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What AI can do for a small business

• Write the first draft of things you write over and over: review replies, payment reminders, estimates, job posts, price notices.
• Turn messy notes into something clean: job-site notes into an estimate, meeting notes into a client recap.
• Say it a better way: shorter, friendlier, firmer, or in plain English instead of jargon.
• Give you options to choose from: a few ways to word a policy, a list of questions customers might ask, several subject lines.

It works best when you give it the facts and let it do the wording. You stay the editor.

What it can't do (and shouldn't)

• It can be confidently wrong. It can make up prices, dates, rules and details that sound right. Check every fact before a customer sees it.
• It doesn't know your business unless you tell it: your prices, policies, hours and the way you talk.
• It isn't your lawyer, accountant or HR advisor. Use it to draft and to understand, then check anything legal, tax or employment-related with a professional.
• It shouldn't see private data. Leave out card and account numbers, health details, and private customer or employee information.
• It shouldn't send or post on its own. Read every message before it goes out.

How to try one (about 15 minutes)

1. Open the use case and read the steps once.
2. Open an AI chat assistant. A free plan is enough to start.
3. Copy the prompt and replace everything in [brackets] with your own details.
4. Read the draft. Fix anything that isn't true or doesn't sound like you, then use it.
5. Save the prompt where you'll find it, so next time takes a minute or two.

How we work

• Sources checked. Every outside fact links to its source, and anything we can't verify stays out. We never invent numbers.
• Prices from the vendor. Tool prices come from the vendor's own pricing page, with the date we checked. Prices change, so check before you buy.
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• Dated updates. Every use case shows when it was last updated and when its facts were checked.
• Examples are made up and labeled that way. No fake reviews, testimonials or customer stories.
• Corrections. Spot a mistake? Email hello@mainstreetaibrief.com and we'll fix it and update the date.

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