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Your Most Profitable Job Might Be Losing Money

A job can show a healthy margin on the monthly report and still close in the red. The two numbers that catch it, and the three questions that settle it.

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Oct 22, 2026By Josh Elberg

Business Central Dashboard Examples

Business Central dashboard examples by role: the Power BI reports Microsoft ships for finance, sales and inventory, and five worklist dashboards to build.

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Sep 24, 2026By Josh Elberg

Power BI for Business Central: Multiple Companies

The free Business Central Power BI apps work one company at a time. The routes Microsoft documents for consolidated reporting, and when each one fits.

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Sep 24, 2026By Josh Elberg

Customising Business Central Power BI Templates

How Business Central Power BI template apps update, what an update overwrites and keeps, and a workspace pattern that keeps customisations safe.

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Sep 24, 2026By Josh Elberg

Answer Engine Optimization: 6 SEO Reflexes That Now Keep You Out of AI Answers

AI answers are halving clicks to websites. Here is a practical Answer Engine Optimization playbook: the six SEO habits to invert so ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews cite you as the source.

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Jul 16, 2026By Josh Elberg

How to Hire an AI Consultant in Michigan (2026 Guide)

How to hire an AI consultant in Michigan: a checked list of Michigan AI consulting firms with links, what to look for, pricing, and Going PRO grants.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

AI for Michigan Manufacturers and Operations Teams: Where to Start

A practical guide for Michigan manufacturers and operations teams on the AI automation wins that pay off first, how to size ROI, and Going PRO grants.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

Building a Typed MCP Server in TypeScript with Stripe and Supabase

Build a typed Model Context Protocol server in TypeScript that exposes Supabase and Stripe to an AI agent, with zod-validated tools and read vs write safety.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

How to Choose an AI Consultant for Your Small Business (a Practical Checklist)

A practical checklist for hiring an AI consultant for your small business: questions to ask, build vs resell, how to verify they ship, pricing, red flags.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

Finding Anomalies in Medicare Data with DuckDB and Python

Query tens of millions of rows of public Medicare prescriber data on a laptop with DuckDB, then build a peer-group z-score outlier finder in Python.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

How Much Does an AI Consultant Cost in 2026? Real Pricing, Models, and Red Flags

What AI consultants charge in 2026, from public sources: a 68-consultant rate survey and BLS pay data. Plus what drives the price.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

What Is an AI Opportunity Audit, and What Do You Get?

An AI opportunity audit is a fixed-fee assessment that finds where AI saves time and money, scores readiness, and prices the build before you commit.

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Jun 12, 2026By Josh Elberg

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