooner, WI — attend in person ($495 per person, working lunch included) or

## AI Integration (MCP)

This site provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI assistants:

- **Endpoint:** https://www.coulee.tech/api/mcp
- **Protocol:** JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP
- **Authentication:** API key (Bearer token) for authenticated tools

### Available Tools
- `search_services` - Search the IT service catalog
- `get_service_details` - Get detailed service information
- `search_locations` - Find office locations
- `get_location_details` - Get office details
- `get_company_info` - Get company overview
- `search_resources` - Find guides and resources
- `create_support_ticket` - Submit support requests (requires auth)

### Discovery
Send a GET request to https://www.coulee.tech/api/mcp for server capabilities.

## Contact

- **Website:** https://www.coulee.tech
- **Contact Form:** https://www.coulee.tech/contact
- **Support Portal:** https://www.coulee.tech/support
- **Phone:** 608-783-8324

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