EU AI Act for small businesses and sole traders
Find out in five minutes what the AI Act actually means for your business - and what it does not.
Answer a few plain-language questions or select the AI tools you use. You will receive a practical starter report, a prioritised action plan and editable Word templates. No account is required and your answers stay in your browser.
Five minutes, plain English
No legal fog. Yes/no questions, each with a short note on why we ask.
Clear answers with legal sources
Every obligation cites the exact article of the regulation with a link to the source. And crucially: we also tell you what does NOT apply to you.
Editable documents you can actually use
An internal AI use policy, an AI tools register, Article 50 notices and a training record - in Word, ready for your details.
What applies now (status: 3 August 2026)
- Applies already (since 2 February 2025): harmful practices are prohibited, and businesses must take measures to support the AI literacy of people using AI on their behalf.
- Applies since 2 August 2026: people must be able to tell when they are talking to a chatbot, and deep fakes and certain AI texts must be labelled.
- From 2 December 2026:two narrowly defined prohibitions apply to intimate content made without the depicted person's explicit consent and to material depicting child sexual abuse.
- Delay now in force: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved the Annex III high-risk rules to 2 December 2027 and the Annex I product-related rules to 2 August 2028.
Details and sources in the methodology.
Created in Czechia by the Czech SME Union
Unie malých a středních podniků (Czech SME Union) helps smaller businesses with grants, digitalisation and AI. This tool is free for everyone operating in the EU.
About the Czech SME UnionThis tool provides general information and is not legal advice. It covers the EU-level AI Act only and its outputs are a first orientation for your own decisions or professional advice.