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If You Haven’t Started Automating Yet, You’re Falling Behind

Why small businesses shouldn't wait any longer

Automation Adoption rate across small business is 66%

If you run a small business, you’ve probably felt the pressure of too much admin, not enough time, and some things falling through the cracks.

Right now, millions of small businesses are starting to use simple automation tools to handle the repetitive tasks that eat up their time. It’s easier than you think—and this shift is happening right now.

Where Are We on the Adoption Curve?

You’ve probably seen that classic technology adoption curve. It breaks users into five groups:

  1. Innovators – the experimenters who jump in first

  2. Early Adopters – the brave few who try new things before the crowd

  3. Early Majority – the practical users who adopt once it starts proving useful

  4. Late Majority – the cautious crowd who only join once it’s common

  5. Laggards – the last to change, often resisting until absolutely necessary

Right now, when it comes to business process automation, we’re firmly in the late majority stage.

Here’s what the latest research shows:

  • 60–66% of businesses have automated at least one process — Vena Solutions

  • Generative AI adoption jumped from 55% in 2023 to 75% in 2024 FT

  • Most business see ROI from automation in under 1 yearKissflow

  • Automation can reduce admin time by 25–30% Thunderbit

This means the early adopters have already paved the way. They’ve tested the tools, ironed out the issues, and proved that automation works. And the early majority have taken what the early adopters pioneered and turned it into everyday practice—using proven tools to streamline their operations, reduce admin, and reclaim time across their businesses. Now, many everyday business owners have joined in—finding out that they don’t need to be tech experts to get big results from small automations.

Here’s the catch: if you haven’t started automating yet, you’re already late to the party. That means you’re not reaping the benefits—burning hours, budget, and brainpower, while others are running smoother, faster, and with far less effort.

Wait, What is Automation?

Think of business process automation as using software to do repetitive computer tasks for you. That might be:

  • Sending out follow-up emails

  • Copying info between spreadsheets and systems

  • Creating invoices

  • Filing receipts or client forms

  • Posting content to social media

Really cool low and no code tools like Make and Zapier (there are many others too) make building automations so easy—you can set these up yourself even if you’re not a tech person. This is good news because it means you set the rules once and then the automation just runs in the background afterwards.

The Benefits of Automation

I probably don’t need to spell out the benefits of automating your boring, tedious admin tasks.

But just so we’re clear—here’s what automation actually does for you:

  • Frees up hours every week

  • Reduces costs by taking admin off your plate (no extra hires needed)

  • Cuts down on stress and human error

  • Creates space to grow—not just keep up

  • Makes scaling simpler and more sustainable

Delaying Is Costing You

Relying on yourself to keep all the balls in the air - all of the time - is not a sustainable or scalable strategy. It’s costing you time and focus.

  1. You’re losing hours every week on tasks that could be automated in minutes - with a lower error and rework rate.

  2. You’re spending your time on admin, data entry, and repetitive follow-ups - when your focus could be on other areas.

Automation protects your time and energy — and in a tough economy, that means protecting your bottom line.
You don’t need to be technical. You don’t need a big budget. Just the right setup.

Not sure where to start?

Find out where to use automations in your business and get 7 practical automation ideas in our free guide.

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Each video gives you a bite-sized practical automation you can set up yourself in just 5 minutes (yep, really). No tech expertise required.

So, if you’re ready to spend less time on repeat work — and more on what actually moves the needle - then you can dive straight in.

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Learn how to …

  • Link your blog RSS feed

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  • Get the image from your blog

  • Automatically post to your LinkedIn profile or company page (your choice)

  • Schedule your automation to run according to your SM calendar

This automation is perfect for you, if you:

Publish regular content (newsletters, podcasts, or YouTube)

Want LinkedIn to stay fresh — without being on LinkedIn all the time

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Need assistance? 

Our team is able to work with you, build-for-you, or perform process automation audits. We’re also experienced in data migration so if you’re wanting to move you data safely from one platform to another the we can help.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us here: [email protected] 

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