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    20 May 2026 · 4 min read

    Where to start with AI when you run a SME.

    Most SME business owners we meet are not behind. They are just buried. AI has been talked about so loudly for so long that the practical question, what should I actually do on Monday morning, has been drowned out.

    Start with one task you already do every week that you dislike. Writing the same kind of email. Tidying a spreadsheet. Drafting a quote. That is your first AI use case. Just one task. Forget strategy. Forget transformation.

    Open ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, paste in a real example of the work, and ask it to do the next one. Read the result honestly. If it is 70% there, you have found something worth keeping. If it is wrong, you have learned what AI is not good at in your business, which is also useful.

    That is the whole starting point. Do that for two weeks, then book an AI audit and we will help you turn the bits that worked into something repeatable.

    Not sure where to start?

    Whether you are already using AI in bits and pieces or watching from the sidelines, the AI audit is the place to begin.

    It is free. It takes 30 minutes. You leave knowing exactly what to do next.