The Scribe.sg blog

AI workflow automation, done right

Practical, hype-free writing on automating the busywork — what works, what doesn't, and what done-for-you actually means.

7 October 2026
What Zapier really costs a small business (it's not the plan price)
Zapier's paid plans start at US$19.99 a month. For most small businesses, the bigger cost is the time spent building, checking and fixing the automations. Here's how to work out your real number.
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7 October 2026
Why business automations break, and who fixes them
Most automations don't fail on day one. They fail weeks later, when a website, a login or a file changes. Here's why it happens, why a run that finishes can still be wrong, and who should be fixing it.
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1 October 2026
GeBIZ tender alerts, now the email alerts have ended
GeBIZ stopped its email alerts in 2025. How to find GeBIZ tenders and opportunities now, and how to get the ones that fit your business each morning.
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30 September 2026
EDGE Grant: what replaced the EDG grant in 2026
The EDG grant closed on 29 September 2026. Enterprise Singapore's EDGE Grant replaces it: what it covers, who qualifies, and how to use it to fund automation.
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25 September 2026
How small businesses can send WhatsApp updates to customers (broadcasts, scheduling and auto-replies)
Can you schedule WhatsApp messages? How do broadcast lists work, and why do some customers never get them? A plain guide for Singapore small businesses, plus what to do when your customer list outgrows the app.
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30 July 2026
Two Days of Data Entry, Gone
Two days of month-end data entry, an entire admin team. Now: one person, ninety minutes. What made it hard wasn't the volume — it was that the doctor-clinic mapping changed every month.
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29 June 2026
Keeping your people
Scribe automates the repetitive admin and data entry Singapore SMEs run on — freeing your team for higher-value work, without replacing a single person.
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9 June 2026
What "done-for-you" AI automation actually means
Done-for-you AI automation isn't setup help on top of a tool you still run. It's a service that builds your workflows once and keeps them working. Here's the difference, and how to choose a business automation service.
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26 May 2026
Zapier alternatives for small businesses: who keeps it working?
Make, n8n and Power Automate are all good Zapier alternatives, and all of them leave the upkeep with you. Here's how they compare, and when AI workflow automation that someone else maintains is the better fit.
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12 May 2026
How to automate invoice chasing (without sounding like a robot)
A practical guide to automating overdue-invoice follow-ups — what to automate, what to keep human, and how to keep the reminders sounding like you.
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AI workflow automation, done right

What Zapier really costs a small business (it's not the plan price)

Why business automations break, and who fixes them

GeBIZ tender alerts, now the email alerts have ended

EDGE Grant: what replaced the EDG grant in 2026

How small businesses can send WhatsApp updates to customers (broadcasts, scheduling and auto-replies)

Two Days of Data Entry, Gone

Keeping your people

What "done-for-you" AI automation actually means

Zapier alternatives for small businesses: who keeps it working?

How to automate invoice chasing (without sounding like a robot)