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AI Automation for Small Business

Automate the repetitive work in your business — without writing code.

  • LevelIntermediate
  • Duration6 weeks
  • Time3–4 hrs / week
  • FormatLive cohort

Overview

A hands-on cohort course for business owners and operators. You'll design and build working AI automations for real tasks such as enquiries, admin, content and reporting.

Who it's for

  • Small business owners spending hours each week on repetitive admin
  • Operations and office managers looking for practical efficiencies
  • Freelancers and consultants who want to scale without hiring

What you'll be able to do

  1. 1Identify which tasks in your business are worth automating
  2. 2Build no-code workflows that connect AI to email, forms and spreadsheets
  3. 3Create AI assistants that draft replies, summaries and reports
  4. 4Add human review steps so automations stay accurate and safe
  5. 5Leave with at least two working automations running in your business

Curriculum

6 modules · 18 lessons

01 Automation mindset 3 lessons
  • Mapping your processes
  • Choosing what to automate first
  • Costs, limits and risks
02 No-code tools 3 lessons
  • How tools like Zapier, Make and n8n work
  • Triggers, actions and data
  • Connecting an AI step
03 Inbox and enquiries 3 lessons
  • Classifying incoming messages
  • Drafting replies for approval
  • Routing leads to the right place
04 Documents and reporting 3 lessons
  • Extracting data from documents
  • Automatic summaries and reports
  • Keeping a human in the loop
05 Content and marketing 3 lessons
  • Repurposing content at scale
  • Brand voice guardrails
  • Scheduling and review
06 Build week 3 lessons
  • Build your own automations with coach support
  • Testing and monitoring
  • Show and tell

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to pay for automation tools?

Most exercises can be completed on the free tiers of the tools we use. We'll tell you up front if a paid plan would help for a particular workflow.

I'm not technical. Is this course for me?

Yes. Everything is built with visual, no-code tools. If you're comfortable with spreadsheets, you'll be fine.

What happens after I enrol?

You'll receive a confirmation email with your access details and, for live programmes, your session dates. If anything is unclear, just reply to that email.

Can my employer pay?

Yes. We can provide an invoice for your employer's training or development budget. Use the enquiry form and tell us who should be invoiced.

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