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Explainers
What the thing is, in owner terms. Each explainer targets a question people actually search, carries the four-part template, and is updated in place as the story develops.
Agentic AI for a 10-to-50-person business: what Claude and ChatGPT agents do in October 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI now sell agents that log into your tools and do multi step work. Here is what that means for an owner, with the hours and dollars.
Try itAI agents vs automations vs chatbots: which one a 12-person plumbing shop should pay for
Three kinds of tool, three price models, three ways to fail. If you can draw the job as a flowchart, you want an automation, not an agent.
Try itThe AI for Main Street Act passed the House 395-14 in January. It has sat in a Senate committee since. Here is what it would change
H.R. 5764 would add AI guidance and training to what Small Business Development Centers already do for free. It adds no grants, no tax credits, no new rules…
WaitAI phone answering for trades: the missed-call math for a 14-tech HVAC shop
Before you buy an AI answering add on, count your missed calls. For a 14 tech shop, 22 lost jobs a month at a $450 ticket is about $9,900. The add on is $29…
Try itAI receptionists cost $29 to $500 a month. A human answering service starts at $250 for 50 minutes. When each one wins
AI phone answering is now an add on in Jobber and a standalone product from Smith.ai and Goodcall. Here are the published prices, the receptionist wage they…
Ask your vendorChatGPT Business vs Enterprise for a 20-person company: $20 a seat, and why you probably do not need Enterprise
ChatGPT Business lists at $20 per user per month billed annually. Enterprise is quote only. For a 20 person company the real question is how many of the 20…
Try itIs ChatGPT recommending my business? A 3-hour check for local service companies
Customers now ask ChatGPT and Google's AI Mode for a plumber or a CPA. Nobody can buy a slot in those answers. Here is what decides them, and a checklist an…
Try itMicrosoft Copilot for a 15-person office: $21 a seat, an annual commitment, and the math on 4 seats vs 15
Copilot Business is Microsoft's small business version of Copilot. It lists at $21 per user per month on a one year commitment. Here is what it does and how…
Try itWhat Claude is, and when a 10-to-50-person business would pay $20 a seat for it
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant. Since May 2026 it connects to QuickBooks, HubSpot and Microsoft 365. Here is who in your office should get a seat, and who…
Try itZapier pricing in October 2026, and what Make and n8n cost for the same work at 2,000, 8,000 and 50,000 tasks
Zapier charges per action, Make per credit, n8n per workflow run. That one difference decides the bill. A cost table for a 10 to 50 person shop, from Zapier's…
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