Your first business agent
Agents that sign in to your apps and keep working after you close the laptop arrived in the past few months. This free guide compares the nine you can choose from today, for yourself or for your business, and shows you where to start and how to keep it safe.
- 15 pages
- October 2026 edition
- International
Agents now have their own computer, sign in to your apps and keep working after you close the laptop. There are nine to choose from: some for you, some for the business, some for either. Start with your own, and give it one job and clear rules. The free guide shows how.
What is inside
- Nine agents compared, in three groups: personal agents (OpenAI dots, Claude, Meta Muse), either way (Microsoft Copilot, Grok Bot, OpenClaw) and workflow agents (Gemini Enterprise, Claude Code routines, the no-code tools)
- Where each one works today, including which are not yet available in the UK and Europe
- Four questions that narrow nine options to one or two
- Our advice on where to start: a two-week trial with your own personal agent
- A one-page handover sheet, with a worked example and a blank copy to print
- Nine questions to answer before an agent touches anything
- A plan for your first 30 days, and what it really costs
Who it is for
Owners and leaders of firms with 5 to 50 people who keep hearing about agents and want to know which one to try first. No technical knowledge needed.