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7 Ways Small Businesses Transform Ordinary AI Tools into Extraordinary Advantages

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Max Bernstein
May 17, 2025
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The Ownership Trap

"We need to build our own AI system."

Mark drops this bomb during the weekly huddle at his home services business. Their usual corner table at Riverside Coffee goes quiet. His three-person management team exchanges glances.

"My buddy just raised seed funding for his AI startup. Everyone's saying proprietary AI is the competitive edge now…

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