Prepare Your Business for the Slow Season With AI
Most small businesses have slow stretches. Planning ahead turns them into useful time.
Step by step
- Mark your slow months.
- Set aside cash.
- Plan promotions to smooth demand.
- Schedule maintenance and training.
- Stay in touch with customers.
What to expect
Expect a set of ideas for cash planning, small promotions, training and maintenance that suit a quiet period.
Mistakes to avoid
Do not wait until the slow season starts. Avoid deep discounts that train customers to wait. Do not neglect your own rest.
A good next step
Mark next year's slow season on the calendar now and plan one useful project for it.
A prompt you can copy
Type this into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini
My [business] is slow from [month] to [month]. Suggest ten ways to use this time well and three low-cost promotions to keep customers coming.
Good to know. Keep a cash cushion equal to a few weeks of fixed costs if you can.
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