Weekly notes
Practical AI and automation, without the hype.
Step-by-step guides and real use cases for small businesses: what the tools actually do, how to set them up safely and where they genuinely save time.
11 min read
Practical AI · Weekly guide
AI use policy for small business: a one-page template and how to roll it out
An AI use policy for small business in plain English: what to put on one page, a step-by-step way to write it, UK GDPR points and how to train a small team.
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10 min read
Internal tools · Weekly guide
ERP for small business: do you need one, and what to try first
ERP for small business explained: how to tell if you need one, what to try first (spreadsheets, Xero add-ons, a custom tool), and how to run a fair trial.
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10 min read
Workflow automation · Weekly guide
Workflow automation for small businesses: build your first automation with Zapier, Make or n8n
A step-by-step guide to workflow automation for small businesses: choose between Zapier, Make and n8n, build a first enquiry workflow, and keep it safe.
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12 min read
Practical AI · Weekly guide
AI chatbots for small businesses: a practical setup guide to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot
How to set up ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot as useful business assistants, what to keep out of them, and seven practical chatbot applications small businesses are putting to work.
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