AI Pathway Grow Smarter: AI to Automate Key Processes

Name: AI Pathway Grow Smarter: AI to Automate Key Processes
Start: 2026-11-04T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-04T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Collingwood Library, Community Room B&C, 3rd Floor

November 4 @ 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Use AI to identify the highest value opportunities to improve productivity and understand where assistants, automation, agents, and vibe app

Before you ask AI to do more, decide what’s actually worth doing.

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Through a combination of practical instruction and hands on exercises, you’ll redesign a real business workflow and build a Productivity Use Case Blueprint you can begin implementing immediately.

Whether you’re overwhelmed by repetitive tasks, looking to improve efficiency, or exploring how AI can support your team, this session will help you identify practical opportunities to save time, improve consistency, and focus on higher value work.

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What You’ll Get

After a guided presentation on identifying AI opportunities and improving business workflows, you’ll work directly on your own business with support from mentors and AI tools to:

Map a current workflow and identify bottlenecks.
Redesign that workflow using AI to improve speed, quality, or consistency.
Create reusable prompts and instructions for an AI assistant.
Prioritize AI opportunities based on value, feasibility, and risk.

Bring a laptop and one business process you’d like to improve. We’ll spend the workshop building something you can actually use.

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Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for:

Small business owners
Entrepreneurs and startups
Business managers and team leaders
Operations, administration, and project management professionals
Anyone looking to make better business decisions using AI

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About the Series

This session is part of the Grow Smarter: The AI Pathway, a five-part workshop series designed to you use AI as a practical business tool to move the needle on common business problems.

Each event combines:

Pre-session materials and preparation exercises
Expert-led instruction
Mentor-supported hands-on application
Participant workbook activities
A practical business deliverable you can implement immediately
Networking opportunites and light refreshments

Attend individual sessions or join the full series to build an AI-enabled growth plan for your business.

Register with your team and get 10% off: for 2+ tickets use code TEAM10

This program is made possible through support from the Entrepreneur Innovation Fund, delivered by Simcoe County Economic Development, as well as county-wide partnerships and the Georgian Bay Business Accelerator’s foundational funders: the Town of Collingwood and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).