Step 1Our guideAI Broadsheet
AI for small business: five first steps
Start with one workflow, measure the time saved, and write a one-page policy before you scale.
- 7 min
- Beginner
- Free
- FR
AI Broadsheet Labs
Path 4 of 6 · Employees, managers and small business owners
AI at work
From one person saving an hour a day to a small team using AI safely: what to hand off, what to check and how to roll it out.
- Time
- 7 h 20
- Steps
- 6 + 4 optional
- Level
- Beginner
- In French
- 2 of 10
- Price
- Free
You'll be able to
- Pick tasks worth handing to AI, and ones to keep
- Build repeatable workflows
- Review AI output before it reaches a client
- Plan a small, safe rollout for a team
6 steps
Step 2CourseOpenAI
ChatGPT for any role (opens in a new tab)
Twenty prompts to adapt for email, meetings, decisions and planning, each with a one-click way to try it.
- about 1 h
- Beginner
- Reading · Interactive
- Free
- English only
Step 3CourseAnthropic
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic's core course on working with AI well, built on four habits: decide what to hand off, describe it clearly, judge the result, stay accountable.
The best single course on judgement, not just features.
- about 3 h
- Beginner
- Video · Reading
- Free
- English only
- Provider certificate
Step 4CourseOpenAI
Apply AI at Work (AI Foundations) (opens in a new tab)
OpenAI's course for office work: prompting and review habits, then repeatable workflows and handing tasks to agents. Short test and badge at the end.
- 1 h 15
- Beginner
- Video · Interactive
- Free
- English only
- Provider certificate
Free; you sign in with a ChatGPT account.
Step 5CourseAnthropic
AI Fluency for Small Businesses (opens in a new tab)
The AI Fluency habits applied to a small team: where AI saves real time and where a person must check. Take the core AI Fluency course first.
- about 1 h
- Beginner
- Video · Reading
- Free
- English only
- Provider certificate
Step 6CourseMicrosoft
Leverage AI tools and resources for your business (opens in a new tab)
For owners and managers: where AI tools fit in an organization, how to choose them and what to put in place first.
- about 1 h
- Beginner
- Reading
- Free
- English only
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Step 7CourseDeepLearning.AIOptional
Generative AI for Everyone (opens in a new tab)
Andrew Ng on what generative AI can and can't do, how to use it at work and what it means for jobs. No code at all.
- 5 h
- Beginner
- Video
- Free to audit
- English only
Free to watch; graded work and the certificate need a paid membership.
Step 8CourseMicrosoftOptional
Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot (opens in a new tab)
Three modules on Copilot inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, for workplaces that already have it.
If your workplace already has Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- about 2 h
- Beginner
- Reading
- Free
- English only
The course is free; the product needs a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot licence.
Step 9CourseGoogleOptional
Google AI Essentials (opens in a new tab)
Google's certificate course on using AI at work, in five modules: everyday tools, prompting, responsible use and keeping up.
- about 6 h
- Beginner
- Video · Interactive
- Paid
- English only
- Provider certificate
US$49 a month on Coursera after a 7-day trial; financial aid available.
Step 10Our guideAI BroadsheetOptional
How to find AI funding in Canada
Match your situation to the right program, and prepare the three things every application asks for.
Canadian programs that help pay for AI projects.
- 6 min
- Beginner
- Free
- FR