AI in practice
AI for large organisations and public bodies
AI for large organisations with 250+ staff and public bodies: buying through frameworks such as G-Cloud, supplier security checks, board oversight and AI NEDs.
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AI in practice
How businesses put AI to work day to day, and what they learn along the way.
AI in practice
AI for medium-sized businesses (50 to 249 staff)
AI for medium-sized businesses with 50 to 249 staff: first projects, running a supplier process, security checks, fractional leadership and board oversight.
AI in practice
AI security for small businesses: a practical guide
Practical AI security for small businesses: securing accounts and settings, stopping data leaks, prompt injection, AI agents and Cyber Essentials.
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Bringing your team with you: people and change in AI
AI tools fail when staff do not trust or use them. How a small business can involve its team, talk honestly about change and build skills in everyday work.
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Getting your data ready for AI without a big clean-up
You do not need perfect data to start with AI. How to tidy just the information your first use needs, and avoid the mistakes that make AI confidently wrong.
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How to tell whether AI is paying off
Logins and time saved do not prove an AI tool is worth it. Measure the full cost of each finished task against a baseline, and how often people overrule it.
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Keeping a human in charge: simple AI guardrails
Practical guardrails for AI tools and agents in a small business. Decide what AI may do alone, what needs a person's approval, and how to undo mistakes.
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Prompt injection explained for small businesses
Prompt injection explained in plain English, with small-business examples, what the NCSC says about it and the questions to ask an AI supplier.
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What a good first AI project looks like
How to pick, size and measure a first AI project in a small business, with clear rules for when to stop and when to scale up.
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Why AI pilots stall, and how to stop yours stalling
Most AI trials that go nowhere fail for ordinary reasons. How to run a small pilot that ends in a clear yes or no, and survives contact with real work.