The future, now.
An AI-first way to implement and run Business Central. Fixed price. Live in weeks. Governed from day one.
- For finance leads and owners of growing NZ and Australian businesses
- 10 to 150 staff, outgrown Xero or MYOB and the spreadsheets around them
Finance software is being rebuilt for AI. Most implementations are not.
New accounting apps now promise to be "built for AI". Meanwhile most Business Central projects still run the way they did ten years ago: weeks of workshops, time-and-materials billing, and a support desk once you are live.
You should not have to choose between the safety of Microsoft and the speed of AI. Priority One gives you both.
Microsoft Business Central
A proven Microsoft ERP, not a start-up ledger you have to bet the business on.
Your Microsoft environment
Your Microsoft 365 logins, security and policies apply to everything we add.
Your IT provider
They keep your licensing and first-line support. We take care of the ERP.
A partner who knows the product
Business Central specialists since 2017, in New Zealand and Australia.
How it is implemented
Agent-led requirements and configuration. A fixed price and a go-live date in writing.
What it does after go-live
The Desk does the daily finance work inside Business Central, inside limits you set.
How you stay in control
Every action is logged with its reason and source. You widen the limits process by process.
How your team learns
Every process explained on your own setup and written up as an SOP you keep.
A system built for AI, on a platform you already trust. That is the future. It is available now.
One relationship. Every stage.
One partner from your first question to finance that runs day to day. No hand-offs between a sales partner, an implementation team and a support desk.
Readiness Audit
Know before you commit.
Five working days of structured interviews and a review of your data and processes. Before you spend anything on software or consultants, you get:
- A verdict: ready, ready with conditions, or not ready
- The right Blueprint path for your business
- An indicative fixed price
- A health check of your data
NZ$2,500 fixed fee. Free when introduced by one of our IT partners.
Blueprint
Built once. Live in weeks.
The whole implementation: requirements, design, configuration, data migration, training and go-live. Three paths, each at a fixed price.
Full
Distributors and wholesalers, 15-150 staff, multi-entity or light manufacturing.
Live in 90 days
NZ$60,000, or NZ$90,000 with manufacturing
Express
Single entity on Xero, 10-50 staff, standard processes.
Xero to Business Central in 30 days
NZ$15,000, reconciled to the cent
Self-Serve
Owners who want to implement themselves on a proven template.
Your pace, guided online
Pricing on request
Every path ends with your team trained on your own setup, SOPs written, and a customer-led go-live. The Readiness Audit tells you which path fits.
Desk
The work gets done. On your terms.
Your AI finance desk inside Business Central. One assistant to talk to, with specialist skills behind it. It answers questions, handles routine work and brings you the decisions that need you.
A monthly subscription: a base Desk plus the skills you choose. Already on Business Central? You can start here.
Same trusted platform. A different kind of partner.
Most Business Central partners sell the same software the same way. We changed how it is implemented and what you run afterwards.
| Typical partner | Priority One | |
|---|---|---|
| First step | A sales demo and an estimate | A Readiness Audit: a verdict, a recommended path and a fixed price |
| Price | Time and materials. Estimates that grow | Fixed price. Scope changes only by signed variation |
| Requirements | Workshops and meeting notes | Structured interviews. Every setting traces back to a signed requirement |
| Set-up | Consultant days, configured by hand | Configured and migrated by agents, checked against your signed Blueprint |
| Timeline | Months, often longer than planned | Live in 30 or 90 days, with the date guaranteed |
| Your team | Trained at the end, often in a rush | Trained throughout, with SOPs written on your own setup |
| After go-live | Support tickets and hourly rates | The Desk does the daily finance work inside Business Central |
| If you leave | Knowledge walks out with the consultant | You keep your data, configuration, Blueprint and SOPs |
You still get Microsoft Business Central, a named partner and a proper project. What you no longer get is the uncertainty.
Built for AI. Here is your Monday morning.
2 things need you. 186 handled overnight.
A supplier asked to change bank details from a look-alike email address. Held from Friday's pay run.
$48,210A customer 62 days overdue placed a new order. Credit hold suggested, payment history attached.
$86,400142 of 146 bank lines matched and posted. 4 left open with notes. See the log.
Illustration. Fictional company and figures.
A brief, not a dashboard
It tells you what changed, why, and what it means for cash.
Decisions, not data entry
Routine work runs inside your limits. Exceptions arrive with the evidence.
Everything is in the log
What was done, which rule allowed it and which document it came from.
Starts conservative
You widen it process by process, as it earns your trust.
Bank reconciliation · Receivables and credit · Demand forecasting and replenishment. The base Desk answers Business Central questions, handles support requests and runs everyday reports.
Secure by design. Governed by default.
AI is only useful in finance if you can trust it. The Desk runs on Microsoft's own agent platform, so it follows the rules you already have.
Your data stays in your tenant
Work that touches your ledger runs inside your own Business Central. No copies of your books in someone else's system. Under Microsoft's terms, your data is not used to train AI models.
Its own login, like an employee
It gets its own user and permissions in Business Central. Your administrator can see it, limit it or switch it off.
Explained and traceable
Each entry records what was done, the rule that allowed it and the source document. Postings go through standard Business Central and reverse the same way.
You set the limits
Posting limits, separation of duties and rules that always come to you, such as supplier bank-detail changes. Set per process, widened when you are ready.
Future-proofed with Microsoft
Built on the agent platform Microsoft ships in Business Central, so it moves forward with every release instead of working around it.
Yours to keep
Your data, configuration, Blueprint, SOPs and trained people stay with you. Stop the Desk at any time without losing your system.
| Runs in | Your Business Central and Microsoft 365 tenant |
|---|---|
| Identity | Microsoft Entra ID, with your sign-in and access policies |
| AI service | Microsoft Azure OpenAI, through Business Central |
| Audit trail | Business Central logs, held in your tenant |
| Other services | Any service outside Microsoft is named in your agreement and optional |
A fixed price. A date. In writing.
ERP projects are known for running late and over budget. We put our own money behind the opposite.
| Guarantee | Applies to | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| No Surprises | Every path | Fixed price. Scope changes only by a variation you sign. |
| Keep the Blueprint | Full, Express | Not happy with the design? You get the design fee back and keep the Blueprint pack. |
| Go-Live Date | Full | Live in 90 days, or we keep working free until you are live and refund 10%. |
| Go-Live Date | Express | Live in 30 days, or a NZ$1,500 refund. |
| Reconciled to the Cent | Express | Your opening balances tie to your last audited financials. |
Guarantees depend on a few things from you: decisions within five business days, data on time, a named sponsor and key users who are available. Full terms are in your proposal.
The tools are ready
Microsoft now ships its agent platform inside Business Central, ready for production use.
Waiting has a cost
Every month on spreadsheets means more manual reconciling, slower closes and decisions on old numbers.
The calendar
Want to go live for 1 April 2027 in New Zealand? Start your Readiness Audit in November.
Offer your clients a fixed-price move to Business Central, without building ERP skills in-house.
You keep the client, the licensing and first-line support. We run the Readiness Audit, the Blueprint and the Desk, under our name or yours.
Your client stays yours. We never sell IT services to your clients.
Licensing stays with you. Plus its margin and first-line support.
10% referral or 20% partner margin on our fees.
White-label available. Readiness Audit and Blueprint under your brand.
New Zealand's only RapidStart partner. Priority One is the Certified Regional Partner for RapidStart Apps and RapidClaw in New Zealand, and brings the same partnership to Western Australia.
Start with a Readiness Audit.
In five working days you will know whether Business Central is right for you, which path fits, and what it will cost. No commitment beyond that.
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Talk to us
Directly, or through your IT provider.
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Five working days
Short interviews and a look at your data and processes.
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Your answer
A verdict, the right path and a fixed price.