<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>GradientMatch.ai — Logs</title><description>Field notes on AI, funding, and the work, for Ontario SMB owners.</description><link>https://gradientmatch.ai/</link><language>en-ca</language><item><title>What BDC LIFT actually pays for — and how the tech plan unlocks 2.25%</title><link>https://gradientmatch.ai/logs/bdc-lift-what-it-pays-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gradientmatch.ai/logs/bdc-lift-what-it-pays-for/</guid><description>A plain-English walk through the LIFT loan: which costs are eligible, where the rate discount comes from, and the one document that quietly decides your application.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>FUNDING</category><author>GradientMatch</author></item><item><title>Where AI pays off first in an Ontario SMB — and where it quietly doesn&apos;t</title><link>https://gradientmatch.ai/logs/where-ai-pays-off-first-ontario-smb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gradientmatch.ai/logs/where-ai-pays-off-first-ontario-smb/</guid><description>We ranked the use cases we see most — quoting, intake, maintenance, back office. The ROI order surprises most owners.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ADOPTION</category><author>GradientMatch</author></item><item><title>Data sovereignty for small business: when your models shouldn&apos;t leave Canada</title><link>https://gradientmatch.ai/logs/data-sovereignty-small-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gradientmatch.ai/logs/data-sovereignty-small-business/</guid><description>Self-hosted and Canadian-hosted options, what they cost, and how to decide before you sign anything.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ARCHITECTURE</category><author>GradientMatch</author></item></channel></rss>