AI for small and medium businesses
How businesses like yours actually use AI in 2026 — the two or three things that move the needle, the tools I'd recommend, real monthly costs, and an honest section on where AI still falls short.
Why I built this
I had a problem to solve, so I built something.
Clients kept asking me the same question in different shapes: “can AI actually help a coffee shop?” “a law firm?” “our dental practice?” The answer wasn't the same for each one — but the shape of a good answer was. Two or three things that actually pay back for a business your size. The tools that aren't vaporware. What it realistically costs. And the part every vendor skips, where AI still can't help you.
So I built a page for each business type. Same honest conversation you'd get over coffee — just written down, so you can read it at 2 AM when you're actually thinking about this stuff.
Don't see yours yet? Let me know what you're running and I'll point you at the closest existing guide or write the one you need next.
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AI for Law Firms
Intake, document review, drafting, research, client communication — these are the billable-hour-adjacent tasks AI handles well right now. This is how a 3–50 attorney firm actually puts AI to work, without crossing the ethics, privilege, or competence lines that define the profession.
Read the guideAI for Restaurants
Reservations, reviews, social posts, menu copy, vendor invoices, staffing — the operational layer that eats your week is exactly the shape of work AI handles well right now. This is how a single-location or small-group restaurant actually puts AI to work, without buying the 'hospitality AI transformation' package a vendor is trying to sell you.
Read the guideAI for Real Estate Agents
You're buried in leads, texts, CRM updates, and follow-ups. AI isn't going to list the house or win the referral — but it will behave like a competent junior assistant who handles the communication layer so you can actually be in front of clients. Here's how to set one up, named tools and real costs included.
Read the guideAI for Accounting Firms
The work that burns your staff's hours — reconciliations, receipt coding, document summaries, Excel cleanup — is exactly the shape of work AI handles well right now. This is how a 5–50 person accounting firm actually puts it to work, without crossing the professional-judgment lines that matter.
Read the guideAI for Coffee Shops
You don't need an engineer. You need to know which two or three things AI actually does well for a 1–3 location coffee shop — and which things are still a waste of time. This is that guide.
Read the guideMore verticals coming. Request yours and it gets bumped up the queue.
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