*Getting Started with AI for Small Business (Online only)

Austin Economic Development

This three-hour session is eligible for the City of Austin Business Skills Certificate.

Business Skills Certificate Program

Classes for small businesses, nonprofits & creative professionals, by Distance Learning Media for the City of Austin. After completing 6 classes, email smallbiz@austintexas.gov to receive your Business Skills Certificate at the next scheduled reception.

Nonprofit  Fundamentals Week

After completing six (6) Nonprofit Skills Certificate Program classes on topics like Nonprofit bookkeeping and fundraising strategies, email smallbiz@austintexas.gov to receive your Nonprofit Skills Certificate at our next scheduled recognition reception.

This class will be via Zoom only. Getting Started with AI for Small Business is a 3-hour class designed for small business owners, nonprofit professionals, and creatives who want to work smarter, not harder. In this session, you'll receive an accessible overview of the latest AI applications and strategies that can be implemented at little to no cost. Learn practical ways to integrate AI into your daily operations—automating tasks, enhancing marketing efforts, and generating content to boost productivity. Every session comes with a Toolkit of templates, guides, and resources to support your journey. This class is eligible for the City of Austin Business Skills Certificate Program. The instructor is Julie Niehoff, Co-Founder &amp; CMO of Distance Learning Media.

Participants will also get a free toolkit – a collection of templates, forms, worksheets, software and other helpful resources to help make good use of the information shared in class.

<blockquote>Earn A Business Skills Certificate This workshop is eligible for the City of Austin Business Skills Certificate program. Participants who complete six eligible courses in the program are recognized in a public awards ceremony with other local business and community leaders. View eligible classes here -- <a href="http://bit.ly/AustinSkillsCertificate" title="http://bit.ly/AustinSkillsCertificate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://bit.ly/AustinSkillsCertificate</a></blockquote>

Photo: Dec 2023 Certificate Graduates with Austin Mayor, Kirk Watson The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request - including translation and interpretation services. For assistance, please contact the Economic Development Department at 512-974-7819. The City receives and accepts Video Relay Service (VRS) calls from people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing through Relay Texas 7-1-1.