Business management · AI in plain language
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Case of the week
“What you don’t sort, you can’t decide on. And what you don’t decide on charges you rent every month.”
A practical case for Canadian and Quebec small businesses: check contractor invoices against what you actually signed and spot drift in 15 minutes, with one prompt and two files you already have.
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Short, field-tested ideas to help you think more clearly this week.
A profitable business can still fail for lack of cash. Each week, look at what comes in and goes out over the next 13 weeks, not just last month’s income statement.
Pick a single indicator per area (sales, cash, on-time delivery) and review it in 15 minutes at the start of the week. A few numbers you always look at beat fifty you never do.
Rank customers, products or suppliers by value (ABC). A few of them usually carry most of the weight. That’s where your attention goes first.
If you can’t explain a process in ten steps on one page, AI will only make the mess faster. Clarity first, tools second.
A decision without an owner or a deadline is just a conversation. Close each meeting by reading out loud who does what, by when.
Your costs change whether you watch them or not. If your prices haven’t moved in years, you’re probably giving away margin without deciding to.
Every day between delivery and invoice is a free loan to your customer. Invoice on delivery and follow up on day one past due, kindly and without embarrassment.
Don’t start with your most strategic problem. Start with a repetitive, low-risk task, using sample data. Confidence is built on small wins.
Models
Carefully built templates to apply each case in your business. The case is always free; the ready-to-use model is there if you want it.
Excel/Google Sheets template: ABC/XYZ classification, editable dead-stock rules, a dashboard of items to clear out, and ready-to-use prompts.
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