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Latest dispatch2026-07-09 · 13 min

"89% of small businesses already use AI." The real EU number is 17%. Who is right?

One number circulates on LinkedIn, another sits in a Eurostat table. Nobody is lying. Each answers a different question. And the third one, 4.1%, decides whether your company actually uses AI or only tried it once.

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Earlier dispatches

N° 13Business2026-07-05
GPSR for e-shops: a new safety duty on every product, and the marketplace already enforces it
A new EU duty on every non-food product has applied since 13 December 2024. What a product page must show, why the marketplace enforces it faster than the state, and how to check your e-shop in one afternoon.
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N° 12Business2026-07-04
Digital voucher 2026: how to make the state pay for your website and automation (and why it is uncertain right now)
The state will supposedly cover up to 85% of a website and automation. What is true, what the grant sellers leave out, and why 2026 is more of a finish line than a starting gun for that money.
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N° 11AI2026-07-03
The EU AI Act for a small business: what actually applies from August 2026 (and what is just panic)
No legal jargon. For the owner of a cafe, an e-shop or a clinic: one main obligation from 2 August 2026, why the 35-million-euro fines are not about you, and compliance in one afternoon.
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N° 10Web2026-06-04
The average Slovak small-business website loads in 9.9 seconds on mobile. We measured 51.
We opened 51 live Slovak small-business websites on mobile and timed the main content load. Median: 9.9 seconds, 94% in the poor band. Here are the numbers, what it costs in customers, and how to fix it.
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N° 09SEO2026-06-03
AI-built websites score 96/100 for SEO. Google still cannot see them. We tested 93 sites.
An AI builder ships a site in an evening and Lighthouse gives it 96/100 for SEO. We tested 93 of them. Median mobile load: 6.6 seconds. Here is why that score misleads, and who an AI site is still fine for.
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N° 08Web2026-05-31
AI website builder vs a custom site: what actually changes (real case, PageSpeed 54 → 99)
A client came to us with a site built on an AI builder. On mobile it had an 18.7s LCP and Performance 54/100. After a rebuild on custom code: 1.5s and 99/100. Here are the exact numbers behind it, and when an AI builder is genuinely enough.
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N° 07Web2026-05-31
What a website really costs in Central Europe vs Austria: a real case (€18,800 vs €700)
Austrian agencies quote €18,800+ for a custom e-shop. The same quality from Bratislava costs a fraction, and the reason is geography, not corners cut. Real Eurostat and Numbeo numbers, plus a client we shipped for €700.
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N° 06Business2026-05-28
The Complete Guide to Digitalizing a Small Business in Central Europe (2026), From First Website to Full Automation
DevNova pillar article, 10 sections covering the full path from first website to a fully automated business. For owners of sole traders and limited companies in Bratislava, Brno, Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest.
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N° 05SEO2026-05-25
Google Maps SEO in 2026: a 12-step checklist to reach the Map Pack
A concrete checklist from setting up Google Business Profile to AI Overview optimization. For gastro, clinics, fitness, law firms, and B2B services in Bratislava and surroundings.
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N° 04AI2026-05-22
AI chatbot for a Slovak e-shop in 2026: how to pick one, what it costs, and what it actually saves
Three bot types (scripted, AI, hybrid), real cost figures, why 70% of Slovak implementations fail in month one, and where an AI bot makes sense instead of a human.
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N° 03Web2026-05-20
How much does a website cost in Slovakia in 2026? A transparent breakdown without agency contortions.
Real numbers from €0 to €25,000+. Three payment models (ONE-TIME, CO-PILOT, IGNITION), what hosting actually costs, what you overpay WordPress agencies for, and when investing more is worth it.
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N° 02Web2026-04-22
Why your website isn't selling, and how to fix it in 11 days
The Slovak market is full of sites that are technically functional and commercially silent. Five reasons, the anatomy of a first impression, and the exact 11-day fix, from someone who audits 15 sites a month.
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N° 01Business2026-03-11
Why we work in 11-day cycles
A short cycle forces discipline. Discipline produces quality faster than open-ended scheduling.
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Journal, slowly.

"89% of small businesses already use AI." The real EU number is 17%. Who is right?

GPSR for e-shops: a new safety duty on every product, and the marketplace already enforces it

Digital voucher 2026: how to make the state pay for your website and automation (and why it is uncertain right now)

The EU AI Act for a small business: what actually applies from August 2026 (and what is just panic)

The average Slovak small-business website loads in 9.9 seconds on mobile. We measured 51.

AI-built websites score 96/100 for SEO. Google still cannot see them. We tested 93 sites.

AI website builder vs a custom site: what actually changes (real case, PageSpeed 54 → 99)

What a website really costs in Central Europe vs Austria: a real case (€18,800 vs €700)

The Complete Guide to Digitalizing a Small Business in Central Europe (2026), From First Website to Full Automation

Google Maps SEO in 2026: a 12-step checklist to reach the Map Pack

AI chatbot for a Slovak e-shop in 2026: how to pick one, what it costs, and what it actually saves

How much does a website cost in Slovakia in 2026? A transparent breakdown without agency contortions.

Why your website isn't selling, and how to fix it in 11 days

Why we work in 11-day cycles