AI for Small Businesses: From Idea to Growth (Hands-On Workshop)

Inside the event

Each hands-on session gives you something useful to build in the room, tools to reuse, and a clear plan for putting AI to work in your business, whether you’re preparing to launch or growing an established company.

Led by Traci Pichette of Smarter Playbooks at the HCC Small Business Summit, this focused, in-person workshop delivers jargon-free AI training through live practice. Seating is capped at 25 attendees. Bring your laptop and leave with AI tools configured to support your business.

The Agenda

AI Foundations (Morning, 2 Hours): Choose an AI tool for your business, make key privacy choices, and learn how to get more relevant, useful answers. You'll leave with: An AI account configured for your business, a reusable prompt pack, and a custom 30-day AI action plan.

AI Labs (Afternoon, Three 30-Minute Sessions):

Lab 1 (Planning): Build an interactive AI advisor to test business ideas, refine decisions, and explore growth choices.

Lab 2 (Marketing): Turn your current offer and a phone photo into a finished promotional graphic for social media.

Lab 3 (Operations): Use AI to analyze your invoices and uncover insights that can help protect your margins.

What’s Included

3.5 hours of live, hands-on learning across four sessions

Ready-to-use prompts you can adapt to your business

Session-specific reference materials to keep using after the workshop

What You Need to Bring

A laptop. Tablets and phones are not enough for the hands-on building sessions.

A free Claude account created before you arrive. Demos use Claude, but the skills apply to most AI tools.

A paid AI account is recommended for the labs, but not required. Free accounts may have usage limits.

Seats are limited to 25 attendees. Register now to secure your spot.