Practical AI, in plain English, for people who run small businesses.
No hype, no jargon, no course to buy. Just copy-paste prompt libraries, honest tool comparisons, and step-by-step guides that help you get real work off your plate — whether you sell services, trade, or run an office.
The guides
Everything here is meant to be used the same afternoon you read it. Pick the one closest to what's annoying you right now.
20+ ChatGPT & Claude prompts every owner should steal
Ready-to-paste prompts for email, quoting, admin, marketing and hiring — with placeholders you fill in.
Read the prompts →How to actually automate your admin with AI
A practical, developer-free walkthrough — and an honest look at what AI can and can't do for your paperwork.
Read the guide →Claude vs ChatGPT for business tasks
An honest, job-by-job comparison. The winner depends on the task — here's how to pick per job.
Compare them →Claude Code vs Codex vs M365 Copilot vs The Everything
Four very different AIs. Which one should your business actually use? An honest side-by-side breakdown.
Compare them →What to automate first in your business
A simple volume × repetitiveness × rules-based scoring method so you start where it actually pays off.
Read the framework →AI for tradies & service businesses
Quoting, scheduling, chasing follow-ups and getting reviews — practical uses for people on the tools.
Read the guide →New to all this?
If you've never used AI for work before, the admin guide is the gentlest on-ramp. Begin there.
Get started →Want this set up and running — not just a prompt?
Reading a prompt is one thing. Having AI quietly handle your quotes, follow-ups and inbox every day is another. That's exactly what SG1 Consulting builds inside real businesses.
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