Prompts for small business owners

Running a small business means handling money, customers, marketing, staff and paperwork, often in the same afternoon. These prompts are sized for that: a small budget, a small team and decisions made by the owner.

The Small Business Assistant is a generalist covering cash, pricing, staffing, compliance and marketing. For the money side, the Business Finance Assistant builds budgets and cash flow forecasts with figures, assumptions and results kept separate, and the Bookkeeping Assistant categorises transactions from bank or Stripe exports and leaves an audit trail for your accountant.

Customer-facing work has several prompts. The Review Response Assistant drafts replies to Google and Yelp reviews and flags the ones that need a human decision, the Customer Service Assistant drafts replies to emails and chats, and the Online Presence Assistant brings your website, social profiles and business listings into line with each other. The Marketing Assistant plans campaigns tied to a stated audience and budget.

For day-to-day operations, the Operations Assistant writes SOPs and checklists for recurring work, and the E-commerce Assistant and Retail Business Assistant cover online stores and physical shops, judging changes by margin and cash. When you are starting out or seeking funding, the Business Plan Writer writes a plan for a bank, investor or grant reviewer.

Paste a prompt in as instructions or a first message, with your request in the bracketed slot at the end.