Your people are already using AI. The question is whether you have rules for it.
What this is
The Small Business AI Operating System is a complete small business AI policy package: the documentation set a small business needs to put AI under control — what you permit, what you prohibit, who decides, and the forms to run it day to day.
Seven documents, written in plain language for owners — not lawyers, not IT departments.
What’s inside
START HERE
The implementation sequence: what to do first, second, third.
System Overview
The architecture, the four-level risk ladder, and the one operating rule: STOP → ASK → VERIFY → PROCEED.
AI Policies & Procedures Manual
17 sections covering approved tools, acceptable use, confidential information, human review, accuracy and verification, privacy, cybersecurity, AI agents, procurement, incidents, training, and records.
AI Operations Manual
16 day-to-day procedures: intake, tool onboarding, information checks, prompting, output review, customer communications, agent authorization and testing, incident response, vendor review, quarterly checkups, annual reviews.
Industry & Regulatory Addendum
10 industries (professional services, legal, healthcare, financial services, real estate, HR, marketing, construction, education) with additional controls, contract checklists, and citations to primary legal sources.
AI Toolkit
14 forms, checklists, and registers: AI tool register, use approval form, data-entry decision check, output review checklist, high-risk review, agent authorization, incident report, vendor review, training record, quarterly and annual reviews, value review.
You receive the complete bundle as one download, plus each document individually — grab the form you need without digging through the rest.
Who this is for
Owners of businesses from solo to about 25 people who want AI’s benefits without betting the business on it.
What this is not
Legal advice, a compliance guarantee, software, or consulting. It’s a business-management framework — the documents, written so you can adapt them to your business. Where the stakes warrant it, review with your own counsel. Each document carries its own plain-language disclaimer.
The one operating rule
Simple enough that everyone remembers it. Strict enough that it holds when the stakes are high. Every policy, procedure, and form in the system is built around this one rule.
Who wrote it
John Dennison, Esq. (ret.) practiced law for 47+ years. He now writes the documents small businesses actually need for the AI age. Part of the AI for the Little Guy series.
Frequently asked questions
Is this legal advice?
No. It’s a business-management framework — the documents, written so you can adapt them. Each document carries its own plain-language disclaimer, and where the stakes warrant it, review with your own counsel.
What size business is this written for?
Solo operations up to about 25 people. The policies apply proportionally — routine low-risk uses don’t need the same controls as high-stakes ones.
What format are the documents?
Seven PDFs plus the complete bundle as one ZIP download. Each document stands alone, so you can print or forward a single form without the rest.
How is this different from a free AI policy template?
Free templates give you a single generic policy. This is the operating system around it: the policies manual, day-to-day procedures, industry-specific controls with primary-source citations, and 14 ready-to-use forms — all cross-referenced and written for the 1–25 person business.
Complete bundle as one ZIP, plus each document individually.
Instant digital download. Start this afternoon.
Want help applying it?
The Working Session — $250
One hour, one-on-one, your direction. If the system gave you the map and you want help deciding where to start, book the hour.
You talk. I listen. I ask questions. I share what I see. Then together we find a way through that works for you.
