A new podcast looking at the reality, the highs and the lows, of running a small business.
Do you run a small business? Where do you go to find advice, or just somewhere you can hear others relate to the rewarding yet often overwhelming journey that is owning and running a small business?
We’re Ben, Ben and Laura and we’re all small business owners at different stages in our own small business journey. Since we started hanging out we discovered that we’ve got so much in common when it comes to running our businesses, and yet we’re having conversations together that we weren’t hearing anywhere else.
So we thought, why not have those conversations ourselves and share them?
We want to talk frankly and openly about our experiences of running a small business: the good, the bad, the strange, the stuff no one tells you when you’re starting out and the things we all go through and want to talk about more.
It’s not all ‘hustle’ and hanging out with the entrepreneur crowd, it’s often working out how to get business through the door and make sure you’re not alienating your entire family in the process!
So if you’re running a small business then join us. Listen and let us know what you think!
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A new podcast looking at the reality, the highs and the lows, of running a small business.
Do you run a small business? Where do you go to find advice, or just somewhere you can hear others relate to the rewarding yet often overwhelming journey that is owning and running a small business?
We’re Ben, Ben and Laura and we’re all small business owners at different stages in our own small business journey. Since we started hanging out we discovered that we’ve got so much in common when it comes to running our businesses, and yet we’re having conversations together that we weren’t hearing anywhere else.
So we thought, why not have those conversations ourselves and share them?
We want to talk frankly and openly about our experiences of running a small business: the good, the bad, the strange, the stuff no one tells you when you’re starting out and the things we all go through and want to talk about more.
It’s not all ‘hustle’ and hanging out with the entrepreneur crowd, it’s often working out how to get business through the door and make sure you’re not alienating your entire family in the process!
So if you’re running a small business then join us. Listen and let us know what you think!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode we explore the rapidly evolving world of AI and its immediate and future implications for small businesses.
We chat about our own levels of AI adoption, ranging from complete skepticism to leveraging it for daily operational efficiency. We talked about key tools like Microsoft Copilot, concerns over data security, the impact of AI on creative content and jobs, and the necessity of maintaining human connection in an increasingly automated world.
00:07 - Introduction: AI in Small Business
00:21 - Are We Using AI in Our Businesses?
00:41 - Using Microsoft Copilot and Other AI Tools
01:30 - AI Skepticism and Industry Challenges
03:09 - The Creative and Tone Problem with AI
04:31 - Managing AI with the Team and Copilot Benefits
05:15 - AI for Meeting Efficiency and Proposal Drafting
07:28 - AI Email Management with Fixer
09:12 - Security and Data Concerns with Copilot and AI
11:36 - The Fundamental Bias and Environmental Cost of Large Language Models
12:41 - Using Gemini and Closed Data Sets
13:36 - AI and Cyber Security Threats
15:06 - Massive Increase in AI-Generated Email Threats
16:44 - Deep Fake Voices and Financial Fraud Examples
17:37 - The Rise of Deep Fake Video and Image Creative
19:43 - Younger Generations' Perspective on AI Content
20:57 - The Evolution of CGI and Creative AI
23:33 - The Impact of AI on Jobs and Industries
27:00 - Job Differentiation vs. Elimination
28:47 - The Future of Work: AI Employees and Flexible Hours
29:54 - Over-Employment Enabled by AI
30:30 - Is AI a Bad Thing? Reflections on Current Use
31:14 - Microsoft Power Platform and No-Code Solutions
33:10 - Refining AI Output and Focusing on Human Connection
35:17 - AI Tools Used by the Hosts
39:03 - The Competitive Disadvantage of Not Using AI
41:15 - AI Reducing Admin Burden
42:58 - Conclusion and Future Outlook
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