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SUMMARY:First Steps in Exporting 101
DESCRIPTION:Learn export basics\, market selection\, compliance\, and supports to help your business start selling globally.
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SUMMARY:ChatGPT for Business Owners
DESCRIPTION:Are you using ChatGPT like a search engine but wondering how to get real value from it in your business?\n\n\nJoin us for a free\, hands-on workshop designed specifically for small business owners and managers who want to work smarter\, save time\, and use AI as a practical business assistant. \nIn this interactive 90 minute session\, you’ll move beyond basic prompts and learn how to use Chat GPT to tackle real business tasks including marketing\, customer communications\, research\, data analysis\, presentations\, and everyday workflows. \nYou’ll see live demonstrations\, then apply each technique to your own business with support from the facilitators. Whether you run a retail shop\, trade business\, consulting firm\, wellness practice\, restaurant\, or manufacturing company\, you’ll leave with practical skills you can use immediately. \nWhat You’ll Learn \n\nHow to write better prompts that produce useful results\nCreate customer emails\, social media posts\, quotes\, and responses in your own business voice\nUse Chat GPT within Excel to analyze data and build spreadsheets\nTurn notes\, reports\, and numbers into professional PowerPoint presentations\nResearch competitors\, market opportunities\, funding programs\, and industry trends\nSet up Chat GPT so it understands your business and goals\nAutomate routine tasks with scheduled prompts and AI-powered workflows\nExplore custom GPTs\, plugins\, voice tools\, and other advanced features\nLearn AI safety best practices\, including what not to share and how to verify results\nTake home a library of ready-to-use prompts for your business\n\nWho Should Attend? Small business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and managers from businesses with 1 to 50 employees who are interested in using AI to improve productivity\, marketing\, operations\, customer service\, and decision-making. No technical background is required. \nWorkshop Format This is a practical\, interactive session. Have your laptop\, tablet\, or smartphone and follow along as we demonstrate real-world business examples. You’ll have the opportunity to customize the exercises for your own business and ask questions throughout the session. \nYou’ll Leave With \n\nA simple framework for creating effective prompts\nA personalized set of examples for your business\nA prompt cheat sheet\nA starter library of 10 business-focused Chat GPT prompts\nGreater confidence using AI to save time and improve results\n\n  \nAbout the Presenter: Raj Prasanna Ponnuraj \nRaj is an AI practitioner who has spent over a decade designing and delivering AI solutions for organizations across healthcare\, financial services\, telecom and technology. He also ran operations in his family’s manufacturing business\, which shapes his practical approach to AI for small businesses: simple tools that save time and deliver results quickly. Learn more at rthings.ai.
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