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title: "AI Governance for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses"
description: "AI governance for a smaller company should define who may use which tools, what information may be provided to them, where human approval is required, how outputs are reviewed, and who owns exceptions. It should be proportional to the company’s risk rather than copied from a large-enterprise framework."
url: https://lidvizion.ai/answers/what-is-ai-governance-for-a-small-business/
site: Lid Vizion
index: https://lidvizion.ai/llms.txt
---

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# What does AI governance look like for a small or mid-sized business?

AI governance for a smaller company should define who may use which tools, what information may be provided to them, where human approval is required, how outputs are reviewed, and who owns exceptions. It should be proportional to the company’s risk rather than copied from a large-enterprise framework.

## What this means in practice

- Maintain an approved tool and model list.
- Define data classes that may or may not enter external AI systems.
- Name owners for customer-facing, financial, legal, hiring, and other sensitive workflows.
- Record material automated actions and review exceptions.
- Revisit the rules as tools, vendors, and use cases change.

## How Lid Vizion approaches it

We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.

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