AI Consulting for Small Business (2026): What It Costs, What You Get, and When to Skip It
What AI consulting costs a 5 to 50 person company in 2026, hourly, fixed project and retainer, with our own prices in the same table. The four things to settle before hiring, five questions that sort consultants, and the three cases where you should skip one.
Oct 27, 2026
AI Agents for Business (2026): 7 Jobs That Work, 3 to Skip, and What 10 Platforms Cost
What an AI agent is in plain terms, the seven jobs one can hold in a 5 to 50 person company today, three to skip, and what Zapier Agents, Lindy, Claude Team, Copilot, Gemini, n8n, GoHighLevel and Retell cost as of October 2026.
Oct 27, 2026
AI Policy Template for a Small Business (2026): One Page, Free Word Download
A one-page AI use policy for a 5 to 50 person company: approved tools, what never gets pasted, human review of customer-facing output, phone agent rules, disclosure, security and a named owner per automation. Free .docx and PDF, plus what the FTC and NIST actually say.
Oct 27, 2026
AI Readiness Assessment for a Small Business (2026): The 20-Question Scorecard
The AI readiness assessment we run on a first call with a 5 to 50 person company: 20 questions across data, workflows, people, tools and risk, scored out of 100, with what each score should buy and real prices. Free scorecard included.
Oct 27, 2026