Small business owners hear about enterprise AI and assume it costs tens of thousands of dollars, but an AI workflow for small business in 2026 costs less than a monthly coffee budget.
Business process automation targets repetitive tasks that eat up hours each week.
US Census Bureau found 47% of small businesses already use AI tools.
SBE Council reports the median small business uses 5 AI tools.
Google Cloud found 88% positive ROI among early adopters.
Most small business AI workflows cost under $50/month. n8n is free for self-hosted, Zapier starts at $20/month.
AI agents for small business ROI are proven across thousands of deployments.
MIT found buying proven tools succeeded 67% of time for small businesses.
