In a recent LinkedIn post, Kobi Omenaka discusses how small business owners might use Claude Code to reduce the routine administrative work that stretches into their evenings. This article covers Omenaka’s advice and perspective; it is a journalistic report on the post, not an article written by Omenaka.
“Chasing invoices, writing quotes, sorting receipts for the accountant, answering the same five emails.”
Omenaka groups those recurring tasks under the label “busywork,” a term he says comes from Melina, a coach he works with. His post focuses on a familiar pressure for small business operators: essential paperwork and correspondence can take time away from rest after the working day has ended.
Start with one repetitive task
Rather than recommending that business owners automate every process at once, Omenaka proposes beginning with a single job. He suggests choosing the task they most dread doing after dinner, then setting up a folder for it and using Claude Code’s /init command to provide a starting structure.
According to Omenaka, documenting the process in a CLAUDE.md file can give the tool useful context for future runs. The approach puts emphasis on describing the work and its steps, rather than simply asking a broad question. As Omenaka puts it:
“Give it the job, not a question: ‘find every unpaid October invoice in my inbox and draft a polite chaser for each one.’”
The invoice example illustrates the kind of bounded assignment he has in mind: identify a defined set of records and prepare draft messages. The post describes drafting, rather than automatically sending those messages, and presents a specific administrative task as a place to begin.
Use a second run to refine the instructions
Omenaka also recommends running the process twice. In his view, the first attempt can expose missing details in the written instructions; the next run gives the user a chance to see what needs to be clarified. That iterative step makes the guidance less about a one-click fix and more about gradually teaching a tool how a particular business handles routine work.
“One job, done properly, is one evening back.”
The line captures the benefit Omenaka highlights: reclaiming a small amount of personal time by delegating a well-defined piece of administration. His post closes with an invitation for readers to identify a task they would hand over, while also promoting a weekly Substack newsletter about using Claude Code for business administration.
A practical case for measured adoption
Omenaka’s advice is framed as a modest starting point for business owners curious about AI tools. He argues for choosing one disliked task, recording the process and improving the instructions through repetition. The post’s central proposition is that practical, incremental delegation could ease the after-hours admin burden—one recurring job at a time.
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This article is based on insights shared by Kobi Omenaka on LinkedIn.
📅 Originally posted on November 3, 2026 | View original post on LinkedIn →