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  • From Coffee Shops to Cloud: How Small Businesses Use AI

    From Coffee Shops to Cloud: How Small Businesses Use AI
    Feb 21 2025
    In the Beyond the Firewall: AI, Security & IT Innovation podcast, host Laurence discusses how small businesses are utilizing affordable AI tools to enhance their operations and compete with larger corporations. He details examples like family-owned cafes using AI for automating admin tasks such as drafting social media captions, bakeries using AI-based platforms to tackle food waste, and retailers using AI chatbots to handle customer services. He guides how entrepreneurs can get started with AI by focusing on one repetitive task at a time, auditing their current technology, and blending AI efficiency with human warmth. Laurence emphasizes that AI adoption in small businesses leads to an increase in customer satisfaction and its role in helping them compete with corporate giants.
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    3 min