# Event Details

- **Event Name**: AI For Your Small Business
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Adopting AI out of fear of being left behind isn't a strategy - clarifying your needs then evaluating tools to address those needs is.About this EventDelivered in person over three 3-hour sessions at the Sandbox Centre in Barrie, this interactive and highly accessible program helps small business owners (1 - 10 employees) explore the fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) and its possible applications to specific processes within their businesses.Participants will examine processes within their organization to identify opportunities where AI can support their business objectives and will assess the potential benefits, risks, and suitability of AI solutions. By the end of the course, learners will be better equipped to ask insightful questions about AI technologies, evaluate AI opportunities, and make informed decisions about AI adoption.Session 1: Thursday September 24 ⎸ 9am - noonIn this kick-off session, participants examine their businesses processes using the SIPOC framework (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers) to identify specific areas they would like to optimize. This business-first approach lays the groundwork to investigate AI tools with focus and intention.Session 2: Thursday October 1 ⎸ 9am - noonThe next session reveals how different AI approaches can support specific areas of need identified in session 1. Through interactive exercises, participants will learn different AI uses (generating content, searching/extracting/classifying information, making predictions, identifying anomolies, automating processes), and will identify the uses that best align with their business needs.Session 3: Thursday October 8 ⎸ 9am - noonThe final session of the program helps participants evaluate the feasibility and suitability of AI opportunities identified for their businesses in session 2 using the RICE Framework (Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort). Participants will leave the program with clarity about AI opportunities that can they can start using, evaluating and refining as part of their business strategy.This initiative is supported by the County of Simcoe Entrepreneurial Innovation Fund.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/barrie/ai-for-your-small-business/100001994570740778
- **Event Categories**: workshops, business, artificial-intelligence
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 3 hours
  - Location: Sandbox Centre
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 98.99, max: 98.99, currency: CAD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Barrie
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Sandbox Centre
- **lat**: 44.3878799
- **long**: -79.6907007
- **full address**: Sandbox Centre, 24 Maple Ave, Barrie, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is AI For Your Small Business being held?
  - **A:** AI For Your Small Business takes place on Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Thu, 08 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Sandbox Centre, 24 Maple Ave, Barrie, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing AI For Your Small Business?
  - **A:** AI For Your Small Business is organized by Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** AI For Your Small Business is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Barrie, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If AI For Your Small Business sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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