Models, agents, MCP, connectors, plugins… everyone says your business should be "using AI," but nobody explains what any of it means or where to start. This handbook does, in plain language, for owners and managers of small and medium businesses.
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Enough understanding to make confident decisions, and a practical plan to get real results from AI, not hype.
What generative AI is, how it produces an answer, what it does well and where it falls short.
Models, agents, MCP, connectors, skills and plugins, and how they fit together with the tools you already use.
How to spot the tasks worth automating in a small business, and how to pick a first project.
How to decide, and the questions to ask vendors about data, cost and lock-in.
Protecting customer and business data, approval steps, and a simple policy your team can follow.
Measure a baseline, run a small pilot, bring your team along, and scale what works.
Two parts: understand modern AI, then put it to work. Each chapter stands on its own, with jargon callouts, diagrams and a "why this matters for your business" box.
Clear explanations, simple diagrams, and checklists you can act on.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: how AI produces an answer
The AI readiness checklist
A 64-page PDF you can read on any computer, tablet or phone, or print.
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Aptimatic, an AI consultancy in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that helps small and medium businesses put AI to work.
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