Short write-ups on what we're building and what we learnt along the way. Useful whether you hire us or not.
Admin is the tax every business pays, whatever the industry — and it's the easiest thing to hand to AI. Here are the recurring admin jobs AI handles well in 2026, from booking and staff rotas to onboarding, data entry and getting products live online, and how to start without ripping out the tools you already use.
Claude or ChatGPT for your UK small business? A side-by-side comparison of writing, document analysis, automation, image generation, pricing, and UK toolchain fit — from an Anthropic-certified team that builds with both.
TryfanTech is now Anthropic AI Fluency for Small Businesses certified — our third Anthropic credential, alongside Claude with Amazon Bedrock and Claude Code in Action. Here's the 4D Framework for UK small businesses using AI: four competencies, two operational loops, and three reusable artefacts every SMB should walk away with.
Anthropic launched Claude for Small Business in May 2026 — a bundle of prebuilt workflows wired into QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Stripe and a handful of other tools. The bundle is available to UK businesses today via Claude Pro and Team, but the integration list misses Xero, FreeAgent, GoCardless, Sage and Zettle. Here's what UK SMBs need to know.
You bought the tool, forced your process into it, and now your team has a spreadsheet running alongside it to fill the gaps. Here's the honest answer to whether you need bespoke software or a better SaaS.
WooCommerce works well until the till and the website stop agreeing about what's in stock, and listing new products eats hours every week. Here's what a cloud POS changes, what it doesn't, and how to know it's time.
If your 3PL invoicing lives in spreadsheets and every client has a different rate card, you're a few growth months away from the system breaking. Here's what actually replaces it, what doesn't, and how to know when it's time.
Paper tickets work well until the kitchen is missing the order, the table got the wrong plate, and front-of-house and the kitchen are arguing about whose fault it is. Here's what an iPad-based ordering system actually solves, and what it does not.
Shopify is a strong default for UK independent retailers — until the workflow your business actually runs on doesn't fit inside it. Here's when to stay, when to extend, and when a custom build genuinely makes sense.
Every AI pitch now has the word "agent" in it. Under the hood, most aren't agents — they're workflows. Here's the difference, and why workflows are usually the better buy for a small business.
You asked Claude to draft a customer reply and got something that sounded like a canned template. The model is not the problem. Here's what context engineering actually means, and how to apply it in a small business.
You want an AI automation to just work, not ask you to press Y twelve times a day. You also do not want it deleting your customer list. Anthropic's "auto mode" shows the shape of a safer middle ground you can apply to any business automation.
Your business runs on spreadsheets. But they're getting unwieldy, breaking, or causing problems. Here's how to know when it's time to build something better.
Are you or your team doing the same tasks repeatedly? Here are five clear signs it's time to automate, plus real examples of what automation looks like for small businesses.
A plain-English explanation of websites versus web applications. What each is, when you need which, and why it matters for your project and budget.
Practical notes on AI and automation for UK small businesses, plus the occasional case study. Unsubscribe whenever.