Where AI actually pays off, industry by industry.
Evidence-based playbooks for small business owners. Every claim cited to real adoption data, studies, and measured results. Written from Vancouver, valid anywhere in Canada or the US. No wish lists.
Most “AI for your industry” content is written by people selling software. It lists twenty things AI could theoretically do and proves none of them.
This series does the opposite. For each industry we dig into what owners are actually running, what the measured results were, what failed publicly, and what the regulators say. If the evidence for a use case is thin, we say so.
The test for every recommendation is the same one we apply in our own client work: would we spend our own money on it?
In the series
AI for law firms: what the evidence actually supports
What small firms are really using AI for, the measured time savings, the court sanctions to avoid, and the math on an hour of billable time.
AI for dental clinics: diagnostics, no-shows, and the front desk
FDA-reviewed radiograph AI, the peer-reviewed overtreatment warning, no-show data across 1.6M appointments, and the $11-per-check insurance math. Evidence first, hype never.
AI for restaurants: where thin margins meet real automation
The drive-thru bots failed publicly. The boring back-office tools keep paying: no-show defense, waste tracking, and the Harvard math on one Yelp star. Evidence first, hype never.
AI for trades and home services: the missed-call goldmine
27% of calls go unanswered and a plumbing lead costs $129. The verified math on answering, speed to lead, and reviews. Plus the decade-old stat every vendor still quotes.
AI for accountants: the profession your clients expect to use it
Adoption jumped from 9% to 41% in one year, 77% of tax clients want their firm using AI, and the IRS just wrote its first AI rules for tax practice. The evidence, the fee math, and the new compliance lines.
AI for insurance brokers: renewals, submissions, and the service gap
Two-thirds of agencies plan to increase AI use; 8% have it embedded. Renewal reviews, submission intake, and the E&O claims data that makes the case better than any vendor deck.
AI for property management: maintenance triage and the leasing funnel
Where AI holds up in property management: after-hours maintenance calls, leasing inquiries, and rent operations. Evidence first.
AI for veterinary clinics: scribes, records, and the phone
The most academically defensible AI evidence in this series: what nearly 4,000 vet professionals report, and where the money actually is.
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