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title: "Using AI is easy, being AI-ready is harder: seven questions every SME should ask"
description: Are you AI-ready? Discover 7 practical questions every SME should ask to assess AI readiness, identify gaps, and use AI effectively and responsibly.
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# [Using AI is easy, being AI-ready is harder: seven questions every SME should ask](https://blog.intertradeireland.com/seven-ai-readiness-questions-every-sme-should-ask)

 Written by [Marta Gajewska](https://blog.intertradeireland.com/author/marta-gajewska) | 22 July 2026

 

 

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