You don't know where to start with AI

Start with your work, not the tool

With AI for SMEs, it often starts with the question: which AI tool should we get? That question is hard to answer. A better first question is: which work takes us a lot of time every week, and why? Only then do you look at whether AI fits. Sometimes AI fits. Sometimes an integration or a better agreement is enough.

Do you recognise any of these situations?

• A few colleagues already use AI, the rest don't, and there are no agreements.
• You have seen an impressive demo, but you don't know whether it suits your business.
• You want to do something with AI, but you don't know what it costs.
• You have doubts about privacy and don't know which data may go into it.

How do you start with AI in your business?

1. Find the work. Write down which tasks come back often. Think of answering emails, writing quotes, summarising documents or writing reports. Generative AI is especially good at work involving a lot of text.
2. Sort out the basics. If your team uses AI, the EU AI Act requires you to take measures for the AI literacy of your people. Start with a short AI policy: which tools are allowed and which data does not go into them.
3. Choose one task. Take a task that comes back often and where a mistake is not a big problem. A person checks the result.
4. Try it on a small scale. After a few weeks, look at what works and what doesn't. Only then do you scale it up.

When do you need help?

For a first step with an AI tool you don't need anyone. Do you want to build AI into your own systems, or don't you know which work is most suitable? Then an outside view helps. Read What does an AI consultant do? Is your team already using AI without agreements? Then read ChatGPT at work.

How I help you with this

The first conversation is free. If you want to go further, I start with a business analysis. I talk to your people, look at your systems and work out where AI helps, and where it doesn't. After that you get a proposal with a fixed price, so you know in advance where you stand. You can read how that works in my approach to AI implementation for SMEs.

If you go ahead, I build it myself, in the systems you already use. What that costs is stated in the proposal. Would you first like to teach your team to work with AI? Then an AI training is a good fit. Read more under AI advice for SMEs.

Frequently asked questions

This is an explanation in plain language, not legal advice.

Sources: European Commission: AI literacy, questions and answers and Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. Consulted on 7 October 2026.