Short courses for small business owners and their teams. What AI is, how it works, and where it fits in a business like yours. Every lesson takes a few minutes and ends with a quick exercise you can do in any AI tool.
Start with what AI is and what an AI agent is. The ideas in these two courses apply whichever tool you use.
Learn the six kinds of work where AI helps a small business most, with an example of each.
Take the free AI Opportunity Check, take an Academy course on one specific problem, or talk to me about building it.
Short, evergreen and practical. New courses are added as they're finished.
A plain-English introduction to AI for small business owners: what it is, how tools like ChatGPT work, what they're good and bad at, and how to use them safely.
What makes an AI "agent" different from a chatbot, the parts every agent is made of, and how to tell when a business actually needs one.
The six kinds of work where AI helps a small business most, each with a realistic example, a simple first step, and what to watch for.
Plain-English definitions of the AI terms owners hear most, from "agent" to "token", each with a one-line business example.
Privacy, accuracy, customer data and simple team rules, so your business gets the benefits of AI without the avoidable risks.
How to brief an AI tool like a capable new hire, so you get useful results the first time instead of the fifth.
Written for people who run businesses, not engineers. Every technical word is explained the first time it shows up.
One idea per lesson, in order. You can finish one over a coffee and still follow the thread.
Every lesson ends with a five-minute exercise you can do in any AI tool, the common mistakes, and a few quick questions.
ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Gemini. The ideas carry over, so you're not learning one product's buttons.
I spent 28 years implementing systems inside large companies, including building an internal AI capability at a Fortune 200. Now I help small businesses put AI to work.
These courses are the explanations I give owners in our first conversation, written down so anyone can read them.
Yes. Every free course is open to read, with no signup and no payment.
Start with What is AI? It explains the ideas every other course builds on.
No. If you can use email and a web browser, you can follow every lesson.
No. These are short explainers, not formal training. For hands-on training with your team, see team AI training.
The free courses explain how AI works and where it fits. Academy courses are paid, and each one walks you through solving one specific problem from start to finish.
One useful idea at a time: a workflow, a prompt, or a mistake to avoid. Written for small business owners, not engineers.
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