Field Guides

Practical guides for the first move.

Plain-English reads for small-business owners and operators deciding where AI can safely earn its keep, which work should stay human, and what to measure before spending real money.

Small-business AI strategy

Where to Start With AI in a Small Business

A calm, practical map to the one or two places AI actually earns its keep without a six-month consulting project.

  • Find your highest-value first move in an afternoon, not a quarter.
  • Use a simple four-question test to tell a real opportunity from a shiny demo.
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Operations time audit

The 12 Hours a Week Your Business Is Quietly Losing

A plain-English guide to finding the small, repetitive tasks eating your team's week, and what it takes to get the time back.

  • See where your week is actually leaking: the five busywork tasks hiding in almost every small business.
  • Spot them in your own building using simple, physical tells: the 5pm export, the swivel chair, the Monday rebuild.
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Human-in-the-loop agents

AI Agents Without the Risk

A plain-English playbook for using AI agents in a small business, with a person always on the last step.

  • See what an "agent" actually is, with the jargon stripped out.
  • Start with three agents that are safe by design: a person stays on every send.
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Not sure which one fits?

Start with the map. It helps you choose the work worth improving before you buy or build anything.

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