# Event Details - **Event Name**: AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join our fully funded AI + Investment Readiness workshop for pre-start to established businesses.About this EventWant to scale your business and interested in ways to manage costs? Maybe you are not sure which AI tools are worth using?Join our fully funded AI + Investment Readiness workshop for pre-start and established businesses. You’ll learn practical AI tools that save you time, reduce your costs to help you grow, plus how to use them to strengthen your business plans and financials so that you can improve productivity and be in a better position to secure loans, grants or investment.Who Should Attend?· Founders and business owners actively exploring funding (loans, grants, equity or investment)· Pre-start, start-up and established businesses who want practical AI tools to support growth· Growth-stage businesses in Birmingham, the Black Country or Solihull· Anyone who wants to streamline operations and create more polished, funder-ready applicationsWhat You’ll Learn· How to use AI to validate ideas, sharpen your proposition and move faster (including MVP support)· What funders really look for — and how to avoid common pitfalls· A live demonstration of Growth Canvas to help you map out your growth plan· Simple ways to use AI to work smarter (marketing, admin, operations and planning)· How to build a compelling investor pack (or improve what you already have)· Free/low-cost AI tools to help you write business plans, create financial forecasts and build pitch decksYou’ll leave with:✔ Real tools and prompts you can use straight away✔ A clearer understanding of what funders want✔ Your investor pack started or polished, with clear next stepsWe will also provide lunch and there will be an opportunity to network with other like minded businesses.Kindly note that we ask all attendees to complete a Client Application Form before joining one of our workshops. Once you've booked your ticket, one of our Business Finance Specialists will be in touch. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/birmingham/ai-for-productivity-and-investment-readiness-bgwm-ir/100001980083073776 - **Event Categories**: Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Birmingham - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: STEAMhouse - **lat**: 52.4843672 - **long**: -1.8825025 - **full address**: STEAMhouse, Belmont Row, Birmingham, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/8aa13a1df032d3fcc2d33816e9452fcf1fd44cf8bc31f673aa38ac3871548c33-rimg-w1200-h600-dc823199-gmir.jpg?v=1769089999 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR being held? - **A:** AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm at STEAMhouse, Belmont Row, Birmingham, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR? - **A:** AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR is organized by Investment Readiness (Access to Finance). ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "AI for Productivity & Investment Readiness – BGWM IR", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/8aa13a1df032d3fcc2d33816e9452fcf1fd44cf8bc31f673aa38ac3871548c33-rimg-w1200-h600-dc823199-gmir.jpg?v=1769089999", "startDate": "2026-01-29", "endDate": "2026-01-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/ai-for-productivity-and-investment-readiness-bgwm-ir/100001980083073776", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "STEAMhouse", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Belmont Row", "postalCode": "B4 7RQ", "addressLocality": "Birmingham", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "52.4843672", "longitude": "-1.8825025" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join our fully funded AI + Investment Readiness workshop for pre-start to established businesses.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-29", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/ai-for-productivity-and-investment-readiness-bgwm-ir/100001980083073776" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/ai-for-productivity-and-investment-readiness-bgwm-ir/100001980083073776", "price": 0, "name": "AI for Investment Readiness" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Investment Readiness (Access to Finance)", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/investment-readiness-access-to-finance/24005791", "description": "The Investment Readiness (Access to Finance) programme provides guidance and support activities to enable growth within Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country based small and medium-sized enterprises.The programme helps SMEs demystify the world of business finance covering topics such as:Debt finance i.e., loans & overdraftsAsset FinanceFunding and grant applicationsEquityCrowdfundingCreating forecasts and business planning documentsPitch decks" } ] } ] ```