Plain-English AI, filed by industry, not by hype.

No jargon, no sales pitch — just straight answers for businesses under 20 people who assumed this stuff wasn't built for them.

Reading time

Under 5 min

Every guide here is written to be finished on one coffee break — skimmable, specific, and free of buzzwords you'd need to look up.

Sorted by

The same functions and industries used across the Directory, so what you read here matches what you'll find there.

This library is built the same way the Directory is: vetted, specific, and sorted by the industry you actually run — not generic "AI tips" written for nobody in particular.

Updated as posts publish

08 guides on file Sorted — publish order

No. 01 Retail

Is AI actually for a business like mine?

A reassuring, no-jargon answer for retail owners who assumed this was built for companies ten times their size.

Coming — Pre-launch Not yet published

No. 02 Prof. Services

AI for a 12-person firm: where to actually start

Scheduling, client communication, and reporting — the three places a small professional-services shop sees the fastest payoff.

Coming — Pre-launch Not yet published

No. 03 All industries

The 5 places SMEs are actually using AI right now

A plain-language rundown of where small businesses are seeing real results — with one concrete example for each.

Coming — Launch week Not yet published

No. 04 All industries

What to actually ask an AI vendor about your data

The handful of questions that separate a vendor worth trusting from one that isn't — and why we ask them before anyone gets listed.

Coming — Launch week Not yet published

No. 05 Hospitality

Cutting the busywork without losing the personal touch

Where hospitality operators are automating the back office while keeping every guest-facing moment exactly as personal.

Coming — Month 1 Not yet published

No. 06 Manufacturing

Not just for the big plants

A floor-level look at where smaller manufacturers are putting AI to work, without a six-figure systems overhaul.

Coming — Month 1 Not yet published

No. 07 Trades

Quoting, scheduling, and follow-up — without an office manager

The three admin jobs trades businesses are handing off first, and what that actually looks like day to day.

Coming — Month 1 Not yet published

No. 08 All industries

How we vet every vendor and partner on this site

A behind-the-scenes look at the scorecard every listing has to clear before it ever reaches the Directory.

Coming — Month 2 Not yet published

No guides filed under this industry yet — check back after launch.

Get the next guide the day it's filed.

One email when a new resource publishes. No AI hype, no daily noise — just the guides, in order.