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AI for small business owners
A practical course for small business owners: the AI basics every professional needs plus a module on the tasks, tools and prompts of your job.
Who it is for: Small business owner · Free · no sign-up
Course content
0 of 5 completed- 1How ChatGPT works — without the maths6 min
- 2How to check whether AI is telling the truth5 min
- 3What never to share with AI5 min
- 4Prompting for work: roles, examples, structure7 min
- 5Your profession module8 min
Exam and certificate12 questions · 80% for the certificate
Go to the examModule: AI in your profession
Small business owner
For a small team, AI is like hiring a marketer, analyst and assistant at once — your judgement, customers and craft stay at the centre.
Your tasks and AI
- Website and product copyDrafts, translations and SEO descriptions.AI can do most of it
- Simple apps and websitesApp builders create working prototypes from a description.AI can do most of it
- Offers, emails and adminFrom notes to polished documents.AI can do most of it
- Automating repetitive workConnect forms, email, invoices and spreadsheets.AI assists, you decide
- Strategy, pricing and relationshipsAI can model scenarios; you decide.Stays human
Four prompts for your profession
Price my offer
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Your prompt · 5 field(s) still empty
I offer [SERVICE / PRODUCT] to [CUSTOMERS] in [MARKET]. Costs: [COSTS]. Competitors charge about [PRICES]. Propose 3 pricing options (good/better/best), what each includes, expected margin, and which I should lead with and why.Don’t paste personal data of others — or clean it first with Clean before AI. →
Professional offer
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Your prompt · 2 field(s) still empty
Turn these notes into a professional offer for [CLIENT]: [NOTES]. Include: understanding of their need, proposed solution, timeline, price and payment terms, what's not included, and next steps. Clear, confident, under one page.Don’t paste personal data of others — or clean it first with Clean before AI. →
What can I automate?
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Your prompt · 1 field(s) still empty
Here is my typical week: [DESCRIBE TASKS AND TIME]. Identify the 5 tasks with the best time savings from AI or automation, suggest a specific tool and setup for each, and estimate hours saved per month.Don’t paste personal data of others — or clean it first with Clean before AI. →
Reply to a review
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Your prompt · 2 field(s) still empty
Write a reply to this customer review for my business [NAME]: [REVIEW]. Thank them, address the specific point, and — if negative — offer a way to make it right. Max 80 words, human and sincere.Don’t paste personal data of others — or clean it first with Clean before AI. →
Review the tasks and try at least one prompt on a real task — then mark the module as done.
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