https://bonati.com.au/blog/Plain-English notes on AI for small service businesses, by Felipe Bonati.en-auSat, 17 Oct 2026 10:38:28 +1000https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-i-run-a-cleaning-business-without-working-in-it/https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-i-run-a-cleaning-business-without-working-in-it/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Case StudiesFelipe BonatiI own F&L Cleaning on the Gold Coast and Tweed. It has staff, clients and invoices, and AI assistants now handle most of the admin.https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-adoption-australian-small-business-2026/https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-adoption-australian-small-business-2026/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiLatest figures on AI adoption by Australian SMEs in 2026 from the National AI Centre and NAB, what's holding businesses back, and what it means for you.https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-and-privacy-small-business-australia-oaic/https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-and-privacy-small-business-australia-oaic/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiWhat the OAIC's guidance on AI products means for small businesses: Privacy Act coverage, customer data in chatbots, transparency and checking output.https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-for-property-managers-and-home-services/https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-for-property-managers-and-home-services/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000AI for Trades and ServicesFelipe BonatiHow property managers, cleaners and home services businesses can use AI for enquiries, scheduling admin and follow-ups, with privacy rules that apply.https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-for-tradies-australia/https://bonati.com.au/blog/ai-for-tradies-australia/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000AI for Trades and ServicesFelipe BonatiPractical, low-risk ways Australian tradies can use AI for quotes, follow-ups, inbox and admin, plus what to keep a human on. No hype, sources linked.https://bonati.com.au/blog/common-ai-mistakes-small-business/https://bonati.com.au/blog/common-ai-mistakes-small-business/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiCommon AI mistakes small Australian businesses make, from trusting output blindly to pasting customer data into public chatbots, and the fixes.https://bonati.com.au/blog/government-help-for-small-business-ai-australia/https://bonati.com.au/blog/government-help-for-small-business-ai-australia/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiFree government resources for Australian small businesses using AI: business.gov.au, the National AI Centre, free TAFE NSW courses, templates and advisers.https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-much-does-ai-automation-cost-small-business/https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-much-does-ai-automation-cost-small-business/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Costs and ROIFelipe BonatiWhat AI automation really costs an Australian small business: free tools, off-the-shelf subscriptions, custom setups and ongoing care, explained plainly.https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-to-choose-ai-tools-small-business/https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-to-choose-ai-tools-small-business/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiA practical checklist for choosing AI tools for an Australian small business: off-the-shelf vs custom, data access, testing and the questions to ask.https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-to-get-started-with-ai-small-business/https://bonati.com.au/blog/how-to-get-started-with-ai-small-business/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiA plain, step-by-step way for Australian small business owners to start with AI: pick one problem, use tools you have, trial small and check the output.https://bonati.com.au/blog/keeping-control-of-ai-human-approval/https://bonati.com.au/blog/keeping-control-of-ai-human-approval/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000Practical AI How-tosFelipe BonatiWorried AI will act without you? Here's why the 'AI drafts, you approve' model works, what government guidance says about oversight, and how to set it up.https://bonati.com.au/blog/stop-losing-quotes-while-youre-on-the-tools/https://bonati.com.au/blog/stop-losing-quotes-while-youre-on-the-tools/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +1000AI for Trades and ServicesFelipe BonatiIn my experience, a lot of work is lost on speed and follow-up, not price.