Why Big Companies Are Failing at AI (And Why That’s Good News for Your Small Business)

Big names in business & tech — from MIT to McKinsey — are sounding the alarm about a wave of epic AI project failures and poor ROI. Having personally sat through and facilitated countless AI training sessions where foundational products couldn’t perform basic functions, none of this is surprising.

🤔 So what gives? Should you, a small business owner, hold off on AI until things stabilize? Absolutely not!

The enterprise AI dilemma has created a huge opportunity for you. Big corporations, driven by a manufactured urgency from big tech, have tried to run before they can crawl. They’ve disregarded proven best practices in favor of speedy deployments that flopped. A lot of this leads back to a certain dominant tech player, with a major stake in OpenAI, that sold C-suite executives on half-baked “AI” platforms that are clunky, difficult to use, and produce inconsistent outputs. Now their staff are stuck dealing with persistent bugs and bottlenecks and getting the run-around.

Fortunately, big business’s approach is not your reality. The math is finally “mathing” for solo and small providers. You can adopt a pragmatic, stable, and scalable AI solution that saves you 2–4 real hours a week on administrative tasks alone, with minimal time commitment, for less than the cost of lunch at a fast-casual restaurant.

The Most Underrated Small Business AI Solution

One of the most comprehensive, scalable suites of tools is right under your nose. Google Workspace + Gemini is simply the smart choice for most small business owners. Priced as low as $14/month, you get enterprise-grade security and a powerful version of Gemini that is deeply integrated and context-aware in enhanced versions of familiar apps like the Gmail, Meet & Chat trio, Drive, and Docs.

No other platform even comes close to the depth of high-impact functionality, scalability, quality, and data security at such an affordable price point. None.

While everyone’s attention has been on the flashy features of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s disastrous Copilot 365 spinoff, Google has been quietly perfecting its offering. You can feel the difference in performance and everyday use. Where Copilot often feels clunky and disjointed, Gemini in GWS is intuitive and natural because it was built from the ground up to be a seamless part of the apps so many already use.

While this suite of tools is a game changer for all small providers, it gives a boost to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, who often face barriers to accessing capital and mentorship, in particular. This AI suite helps to level the playing field through efficiencies gained via routine task automation, expanded access to industry knowledge in all business dimensions, and empowering users to D-I-Y for functions like custom HTML coding and SEO to grow their brand faster for less money. Freeing up valuable time and resources, allowing you to focus on growing your business and making a positive impact.

Here are Four key advantages you get with Gemini in GWS:

• 🥇 A Powerful AI Model: Gemini Pro and Gemini Flash 2.5 perform equal to or better than popular standalone AI solutions like ChatGPT & ClaudeAI in head-to-head testing.
• ⚙️ Deep Integration Across Apps: Gemini is natively built into familiar apps, like Gmail, Docs, Meet, and Drive. It can compile data across apps to provide a daily focus briefing, draft an email, summarize a long document, or create a meeting brief.
• 💎 Easy Adoption with Gems: The “Gems” concept makes the entire Gemini experience intuitive across apps. Some pre-built Gems help users harness the power of AI without prompting. Others serve as mini-agents. Users can easily build their own in the app.
• 🤖 Future Scalability: With Gemini’s native integration and continued prioritization of end-users, you can be confident that your AI capabilities will grow with your business, without the need to rip and replace your entire tech stack as agentic AI matures.

With so many other cool tools out there, who cares about boring office software?

Nearly all roads in the business AI space in some way lead back to either Google’s ecosystem and its native Gemini LLM or Microsoft’s environment, which leverages OpenAI’s GPT . Many new apps and enhancements in familiar platforms, including their touted “Agents,” are just AI wrappers reliant on those core foundations for their performance and functionality.

You can learn from the mistakes of big business by building your AI stack more carefully. When you start with a deeply integrated, stable foundation like Google Workspace, you ensure each new tool you bring into the fold is properly evaluated to ensure it continuously enhances your capabilities. Especially as we slowly move toward a world of true Agentic AI.

My main goal is to ensure you aren’t slowed down by disjointed tech, but rather building for the future to scale fast. GWS will give your business or brand an easy immediate boost and best position you for the future. Fewer layers of nonsense. Just results.

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