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In the Weeds: Running the Numbers on a Lemonade Stand (With AI Doing the Math)

A dog groomer, a freelance designer, and a bottle of shampoo walk into a spreadsheet. The unsexy, specific, Tuesday-afternoon math that tells a small business owner whether they're making money — and how AI does it in a conversation instead of a cell.

I know a woman who runs a dog-grooming business out of a converted garage. She's good at it — booked three weeks out, regulars who won't go anywhere else, a waiting list for new clients. She grosses about ninety thousand dollars a year and has no idea whether she's actually makin…