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USING artificial intelligence to help small businesses is the focus of an October Business Month event in Tweed on October 28.<\/p>\n

Louis Birks from Birks & Co. will deliver a hands-on, practical workshop on how businesses can use AI to save time, cut costs, streamline operations, boost productivity, and sharpen marketing.<\/p>\n

Birks said the biggest misconception about technology was that \u2018AI isn\u2019t that useful to my business\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen what it can do, and we know the possibilities from revolutionising workflows to helping make faster decisions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcross the board, in all areas of business, it can save time, help you overcome problems, and help you make decisions faster.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can support your weaknesses and troubleshoot on the go – whether it\u2019s understanding your finances, making sense of contracts, or designing marketing material.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interactive sessions will guide participants from all industries on how to apply AI to real business tasks that can be used immediately, including creating social media content, writing grant applications, and automating everyday workflows.<\/p>\n

Birks said the impact of AI on small businesses was two-fold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s the impact on our productivity, and all things in our business that we can control and leverage AI to find efficiencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then AI\u2019s impact on customer behaviour, which is equally important and talked about a lot less. How will customers discover your business through AI recommendations? How customers find out about you might change. We\u2019re seeing that shift now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a really exciting time to be a small business owner, and AI can unleash creativity and supercharge how we work.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew advancements are happening really fast. AI could change how the future of business looks, but we\u2019ll still need to understand our customers, connect with them where they are, and create great experiences; hopefully, that won\u2019t change.\u201d<\/p>\n

For information and tickets, visit events.humanitix.com\/ai-for-small-business-morning-session<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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