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Practical notes on getting AI working inside a small business. What to automate, what it costs, and what to leave alone.
Why AI Training Does Not Stick, and the 30 Days That Make It Stick
Most AI training fades within a fortnight because it is built around the tool, not the work. Why it fails, and how we run thirty days of training on the tools your team already pays for.
19 October 2026
What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer, and Why Is AI Going Custom?
What a forward deployed engineer is, why AI companies are hiring so many of them, and what custom AI looks like for a smaller business.
12 October 2026
AI Agents for Small Business: Which Jobs Actually Need One?
What an AI agent actually is, how it differs from automation, and a five-question test for which kind of AI each job in your business needs.
5 October 2026
The Hardest Part of AI Is the Change, Not the Technology
Microsoft told its customers the hardest part of AI adoption is the change, not the technology. What that means for your business, and what to do about it this quarter.
28 September 2026
How to Implement AI in a Small Business, Start to Finish
The whole path in order: whether you are ready, what to automate first, build or buy, how to deploy it, and how to get your team to actually use it.
21 September 2026
How to Build an AI Operating System for the Work That Repeats
What an AI operating system actually is, how it differs from a pile of disconnected automations, and the order to build one in. Written from running our own.
14 September 2026
What Is AI Consulting, and When Do You Actually Need One?
What an AI consultant really does, the three kinds of firm you will meet, what an engagement costs, and the cases where you are better off not hiring one at all.
7 September 2026
How to Find the AI Use Cases Worth Doing in Your Small Business
A practical way to work out which tasks in your business are worth automating, and what each one is actually worth. Four tests, a rough costing, and where to start.
31 August 2026